Ten Osbourn High School students and two alternates have been selected to attend either the Summer Residential Governor’s School Programs or the Governor’s Foreign Language Academies this summer.
Governor’s School programs range from three to six weeks and provide students with intensive educational experiences in visual and performing arts; humanities; mathematics; science and technology; life science and medicine; or through mentorships in marine science and engineering.
Students selected to attend the Governor’s School for Visual and Performing Arts at the Christopher Newport University include Sarah Clements and Mary McIvor. Emilie Bachmann and Matthew Kelly were selected as alternates. Matthew Hough was selected to attend the Governor’s School for Humanities, also at the university.
Farhan Qureshi was picked to attend the Governor’s School for Life Sciences and Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University while Kojo Acquah and Thomas Hittinger were selected to attend the Governor’s School for Mathematics, Science and Technology at Lynchburg College.
The following students will be attending the 2009 Governor’s Foreign Language Academies at Virginia Commonwealth University: German, Angela Jividen and Erik Pomrenke; Japanese, Emma Murphy; and Russian, Meghan Oakes.
These special programs are provided by the state at colleges and universities for about 7,500 gifted juniors or seniors.
Staff writer Bennie Scarton Jr. can be reached at 703-369-6707.
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