Openings for Rising Juniors at The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park
June 24, 2010

Rising juniors in Prince William County Public School may apply for a limited number of openings for The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park during the summer round of admissions. The regional school, which will open this September, is a collaborative venture of the Manassas City, Manassas Park, and Prince William County Public School Divisions in cooperation with George Mason University.

The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park offers selected juniors from Manassas City, Manassas Park, and Prince William County an advanced and intensive program in STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. However, for 2011–12, both juniors and seniors are eligible to participate in this two-year program based at George Mason University’s Prince William Campus.

This is the inaugural year for this Governor’s School, the first in the Commonwealth that has opened in partnership with a university. The school will operate on a partial-day schedule, with students attending classes at George Mason University each morning and returning to their base high schools each afternoon to complete other requirements for graduation. Transportation will be provided from students’ base high schools. Application packets are available online at www.pwcs.edu/GovernorsSchool. Packets should be submitted to Gail Hubbard, supervisor of Gifted Education and Special Programs, Kelly Leadership Center, P. O. Box 389, Manassas, VA 20108.

The director of The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park is Karen Dalfrey, Ph.D. Dr. Dalfrey received her doctorate, master’s, and bachelor’s degrees from George Mason University, where she has served as an adjunct instructor. She previously served as the coordinator of the Bio-Technology Center at Osbourn Park High School. She taught all levels of biology at Osbourn Park High School and was involved with developing curricula for the biological sciences. Before becoming an educator, Dr. Dalfrey was employed in the field of cytogenetics, a specialized area of laboratory medicine involving the study of normal and abnormal chromosomes and their relationship to human development and disease. Contact Dr. Karen Dalfrey at 703.993.9266, or kdalfrey@gmu.edu for more information.