Six Newton County School System (NCSS) students have been selected to participate in the 2016 Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) this summer. The prestigious Governor’s Honors Program is a four-week summer instructional program at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia for gifted and talented high school sophomores and juniors. This year’s session runs from June 19-July 16, 2016.

GHP finalists were nominated by their teachers for a specific instructional area matching their abilities, aptitudes and interests. In addition to submitting endorsements and grade transcripts, the nominees were required to participate in a statewide screening interview or audition depending on their desired major.

Major instructional areas are agricultural science, communicative arts, dance, engineering, mathematics, music, science, social studies, theatre, visual arts, and world languages.

The six NCSS Governor’s Honors finalists and their intended majors are:

Student	School	Subject
Antoine Manning	Alcovy	Visual Arts
Katie Fowler	Eastside	World Languages: Latin
Doster Harper	Eastside/Newton College & Career Academy	Agricultural Science
Brigit Joyce	Eastside	World Languages: Latin
Wesley Rains	Eastside	Music Brass: French Horn
Madison Wells	Eastside	Communicative Arts

“The competition to be selected as a Governor’s Honors Program finalist is very rigorous and we are excited to have six exceptional representatives from our school system,” said Shannon Buff, NCSS Director of Secondary Education. “The Governor’s Honors Summer Program offers students the unique opportunity to study their disciplines more closely with other finalists from around the state.  Congratulations to each of our finalists; I know their parents and teachers are very proud!”