Programs to Consider

Governor’s School (Juniors) and HOBY Youth Leadership (Sophomores)

Governor’s School

Juniors: The deadline to submit an application for Cannon’s nomination to NC Governor’s School is Oct. 23rd. NC Governor’s School is a summer residential program for gifted and talented students. Programs are available in Art, Choral Music, Dance, Theater, English, French, Spanish, Instrumental Music, Math, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. Materials must be submitted to Mrs. McClanahan via an email attachment by 3 pm on Friday, Oct. 23rd. If you are interested in applying, please let your college counselor know ASAP, and s/he will help you understand the requirements for applying (which include two teacher letters of recommendation, two essay responses and an explanation of personal readiness/extracurricular involvement).

HOBY Youth Leadership

Sophomores: Interested in a fantastic 3-day HOBY Leadership Seminar this summer? Please read about HOBY online and, if you are interested in being nominated for the program, submit these two items to Mrs. McClanahan via email no later than 3 pm on Friday, Oct. 23rd :

  1. Brief paragraph detailing why you want to participate in HOBY.
  2. List of activities/resume