Wilson to attend Governor’s School of N.C.

by the Special to the Daily Herald
Published/Last Modified on Thursday, April 2, 2009 3:26 PM EDT

Northampton County High School-West rising senior Dakota Wilson has been accepted to the 2009 session of the Governor’s School of North Carolina.

Pictured, from the left: Margaret Putney, Northampton County High School-West guidance counselor, Dakota Wilson, NCHS-West student and Eric C. Bracy, superintendent. Contributed Photo | Daily Herald


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The governor’s school is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically or intellectually gifted high school students in the nation. Wilson will join only a select group of students privy to a six-week summer residential program designed especially for intellectually gifted high school students, integrating academic disciplines, the arts and unique courses on each of two campuses. The curriculum focuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline, and does not involve credit, tests or grades.

The program is free of charge to all students, funded by the General Assembly of North Carolina. The program, which is open to rising seniors only, with exceptions made for rising juniors in selected performing/visual arts areas, is located on two campuses of 400 students each: Governor’s School West at www.salem.edu, Salem College in Winston-Salem began in 1963 and Governor’s School East at www.meredith.edu, Meredith College in Raleigh began in 1978.

Wilson is the daughter of Angela and Tim Wilson of Gaston and the granddaughter of Sadie Jean of Emporia, Va., and Allison and Kenneth Wilson of Whiteville. She enjoys reading and playing softball. Upon graduating she plans to attend college and major in physiology.

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