APPALACHIAN SUMMER REGIONAL GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL
July 18-22, 2022 at Wytheville Community College.
A virtual course orientation and pre-course work will also be required during the week of July 11-15, 2022

PURPOSE:   To provide academically enriching opportunities that are not usually available in area schools, while earning college credit.

ELIGIBILITY:  Students who have been identified as gifted by their school system and who are presently enrolled in grades 9, 10, and 11.

COURSES:  One college course will be taken during the program.

CREDIT: Three-semester college credits will be awarded for successful course completion which may count as elective transfer credit at the discretion of the transferring colleges.

COST:  Tuition is provided at no cost. Lunch is provided by Wythe County Public School Federal Summer Lunch Program USDA- at no cost to students.

APPLICATION:  The deadline for application is April 8, 2022.  Students will be notified of their acceptance by the end of April or first part of May.

SELECTION: The application does not guarantee acceptance. The Governor's School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, or color.

ATTENDANCE:  Students are required to attend each class daily from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, the week of July 18 - July 22, 2022, and also attend a pre-course virtual orientation and complete pre-course work assignments virtually during the week of July 11-15, 2022. Students are also required to participate in a final program presentation which is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. on July 22, 2022, at Wytheville Community College in the Snyder Auditorium.

TRANSPORTATION:  Buses will be available to students from Carroll, Galax, Grayson, and Smyth Counties; students may also provide their own transportation at their own expense.