Karson Monger

FCHS Graduate, Karson Monger
Summer Residential Governor’s School for
Visual and Performing Arts Summer of 2017

PRESS RELEASE – October 17, 2019

Applications are now available for the Summer Residential Governor’s School. Students must be in either 10th or 11th grade, and be gifted or an advanced student in one of the following areas:  Foreign Language, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Humanities, Math, Science, Technology, Agriculture, Medicine, Space or Marine science.   Each Summer Residential Governor’s School focuses on one special area of interest. Students live on a college or university campus for up to four weeks each summer. During this time, students are involved in classroom and laboratory work, field studies, research, individual and group projects and performances, and seminars with noted scholars, visiting artists, and other professionals. In the three mentorships, students are selected to work side-by-side with research scientists, physicians, and a variety of other professionals. A director and student-life staff provide supervision of students 24 hours a day, throughout the program.

Informational Video:  Summer Residential Governor’s School for Visual and Performing Arts and Humanities- https://www.radford.edu/content/gov-school/home.html

For more information and an application go to:

Summer Residential Governor’s School

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/instruction/governors_school_programs/summer_residential/index.shtml

Foreign Language Academies

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/instruction/foreign_language/language_academies/index.shtml

The deadlines for applications are as follows:

  • Visual and Performing Arts- November 15
  • Foreign Language Academies- December 13
  • Academic- February 7

Submit completed applications to Ms. Stacey Holland, School Counselor at FCHS.  For additional information please contact Ms. Holland at sholland@apps.fluco.org or 434-589-8933.

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