JTHS Student Accepted to Governor's School at Drew

Jennifer Andre, a junior at , has been accepted to attend and participate in the New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences to be held at Drew University this summer.

As a Governor's School Scholar, Andre will be one of a group of outstanding high school juniors from all parts of the state who have been chosen to participate in the program. For the three-week period, she will be a member of a community of scholars, counselors and faculty members who will be immersed in a comprehensive, challenging and very intensive program, according to a release from the school.

The mission of Governor's School in the Sciences is to broaden the scholars' appreciation and knowledge of science through exposure to a range of scientific topics and scientists. In this regard, career exploration and choice is woven through the program.

A second objective is to introduce scientific research to the scholars via hands-on research experience in a student's area of interest. Resources from Drew's strong undergraduate science program as well as from New Jersey's industrial, governmental, and academic science establishments are used to accomplish these objectives. Thus Governor's School in the Sciences at Drew University provides a series of courses, laboratories, projects, field trips, seminars, lectures, and other activities centered on math and science.

For more information, visit http://www.drew.edu/govschool/2012-governors-school-program.