Christian County Public Schools has announced five students from Christian County High and Hopkinsville High have been selected to attend Governor’s School for the Arts and Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs.
Dominique Davie and Sunny McClain from Christian County High and Teddy Marvel and Rebecca Wood from Hopkinsville High have been selected to attend the 2023 Governor’s School for the Arts. Kylie Batts of Hopkinsville High School has been selected to attend the 2023 Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs.
The Governor’s School for the Arts, which is composed of nine different art disciplines, began in 1987 to support Kentucky high school students who excel in the fine arts. There is no cost to the participants for the program. The program is open to aspiring high school sophomores and juniors in Kentucky.
The GSE program originated in 2013 to identify and enable Kentucky high school students to become the next generation of the Commonwealth’s entrepreneurs. There is no cost to the participant for the program. As a direct result of their participation, students have qualified for nearly $3 million in scholarships from universities and colleges across the state.
Selected as an alternate for the arts program was Lillian Westerfield of Christian County High School.