27 local students to attend GSE, GSP, GSA

April 23, 2022 | 12:06 am

Updated April 22, 2022 | 10:08 pm

Graphic by Owensboro Times

A total of 27 students will represent local high schools at the 2022 Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs, Governor’s Scholars Program, and Governor’s School for the Arts. 

Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs

The lone local student selected to participate is Bella Skibba, a sophomore at Daviess County High School.

Through a three-week residential experience at Northern Kentucky University, GSE participants are equipped with the tools and skills to create and build their own businesses, are introduced to Kentucky’s most successful entrepreneurs and fastest growing businesses and are matched with complementary skilled peers to develop business plans and product or service prototypes. The annual GSE intensive program culminates in a pitch competition attended by a large audience representing Kentucky’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Governor’s Scholars Program

The list of students participating is as follows:

  • Michael Gray – AHS
  • Preet Patel – AHS
  • Campbell Clark – DCHS
  • Chloe Sims – DCHS
  • Andrew Stevens – DCHS
  • Maggie Stuart – DCHS
  • Luke Taylor – DCHS
  • Kayla Thomson – DCHS
  • Chloe Benson – OHS
  • Camille Divine – OHS
  • Mya Kelly – OHS
  • Jaxon Eric – OHS
  • Michael Gray – OIA
  • Hadley Corley – OCHS
  • Brooke Hamilton – OCHS
  • Tom Kurtz – OCHS

The Governor’s Scholars Program is a residential summer program for Kentucky’s most outstanding students as they complete their junior year of high school. This program provides academic and leadership growth in a challenging, non-traditional experience that balances a strong liberal arts program with a full co-curricular and residential life experience. 

Governor’s School for the Arts

The list of students participating is as follows:

  • Micah Sagar – DCHS, Architecture and Design (also alternate in Visual Art)
  • Ty Nally – DCHS, Creative Writing 
  • Ella Fogle – DCHS, Drama 
  • Lillie Self-Miller – Apollo High School, Drama 
  • Emma Stephens – DCHS, Instrumental Music (Brass)
  • Zakkary Moseley – DCHS, Musical Theatre
  • Nathaniel Trogden – DCHS, Musical Theatre (also alternate in Vocal Music) 
  • Sut Hting Pauhkum – OHS, Instrumental Music (Violin)
  • Scarlet Head – OHS, Instrumental Music (Flute)
  • Ava Wiggins – OHS, Instrumental Music (Cello) (also an alternate in Musical Theatre)

The Governor’s School for the Arts provides three weeks of intensive instruction for high school students in nine different arts disciplines: architecture and design, creative writing, dance, drama, film and photography, instrumental music, musical theatre, visual art and vocal music. 

April 23, 2022 | 12:06 am

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