1. 2012

2.  The Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GHP) four- week summer residential instructional designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. Activities are designed to provide each participant with opportunities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become independent, life- long learners. The Georgia Governor's Honors Program is fully-funded by the Georgia General Assembly, and operates at no cost to the participant.

3.  Rising juniors and seniors in Georgia's public and private high schools, and students enrolled in home school may be nominated by their teachers.

4.  For the 2012 program there are four categories of nominations:  Academic: Biology, Chemistry, Communicative Arts, French, German, Latin, Spanish, Mathematics, and Social Studies.  Fine Arts: Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Theater Design (new this year)  Technology / Career Education: Architectural, Graphic, & Industrial Design, Executive Management, Engineering & Technology  Agricultural Education: Agriscience/Biotechnology, Agriscience/ Environmental Science

5.  Students Nominated:  Current 10 th or 11 th graders  Demonstrate high aptitude and high interest in the area of nomination  May be nominated for district interviews in only one subject area  Must have PSAT or SAT data (can take to state interview)  Must have positive teacher recommendations  Must complete the state nomination form (if attending county level interviews)  Must be willing to commit to full participation in the GHP program

6.  Science and Agricultural Education nominees are required to submit a research project abstract with their applications (for both the district and state interviews)  Technology/Career Education nominees must have taken or be currently enrolled in a technology/career education course.  Students nominated for the 2011 program but not participating in the program may be nominated for the 2012 program.  Students who participated in the 2011 GHP program are not eligible to participate in the program again in any area.

7. ACADEMIC  COMMUNICATIVE ARTS  The written portion of the interview process will now be based on the reading material provided at the interview.  SCIENCE  The selection process has been revamped:  The research abstract has been dropped.  Instead, students will have 20 minutes before their interview to examine a data set and a broadly defined research topic. There will be multiple data sets and topics for students to choose from in their nominated area.  In their interview, they will be asked to discuss their analysis of the data set, and to propose a research investigation within the constraints of the topic.

8. FINE ARTS  THEATRE/DESIGN is a new major. Please read the description and selection criteria (p. 18) carefully. CAREER/TECH ARCHITECTURAL, GRAPHIC, AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN  To better reflect the actual content of the GHP Design component:  The name of the component has changed.  Suggested work samples have been expanded. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT  Courses taken for eligibility have changed slightly: family/consumer sciences and health occupations have been dropped; economics has been added.  In addition, it is specified that the nominee have an interest both in the American market economy and in starting a business of their own.

9. Communicate Flyers, posters, announcements phone call outs, webpage Faculty Meeting Meeting All interested students: Discuss process, rules, etc. Hand out school or county application Students self nominate or teachers nominate Intrerviews Departmental interviews School wide interviews Stay within school allotment Names Submit Academic Nominations to Alison Coker using the approved spreadsheet Submit all Fine Arts Nominations to Melissa Arasi Submit all Tech/Business Nominations to Elaine Shapow

10. Packets Complete nomination cover sheet for each application Review each packet for completeness Double check teacher recommendation Attach any required documentation Applications Adhere to deadlines Remember county mail delivery dates Applications MUST recieved by the county no later than the due date Interviews Prepare Nominees for the interviews All nominees should have participated in a school level interview for the experience even if they are your only nomination County Interviews Academics / Tech / Business: Sprayberry HS November 3 Fine Arts (not vocal) November 7 Fine Arts Vocal November 14 Student notified November 17 (Nominees are NOT to be notified until written notice is given by the county: all applicants must be cleared by the state before we can notify)

11.  My child did not know about GHP  I did not know about GHP  Student did not have an interview at the school level and felt unprepared during county interview  Teacher at school told child they did make it to state… and they did not  No one reminded my child to take the PSAT scores to state interviews

12.  Corner pull down boxes must be checked  Consistent font  Your name as local GHP coordinator  No extra papers attached to academic GHP nomination packets (only PSAT/SAT scores and transcript)  Personalize teacher recommendations (no cut and pasting on multiple nominations)  No blank areas

13.  Present themselves in professional manner  Complete nomination packets correctly  Include a parent phone number that is in working order  Follow Cobb County rules of conduct while participating in all aspects of GHP

14.  Academics: November 3 rd at Sprayberry  Be sure students understand that fine arts interviews are at a later date  Interview teams: contact subject supervisor  Make sure students have interview times  Check in table volunteers  Snacks?  Concerns?