5 Students Selected to Governor's School for the Arts

Five Assumption High School Students Selected To Governor's School for the Arts

Contact: Laura Kline
Manager of Public Relations, Recruitment, and Admissions
502-458-6258
laura.kline@ahsrockets.org

June 16, 2008 – Louisville, KY - Five Assumption High School students have been selected to participate in the 2008 Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) Program. They are Rina Perlin for Creative Writing, Ellen Henry for Dance, Taylor Schulz for Drama, Laurie White for New Media, and Ariel Gariepy for Vocal Music.

According to kentuckygsa.com, GSA offers rising high school juniors and seniors in-depth instruction in one of eight artistic disciplines: architecture, creative writing, dance, drama, instrumental music, musical theatre, new media, visual art, or vocal music. Over 1,300 students audition for the program each year at four sites across Kentucky. Approximately 240 students are selected for GSA, an honor which includes: full tuition, room and board to attend the program, the opportunity to learn in a supportive community of distinguished master-teachers, the chance to audition for scholarships before the nation’s top colleges and universities, the excitement of performing at the Student Performance Festival at the conclusion of the program, and serious fun!

The 2008 Governor’s School for the Arts will be held June 22 – July 12 at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. For more information, please visit the program’s website at www.kentuckygsa.com.

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Assumption High School was founded in 1955 by the Sisters of Mercy. Located at 2170 Tyler Lane, the school brings almost 1,000 students together, grades 9-12, in a Catholic environment. Assumption is one of only 41 schools in the nation and the only all-girls school in Louisville to receive the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence three times. For more information, visit www. ahsrockets.org.