The Governor's School had a front-row seat to the total solar eclipse and celebrated Totality 2017 with educational sessions on eclipse-related topics and a viewing party in the parking lot.
The 2017 Share the Music tour had the biggest reach yet, with Music students performing at 17 schools in six counties across South Carolina.
The inaugural Presidential Guest Artist Series featured Pulitzer Prize recipient and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove and critically-acclaimed, multi-media artist Laurie Anderson.
Students participated in over 100 performances, master classes and events.
The Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra won second place and received a Superior rating in the American String Teachers Association's (ASTA) National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta.
The Governor's School broke ground on a new 10,000 square foot music building.
Students in the Visual Arts department joined students from Kingstree Senior High School to participate in the national One Thousand Horses project.
The Dance Department, in collaboration with the Office of Outreach, launched the Lowcountry Youth Dance Academy in Summerville to provide a tuition-free, pre-professional dance experience for 7th-10th-grade students.
Creative Writing alumna Temnete Sebhatu received the 2018 President's Alumni Award.
The 66 Connecting Arts Through Service Club (CATS) members completed over 1,025 service hours in our community and served 25 Upstate organizations.
Studio 4 (senior) Drama students performed mainstage productions of The Winter's Tale and Buried Child, and created special outreach performances of each for hundreds of area middle and high school students.
Students were highly recognized in local and national arts and academic competitions. View a summary of these honors and departmental achievements here.
The Governor's School's beloved founder, Virginia Uldrick, passed away in November 2017. The school honored her life and work during a Govie community program in November and a public celebration of her 89th birthday in January. This school's 2017-2018 yearbook was also dedicated in memory of Dr. Uldrick.
The Class of 2018...
included 106 students representing 27 South Carolina counties
received over $32 million in scholarship offers
included four 2018 YoungArts finalists and a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
included a Youth America Grand Prix finalist, one of 1400 student dancers worldwide, and a male dancer, one of 12 worldwide, accepted into the Juilliard School
saw five Drama students called back in a single day of auditions to the Juilliard Drama Division, a record for a department that has seen over a dozen actors accepted since 2003.
had forty-six students inducted into the National Honor Society
included five National Merit finalists, two Palmetto Boys State Delegates, and two Palmetto Girls State Delegates
Students learned from critically-acclaimed guest artists, including...