Bottom row L to R: Sidoney Morgan, Blaire Buford, Madeline Terry
Middle row L to R: Sarah Umbarger, Evie Powell, Sarah Bremmerkamp
Top row L to R: Aiden Dunigan, Steven Claborn, Hayden Powell
Not Pictured: Logan Chambers, Meia Hofer
Marshall County High School is proud to announce that eleven MCHS juniors have applied to the Governor’s Scholars Program. All eleven have been selected to attend or as an alternate for this year’s Governor’s Scholars Program.
Congratulations are in order for the following students: Sarah Bremmerkamp, Blaire Buford, Logan Chambers, Steven Claborn, Aiden Dunigan, Meia Hofer, Sidoney Morgan, Evie Powell, Hayden Powell, Madeline Terry and Sarah Umbarger.
The Governor’s Scholars Program is a five-week summer residential program for outstanding high school students in Kentucky who are rising seniors. The program will be held across three college campuses, Morehead State University, Centre College, and Murray State University. The Program originated 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 without fully understanding the potential of their talents at home. The Program’s mission is to enhance Kentucky’s next generation of civic and economic leaders. Students who are selected attend the Program without charge.
Over 2,000 applications are received at the state level each year, with approximately 1,000 students selected to attend. In order to participate in the Program, students must be nominated by their districts to enter at the state level. Applications were received from 119 of the 120 counties.
Selection for the Program is highly competitive. In addition to an academic profile that includes difficulty of course load, GPA, and at least one standardized test score, the application requires an outline of all extracurricular activities, volunteer service, and employment history. A teacher recommendation, which includes both a quantitative evaluation and qualitative descriptions of the student’s performance and potential, is an additional component, along with a community recommendation, which shows how a student performs in a community setting beyond the high school. The final component of the application is an original writing entry.
The Marshall County School District is thrilled to send a new class of participants to the Governor’s Scholars Program, and is proud of the effort and commitment that these students have displayed to earn this opportunity. We wish them all the best in all that they do!