Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the attendees of the 44th Arkansas Governor’s School some of “our state’s very best and brightest” during an opening ceremony at Arkansas Tech University’s John E. Tucker Coliseum on Wednesday, July 5.
“Look around the room at the people you are seated with…the people you will spend the next four weeks with…because these will be people you will likely intersect with many times over,” said Sanders. “Get to know them. Take time to appreciate the skills they have that you don’t so that you can complement each other in the future.”
The four-week learning experience for rising high school seniors who are residents of Arkansas will serve 382 students in 2023. Their daily class schedule at AGS is based, in part, upon their demonstrated aptitude in one of nine areas of specialization: visual arts, choral music, instrumental music, drama, English/language arts, mathematics, natural science, social science or development engineering.
Those nine disciplines constitute what is defined as AGS Area I. AGS Area II is a study of the nature of knowledge, while AGS Area III is focused on the personal and social development of students.
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to be here at Arkansas Tech’s campus,” said Sanders. “It’s exciting to join you here at a pivotal moment in your educational journey. The memories you make here can last a lifetime. You should cherish each of the four weeks you will have here on campus. You are among the very best and brightest from our state, selected from a hyper-competitive applicant pool to create the most enriching intellectual environment possible. You are going to discuss, learn and do amazing things over the course of the next month.”
The 44th Arkansas Governor’s School will continue through Tuesday, Aug. 1. This marks the fifth consecutive year that AGS has been conducted at Arkansas Tech. Dr. Peter Dykema and Dr. Jacob Grosskopf are co-directors of AGS at Arkansas Tech.
Learn more about Arkansas Governor’s School at www.atu.edu/ags.
