Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology

Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology

Infobox School
name = Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology


caption =
established = 1985 [http://www.rvgs.k12.va.us/administration/guidance/]
schooltype = Magnet school
enrollment = 200
free_label = Teachers
free_text = 13
director = Dr. Scott Watson
location = Roanoke, Virginia
colors = Green
mascot = The Lab Rat [http://rvgs.k12.va.us/forum/2007/]
rivals = N/A
homepage = http://www.rvgs.k12.va.us/
The Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology is located in the Grandin Court neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, and was established in 1985 as a result of the cooperative effort of seven regional school districts to improve education in mathematics and science. It is one of the state of Virginia's regional Governor's Schools. It has a faculty of highly qualified teachers including the 2003 "Virginia Science Teacher of the Year."

Math Classes

There are many math classes including Integrated Mathematics, Contemporary Precalculus, Laboratory Calculus, Accelerated Laboratory Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, and Advanced Calculus.

cience Classes

The variety of science classes at the Governor's school include Laboratory Physics, Governor's School Chemistry, Advanced Placement Chemistry, Governor's School Biology, Governor's School Physics, Accelerated Governor's School Physics, and Governor's School Ecology.

Project Forum

Every first year student at the Governor's school is required to take Fundamentals of Research as an elective. In this class, the students meet once a week to research and prepare a research project. During the month of January, all school time is spent in the Fundamentals of Research class, where the student starts and completes his or her project.

External links

* [http://www.rvgs.k12.va.us/ Official RVGS Website]
* [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp524.exe?041+ful+HJ495 Commending Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology.]


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