HIGH POINT, N.C., July 24, 2019 – It was a momentous end to a busy summer for Governor’s School West students who stayed at High Point University for the five and a half week residential program. HPU is one of two campuses in North Carolina to host the state’s most intellectually gifted high school seniors.
Today, HPU welcomed hundreds of family members in the James H. and Jesse E. Millis Athletic and Convocation Center for the Governor’s School West Closing Convocation Ceremony. Many students in a variety of programs took part in the ceremony including English, chorus, orchestra, dance and theater students.
“I learned so much about my own life, and I can truly say that if I didn’t come to Governor’s School, I would be genuinely lost,” said Arianna Darden, a Governor’s School West student. “It has completely changed my life for the better.”
Throughout the program, students studied five academic disciplines, including English, mathematics, social science, natural science and Spanish, and five arts disciplines, including choral music, instrumental music, dance, theater and visual art. Students were also engaged in classes other than their particular academic and art classes. They also participated in various events that included a guest speaker series, orchestra and chorus concerts, theater performances and more.
“The final convocation is a moment to celebrate what has been a wonderful session of Governor’s School West,” said Rodney Allen, director of Governor’s School West. “It is an emotional event as we are all parting, but it is my great hope that as the students wipe their tears, the sadness will pass and be replaced by a joy in all that they learned and accomplished during their time at Governor’s School West. High Point University was a marvelous host, and I cannot praise them enough. They made our students feel that they were at home from the moment they arrived on campus.”