Blacksburg High School

Guidance and School Counseling

2009 Governor's Summer Residential Program

These programs offer public, private, and home-schooled gifted students opportunities for intensive study in academics, foreign languages, mentorships, and visual and performing arts.

Summer Residential Governor's School Academic, Mentorshps, and Visual and Performing Arts Programs.  Applications and administrative guides for the 2009 schools are available electronically through the VA Department of Education website at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Govschools/SRGS

Governor's Foreign Language Academies.  Complete information about the academies, including applications, informational flyers, and nominee report forms, is available at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Language/GAindex.html

Visual and Performing Arts teachers are asked for nominations late October, with all information due to Richmond by November. 

If you would like to be nominated for any of the Governor's School programs, please notify Mr. Blumenthal in Guidance so that you can be on our list to receive information.  sblumenthal@mcps.org or 951-5715.