The team also has a social worker, an occupational therapist and program administrators.

And, he added, program administrators "work very hard to make sure concerns of the community are addressed."

Jerry Andre, the program administrator, said there were about 20 more applicants who would probably be approved.

And, program administrators say, they did not want to overburden a few guidance counselors, as many other schools have.

But too often, program administrators say, vocational education is stereotyped as a dumping ground for students who cannot make it academically.

A program administrator calls a group leader and the other students in a particular class, linking them on a conference call.

To apply, they submit stories, which are evaluated by program administrators.

There was no other reliable source from which the program administrators could obtain information about them.

Select applicants, following the auditions, will be invited to meet with a program administrator.

A program administrator later changed all their grades to B's.