We are proud to announce that seven BIM students have been accepted to a Virginia Governor’s School or Governor’s World Language Academy, with two more students named as alternates. The list:

• Colin B. ’27 – Latin (at Virginia Commonwealth University)
• Sumer C. ’28 – Engineering (at Jefferson Laboratories)
• Peter D. ’28 – Agriculture (at Virginia Tech)
• Suraiya F. ’27 – Spanish (at Washington and Lee)
• Adrith K. ’28 – Voice (at Radford)
• Richard P. ’28 – Humanities (at Radford)
• Manya R. ’27 – Acting (at Radford)
• Sarah R. ’27 – Agriculture (at Virginia Tech)
• Bethel W. ’27 – French (at Washington and Lee)

This is a significant achievement! Admittance to the Governor’s School and World Language Academy programs is extremely competitive. First, students must compete to be one of our school’s nominees in a subject area, then they must be nominated in our region, and finally they must be selected from nominees from all over the state. Spots in the program are limited. The engineering program at Jefferson Laboratories only takes 11 students from the entire state.

Attending the Governor’s School or a World Language Academy is one of the best ways a high school student can spend their summer. Top students from all over Virginia spend three weeks on a college campus doing college-level work under the guidance of college professors, and all at a fraction of the cost of other summer programs. It is a great opportunity that our previous students have unanimously enjoyed.

We are extremely proud of the hard work these students have done – on their applications, in the classroom, and beyond – to receive these nominations!

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