Twenty Hall County School District students have been selected as Semifinalists for the Governor’s Honors Program.
The Governor’s Honors Program, known as GHP, is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. Managed by the Governor’s Office for Student Achievement, it takes place on the campus of Valdosta State University. The 2016 program will be the 53rd summer, making it the longest continually running program of its kind in the nation.
Public and private high schools across the state nominated approximately 3,100 students who represent the “best of the best” in eleven areas of study: Agricultural Science, Communicative Arts, Dance, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Studies, Theatre, Visual Arts and World Languages. Of these, 1,680 were selected as Semifinalists and will be interviewed and auditioned on February 13. Approximately 650 Finalists – one-fourth of 1% of eligible sophomores and juniors in the state -- will be chosen to participate in the 2016 program. Since the program is fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly, there is no charge for students to attend.
Dr. Sally Krisel, Hall County’s Director of Innovative and Advanced Programs, said, “GHP is such a prestigious program that even being nominated at the school level is a tremendous accomplishment. I congratulate all of the outstanding students who were nominated. I know these 20 Semifinalists will represent the district well at the statewide interviews.”
Click here http://www.hallco.org/boe/site/hall-county-school-district-announces-2016-governors-honors-program-semifinalists/ for more information on the GHP and the see the list of semifinalists from the Hall County School District.
