Christian County Public Schools have announced that six students have been named Governor’s Scholars for this summer. The students will participate in an intensive and immersive five-week learning experience on one of three Kentucky college campuses.
Selected to attend are Elijah Boehman, Dominique Davie, and Kimberlyn Harned of Christian County High School; and Kendall Mayes, Caroline Payne, and Martin Nguyen from Hopkinsville High School.
Selected as an alternate to the program was Kylie Batts, from Hopkinsville High School.
Furthermore, five students have been selected to attend Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) and Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs (GSE).
Davie and Sunny McClain from Christian County High and Teddy Marvel and Rebecca Wood from Hopkinsville High have been selected to attend GSA. Batts has been selected to attend the GSE.
Selected as an alternate for the GSA program was Lillian Westerfield for Christian County High School.
GSP originated in 1983 as a result of Kentucky leaders’ concerns that the state’s “best and brightest” were leaving the Commonwealth to pursue educational and career opportunities elsewhere without fully understanding the potential of their talents at home.
GSA is composed of nine different art disciplines, and began in 1987 to support Kentucky high school students who excel in the fine arts. There is no cost to the participants for the program. The program is open to aspiring high school sophomores and juniors in Kentucky.
GSE originated in 2013 to identify and enable Kentucky high school students to become the next generation of the Commonwealth’s entrepreneurs. There is no cost to the participant for the program. As a direct result of their participation, students have qualified for nearly $3 million in scholarships from universities and colleges across the state.
The students begin this application process in the fall of their junior year and only recently learned of their acceptance into the programs. The program is provided free of charge to students through partnerships across the state, the Kentucky Legislature, and the Office of the Governor.
