Durham Public Schools students selected to attend Governor’s School
Durham, NC – Twenty Durham Public Schools students, representing five high schools, have been selected to attend the Governor’s School of North Carolina.
The Governor's School is a six-week summer residential program for intellectually gifted high school students, integrating academic disciplines, the arts, and unique courses on each of two campuses. The curriculum focuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline, and does not involve credit, tests, or grades.
The Governor's School 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 of up to 400 students each: Governor's School West at Salem College in Winston-Salem (begun in 1963), and Governor's School East at Meredith College in Raleigh (begun in 1978). Partially funded by the General Assembly of North Carolina, the program is administered by the Public Schools of North Carolina, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Public Instruction through the Exceptional Children Division. A Board of Governors, appointed by the State Board of Education, acts as an advisory body.
Below is a list of DPS students participating this year, along with their area of study, the school (East or West) they will attend and their current high school.
| Abigail Derbyshire | Art | West | Durham School of the Arts |
| Rosalia Preiss | Choral Music (Alto) | West | Durham School of the Arts |
| Sarah Carter | Choral Music (Soprano I) | East | Durham School of the Arts |
| Allana Geoffrian | Choral Music (Soprano II) | East | Durham School of the Arts |
| Madison Taylor | Choral Music (Soprano II) | East | Jordan High School |
| Alec Lowman | English | West | Jordan High School |
| Andrew Guerra | English | East | Durham School of the Arts |
| Eesim Oon | English | East | Middle College HS |
| Martin Krzywy | English | West | Riverside High School |
| Corbin Rhoads | French | East | Jordan High School |
| George Terry | French | East | Riverside High School |
| Julia Larson | Instrumental Music (Clarinet) | East | Jordan High School |
| Mark Wuebbens | Instrumental Music (Saxophone) | East | Riverside High School |
| Adu Matory | Instrumental Music (Viola) | West | Durham School of the Arts |
| Dipatrimarki Farkas | Math | East | City of Medicine Academy |
| Charlotte Forshay | Natural Science | East | Riverside High School |
| Maria Ramirez | Natural Science | West | Middle College HS |
| Thomas Gettliffe | Natural Science | East | Durham School of the Arts |
| Jesus Martinez Alvarado | Social Science | West | Durham School of the Arts |
| Sophie Neff | Theater | East | Riverside High School |
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Tahira Stalberte
Chief Communications Officer
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Jeff Nash
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