July 2024 - Audrey Lovette and Faith Cruz were nominated and selected to attend Arkansas Governor's School. Students who are nominated must be selected by AGS to apply and meet other criteria to be accepted, such as grades, GPA, teacher recommendations, and submiting an essay. These girls lived on campus at Arkansas Tech University for 4 weeks. "Arkansas Governor's School is a four-week residential, educational summer program designed for upcoming high school seniors with exceptional abilities, creativity, and maturity. Participants attend classes and special events, including concerts, theatrical productions, lectures, and films. They participate in service projects, recreational activities, and social gatherings. The atmosphere of AGS is charged with intellectual, cultural, and social excitement. Participants take away a heightened appreciation of their own talents, a deeper sense of their relationship to their communities, and a more intense intellectual curiosity." (DESE)