This summer, 600 of the most distinguished North Carolina rising high school juniors and seniors will attend the 2011 Governorís School.
This year’s attendees were selected from more than 1,700 public and private school nominees to attend the six-week summer program for academically or intellectually gifted students.
State Superintendent June Atkinson congratulated the students on their selection to Governor’s School. ěThe Governorís School has a renowned legacy for stimulating the creativity and inquisitiveness of our most gifted students. Iím confident that this yearís students will continue to build on this legacy.î
Before selected, students first were nominated to attend by their local school superintendents, charter school directors or private school headmasters. Each school system, charter school and private school was allotted a certain number of nominations based on its 10th and 11th grade populations.
Students were nominated in one of 10 curriculum areas: art, choral music, dance, English, foreign language (French and Spanish), instrumental music, mathematics, natural science, social science and theater.
Participating students are required to pay a $500 tuition fee to help offset program costs. Tuition payments are the responsibility of the public school system, charter school or private school that nominated the student. Each school or school system will determine how it will assess and collect the fee. Options include paying the fee from local budgets, obtaining a corporate sponsor or requesting parents to cover the cost.
GovernorísSchool East
Art: Cabarrus County, Sebastian T. Anderson.
Choral music: Davidson County, Amelia K. Roddenberry.
Instrumental music: Cabarrus County, Kristofer R. Gilmore; Davidson County, Taylor S. Brooks; Mooresville City, Natalie T. Haydt, Christopher W. Schleede.
Theater: Rowan-Salisbury, McKenzie L. Eury.
English: Rowan-Salisbury, Leigh B. Lytle.
Mathematics: Cabarrus County, Lauren D. Nolley, Laura K. Abelquist.
Natural science: Lexington City, Taylor D. Bates; Mooresville City, Morgan A. Cates, Katie S. Amos .
Social science: Cabarrus County, Nicole T. Hoffler; Davidson County, Sarah Rimawi; Davie County, Jessica A. Lancaster; Kannapolis City, Hannah L. Love.
GovernorísSchool West
Choral music: Cabarrus County, Adam L. Winkler.
Instrumental music: Davidson County, Marissa K. Branson, Elijah D. Andrews.
English: Cabarrus County, Meredith S. Richardson, Kelsey M. Sumner; Rowan-Salisbury, Mary T. March.
Mathematics: Davie County, Mason A. Lesser.
Natural science: Kannapolis City, Akshar Bipin Patel; Rowan-Salisbury, Alexander T. Johnson.
Social science: Davie County, Daniel G. Wellman.