Imagine Yourself at ARGS The Mission of ARGS

Imagine Yourself at ARGS. . .

The Mission of ARGS The Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology provides gifted and talented students a differentiated and rigorous education, cultivates a supportive environment that inspires unique artistic and technological visions, promotes cultural tolerance, nurtures community partnerships, and produces active, engaged citizens.

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Mission in Action Academics Focus Area

The Academics Algebra 1 Requirement Student/Parent Commitment Standard/Advanced Diploma Academic Advisor Dual Enrollment & AP

The Academics AP & Dual Enrollment: · AP Calculus · DE English 111/112 Composition and Research · AP Chemistry · DE English 243/244 Intro to English Literature I & II · AP Computer Science Principals · DE 211/212 Government I & II · AP Computer Science A · DE 121/122 U. S. History I & II · AP Environmental Science · DE EGR 120/124 Tech. Assessment Dual enrollment through John Tyler and Richard Bland College

Focus Areas Our focus area curriculum is balanced, skill based, sequential, and rigorous. Dance Literary Arts Musical Arts Theatre Arts Technology Visual Arts

Dance Ballet I - IV Jazz I Conditioning I & II Performance I & II Modern Dance I - IV Dancers Workshop Dance History Basic Dance Repertory I & II

Dance Studio

Literary Arts Creative Nonfiction I - III Fiction I - III Thematic Studies I - III Creative Writing Poetry I – III Directing & Playwriting Literary Magazine & Yearbook I – IV

Musical Arts – Three Tracks Orchestra Piano for Majors Concert Choir Music History Audition Prep. Vocal Ensemble Advanced Orchestra Class Piano Applied Voice Musical Theory Jazz Band Music Tech.

Theatre Arts – Three Tracks Theatre & Musical Theatre Applied Voice Foundations of Theatre Audition Techniques/Training Playwriting/Directing Improvisation Monologue Musical Theory Theater Dance Acting I - IV

Technical Theatre Stagecraft Theater Tech. Lighting/Sound Techniques Playwriting/Directing Scenic & Lighting Design Theater Management Independent Project Costume/Makeup Design

Technology Advanced Engineering Applied Programming Python – Java – HTML 5 – PHP Robotics Computer Applications Technology Engineering Graphic Design

Ceramics Art History 3 D Printing Visual Arts Industrial Design Photography Life Drawing Studio Sculpture Drawing Painting Printmaking Design Concepts 2 D & 3 D Design Graphic Design

Where do our graduates go? Here is just a small sampling. American University Art Institute of California Atlanta College of Art and Design Bard College Brigham Young University Carnegie Mellon University College of William and Mary Corcoran College of Art and Design Drexel University Duke University Emerson College Georgetown University Goucher College Harvard College Howard University Johnson and Wales University The Juilliard School Louisiana Tech Morgan State North Carolina School of the Arts Penn State University Princeton University Savannah College of Art and Design Spelman College The Art Institute- New York United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy University of Virginia University of Maryland University of Richmond Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Yale University In addition to the students who pursue their focus areas in colleges, universities, and conservatories, many others pursue interests outside of their focus areas. Through its rigorous curriculum, ARGS prepares students for success in a variety of post-high school options.

Clubs Sports Cheerleading • Chess Club Golf • Dance Company Co-ed Cross Country • Debate Team Girls’ Volleyball • Dragon Phenomenon Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis • Drama Club/ITS Co-ed Soccer • Fellowship of Christian Athletes • Film Club • French Club • German Club • Girls Learn International (GLI) • Interact • Inter-Club Council (ICC) • Robotics • Key Club • Spanish Club • Latin Club • Spectrum • Magic Club • Writers’ Club • Model UN • National Honor Society (NHS) • Yearbook • People for the Ethical Treatment of the Environment (PETE)

Important Dates October 15, 2019 Application packets available through local public middle schools and/or local public school office of gifted education November 7 Open house for interested students and parents at Appomattox Regional Governor’s School (6: 00 p. m. ) December 2 Applications due to local public school division middle school counselors (Absolute deadline – No additional application information may be submitted after this date. ) December 27 Individual adjudication schedule (date and time) mailed to each applicant January 11, 2020 Student Adjudication January 18 Student Adjudication March 6 Acceptance status mailed to applicants

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