2024 Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School (SRGS)

Interest Meeting: Friday, October 27 during Warhawk Time 1 in Warhawk Hall

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) offers the opportunity for 10th and 11th grade students to apply to attend summer residential Governor’s schools in Academics and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Students who are accepted into one of the programs will live in residence halls in one of the state colleges in VA for four weeks in the June - late July timeframe. To learn more about SRGS opportunities and the application process, visit the VDOE website and view the promotional video. 

To be considered for an academic or VPA Governor’s school, students must complete the steps below:

Step 1: Complete the interest form linked below for either Academics or VPA. The form is a required part of the application process and is due Friday, November 3. No late entries will be accepted. When completing the form, enter a personal email address and NOT an fcpsschools.net email address. VDOE cannot send communications to the fcpsschools.net domain. (Madison's point of contact for SRGS is Erin Kennedy, [email protected].)

• Academic Interest form
• Visual and Performing Arts Interest form

Step 2: Attend the JMHS Governor’s School interest meeting which will take place on Friday, October 27, during Warhawk Time 1, in Warhawk Hall. Attendance at the meeting is optional but strongly encouraged.

Step 3: Complete and submit the JMHS Governor's School Pre-application packet for the specific program for which you wish to apply and submit by Friday, November 3.  

A pre-application includes:

• Academic Programs
  • Application Cover page with Applicant and High School Information
  • Career Highlights: Activities, Research & Honors page
  • Applicant & Parent/Guardian Assurances page
  • Teacher Signature page (identifies 2 teachers that agree to write a letter of recommendation on the student’s behalf, if they move forward in the application process)
• VPA
  • Application Cover page with Applicant and High School Information
  • Training/Experience/Honors & Awards page
  • Applicant & Parent/Guardian Assurances page
  • Teacher Signature page (identifies 2 teachers that agree to write a letter of recommendation on the student’s behalf, if they move forward in the application process)

Details on this pre-application will be shared during the interest meeting on Friday, October 27. Resources and directions (including a checklist) will also be posted in Schoology, in the Student Services course in the ‘2024 Governor’s School’ folder, after the meeting has taken place.

 

Contact Erin Kennedy ([email protected]) or Joelle Shin ([email protected]) in Student Services with any questions.