Twenty-four Students Accepted to Governor's School of North Carolina

Twenty-four students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools have been accepted to Governor's School of North Carolina, a summer enrichment program in academics and the arts.

It is the oldest statewide summer academic program in the country for gifted high school students. It began in 1963 at Salem College. In 1978, a second location was added. The West Program is at Salem and the East Program is at Meredith College in Raleigh. Most students going are juniors this year. A few students in performing arts are sophomores.

Those accepted, their high schools and area of study are:

Noah Feldman, Atkins, social science

Jenna Albert, Glenn, natural science

John Henry Jackson, Atkins, social science

Anjali Venkat, Reagan, Spanish

Kate Watkins, West Forsyth, natural science

Grant Vegas, East Forsyth, math

Matthew Kennedy, Mount Tabor, natural science

Brandis Price, Mount Tabor, natural science

Katy Kneisel, Mount Tabor, social science

Breck Radulovic, Reynolds, natural science

Caroline Li, Reynolds, art

Karah Smith, Reagan, dance

Susan Toalson, West Forsyth, dance

Monet Beatty, Paisley IB Magnet, dance

Kamryn King, Reynolds, dance

Emily Holdsclaw, West Forsyth, flute

Jacob Weinberg, Reynolds, theater

John Tester, East Forsyth, French horn

Grahame Evans, Reagan, percussion – tampini

Parker Cecil, West Forsyth, trumpet

Leah Hinshaw, West Forsyth, English

Alexis Baril, Parkland, French

Nicholas Kennedy, Mount Tabor, English

Sarah Jennings, Mount Tabor, Spanish

For more information about the program, go to Governor's School