Meredith College and N.C. Governor’s School East Celebrate a 25-Year Partnership

Each summer for the past 25 years, the Meredith College campus has served as the host campus for North Carolina Governor’s School East. The College welcomed this year’s participants on June 22 for the four-week program.

The North Carolina Governor’s School is a summer residential program for high-achieving high school students. High school juniors are eligible to apply. The program has two sites, including Governor’s School East, which is held at Meredith and Governor’s School West, which is being hosted by Greensboro College this year. 

Meredith has continuously served as the host campus for Governor’s School East since 2000.

“Meredith College is honored to welcome N.C. Governor’s School East students and faculty to our campus this summer as we have for 25 years,” said Meredith College President Aimee Sapp. “We are pleased to provide our campus facilities and resources to support this important educational endeavor.”

N.C. Governor’s School administrators are pleased to continue the program’s long relationship with Meredith.

“We are so proud to celebrate 25 years of partnership with Meredith College. Meredith’s beautiful campus has been a welcoming home for our students and the staff and administration have been amazing partners,” said NC Governor’s School Coordinator Rodney Allen. “They truly understand the mission of the Governor’s School and work diligently throughout the year to make certain our students have the best experience possible. Their vision and support of the program have been inspiring. We look forward to the next 25 years at Meredith College.” 

Governor’s School of North Carolina, which began in 1963, is the nation’s oldest statewide summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students. More than 40,000 students have attended N.C. Governor’s School over the past 60 years. Across the two campuses, NC Governor’s School emphasizes collaborative efforts in 10 disciplines: Choral Music, Dance, English, Instrumental Music, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, Spanish, Theater, and Visual Arts.