Representatives of the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU will conduct a series informational meetings for high school students and their parents as well as interested community members across the state this fall.
Students may RSVP online to attend the sessions.
The Gatton Academy is a residential program for 120 high school juniors and seniors from Kentucky who have demonstrated talent and interest in pursuing advanced careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To date, the Gatton Academy has serviced the needs of students from 95 counties across the Commonwealth.
Students apply during their sophomore year through a competitive admissions process.
Instead of spending their junior and senior years in traditional high schools, students take courses offered by WKU. At the end of two years, students graduate high school in addition to having earned at least 60 college credit hours. Housing, tuition and meals are provided at no cost to ensure this opportunity is available to all qualifying students.
The goal of the Gatton Academy is to enable Kentucky’s exceptional young scientists and mathematicians to learn in an environment that offers advanced educational opportunities, preparing them for leadership roles in Kentucky.
The list of fall 2010 information sessions follows:
Highland Heights/Northern Kentucky: 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 6 at Northern Kentucky University’s Student Union, room 104
Hopkinsville: 6 p.m. (CDT) Oct. 7 at Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Community Room
London: 6 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 12 at South Laurel High School Library
Paducah: 6 p.m. (CDT) Oct. 19 at McCracken County Board of Education’s Building 7 Training Room
Morehead: 6 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 21 at Morehead State University’s Doran University Center, Room 301
Ashland: 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 25 at Ashland Community and Technical College’s Teleconference Room
Mount Washington/Bullitt County: 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 26 at Bullitt East High School Library
Somerset: 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 26 at Pulaski County High School Auditorium
Mayfield: 6:30 p.m. (CDT) Oct. 28 at Graves County High School Library
Prestonsburg: 6 p.m. (EDT) Nov. 1 at Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s East Kentucky Science Center
Hazard: 6 p.m. (EDT) Nov. 2 at Guest House Inn’s Meeting Room
Contact: Corey Alderdice, (270) 745-6565
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