By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Several Barren County students have been selected to participate in various five-week summer residential programs “designed to enhance Kentucky’s next generation of civic and economic leaders.”
Five Barren County High School students were chosen for the Governor’s School for the Arts, five students were chosen for the Governor’s Scholars Program and one will participate in the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs, according to a district press release.
“The Governor’s Scholars Program offers selected students the opportunity to engage in a rigorous academic curriculum, develop their leadership skills, and explore career pathways, all while residing on a Kentucky college campus,” the release stated. “Barren County High School has a longstanding tradition of excellence, and the selection of its students for the [programs] underscores the school’s commitment to academic achievement and leadership development.”
Reevaluated every three years, this year’s host campuses are Centre College in Danville, Morehead State University and Murray State University.
The students chosen are:
- Kathryn Dooley – GSA Vocal Music & GSP
- Yaxmine Maxey – GSA Creative Writing
- Micah Myatt – GSA Vocal Music
- Cameron Price – GSA Design
- Braxton Hall – GSE
- Logan Dickerson – GSP
- Lauren Gatewood – GSP
- Olivia Jolly – GSP
- Wyatt Spears – GSP
- Mary Caire Warren – GSP
These students join the 1,000 students that are chosen to attend each year.
The Governor’s Program is free of charge for accepted students, courtesy of the governor’s office, the legislature and private enterprise, and began in 1983 “as a result of Kentucky leaders’ concern that the state’s ‘best and brightest’ were leaving the Commonwealth to pursue educational and career opportunities elsewhere,” the program’s website stated.
High school students must be nominated by their schools “and then compete on a state-wide level.”
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