Connor Pendergrass, a rising senior at Northern Vance High School, has been selected to attend the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School program this summer.
Pendergrass is the only student from Vance County Schools selected to attend the summer residential program this year. He was chosen to participate in the program based on his high academic achievements.
He will attend the Governor’s School west campus at Salem College in Winston-Salem.
Pendergrass will participate in the enrichment program June 19 through July 27. He will live on the campus of Salem College during his participation. During his Governor’s School experience, he will focus on studies in mathematics, but also will be exposed to a wide range of liberal arts instruction and discussion with leading educational instructors and top high school students from across the state.
Students in the Governor’s School program also attend the program on the east campus at Meredith College in Raleigh.
Pendergrass is the son of Chris and Lisa Pendergrass of Henderson.
(Vance County Schools Press Release)