Governor's Scholar Program |
A Kentucky Governor's Scholar is a student who will push himself or herself to the maximum of his or her ability. A Governor's Scholar takes challenging courses and excels. A Governor's Scholar is active in his or her school and community, helping wherever help is needed. I met the requirements of a Kentucky Governor's Scholar, and was selected to attend the Governor's Scholars Program. I believe attending this program is my most outstanding intellectual endeavor because I learned so much about myself and how I communicate with people. I saw that I was rather standoffish around people until I began to really understand who they were. The classes, though, especially helped me learn about myself. Seminar meetings taught us how to be more open-minded about others' values and beliefs. My experiences in my classes made me think about my future. I had always known that I wanted to use mathematics in my future careerI just did not know how. The Governor's Scholars Program piqued my interests in the applied mathematics. Like other children of my generation, I grew up knowing that man had walked on the moon. I occasionally noticed a full moon or the fact that on a clear night there were a great deal of stars in the sky, but I never gave astronomy much thoughtuntil the Governor's Scholars Program. There, Bob Summerfield came to speak to us about astronomy, bringing along several enormous telescopes and an inflatable planetarium. With one of his telescopes we took pictures of the lovely Venus right above the moon. Since GSP, the recent meteor showers and news of the space station in progress has kept my interest in astronomy alive. As I gaze into the night sky, which I am now doing with a new telescope, I find myself wondering which of those distant stars have planets that can support life. The most exciting idea is that I just might be able to find, learn, and study one or more of them using my knowledge of mathematics. One of the most rewarding things about the Governor's Scholars Program was its community involvement. The program saved Cincinnati hundreds of labor hours for weeding in the Cincinnati Gardens. The Governor's Scholars Program also helped in the Cincinnati food bank. I, personally, took part in free public photography courses. I am now planning on organizing my own free pinhole photography classes in my community. Of course, I would still have been a hard-working, self-motivated individual without attending the Governor's Scholars Program, but I would have never realized the true importance of leadership among the state's most gifted students. |
My major, Modes of Mathematical Thinking, pursued the topics of statistics, logic and proofs, encryption schemes, and chaos theory in depth. My general studies course (Learning, Doing, Teaching) emphasized inquiry, research, problem-solving, resolution, development, and community service. Teachers: Focus- Lisa Bohman General- Marie Price Dean of the Northern GSP- Aristofanes Cedeno |
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Some interesting pictures of some of the people I hung out with at GSP: |
