The Governor’s School of North Carolina is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically or intellectually gifted high school students in the nation. The program, which is open to rising seniors only, with exceptions made for rising juniors in selected performing/visual arts areas, is located on two campuses: Governor’s School West at Salem College in Winston-Salem and Governor’s School East at Meredith College in Raleigh. Governor’s School West began in 1963 and Governor’s School East began in 1978. 

    The program is funded annually by the General Assembly of North Carolina, and is administered by the Public Schools of North Carolina, State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction through the Exceptional Children Division.
    
     Congratulations to the following students for their nomination to Governor's School:

Superintendent's Choice (nominees are automatically accepted):
    Liz Lyons, Topsail High School - Natural Science 
    Rachel Rhine, Topsail High School - Social Science
 
Academic Entries (nominees will be submitted to the State for further consideration.  Students will be notified in March of their status):
     Jenna Keith, Pender High School - English
     Kelsey Mongeau, Topsail High School - Natural Science
     Jaliesse Redman, Topsail High School - Math
     Amanda Thompson, Topsail High School - Natural Science