Banner reading “2026 Summer Residential Governor’s Schools” above a group of students wearing Virginia college T-shirts and backpacks on a grassy campus.Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) students have been selected to attend the 2026 Summer Residential Governor's Schools, which provide intensive summer learning experiences across a variety of disciplines.

Students live on a college or university campus for up to four weeks while participating in classroom and laboratory instruction, field studies, research, and collaborative projects.

Congratulations to the following PWCS students selected for 2026 Summer Residential Governor’s Schools:

Agriculture at Virginia Tech

  • Adam Beech, Battlefield High School
  • Kaya Choudhary, Gainesville High School
  • Keren Garcia, Gar-Field High School
  • Meredith Karikari, Patriot High School
  • Vibeke Lash, Gainesville High School
  • Fatima Noor, C.D. Hylton High School
  • Priyadharshika Raman, Gainesville High School
  • Prachi Solanki, Battlefield High School
  • Madelyn Witt, Patriot High School

Humanities at Radford University

  • Amana Ahmad, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Miley Au, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Adara Bird-Wang, Battlefield High School
  • Madelyn Choi, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Sawyer Cook, Patriot High School
  • Sydney Cox, Battlefield High School
  • Mauricio Garay, Gar-Field High School
  • Safiyye Haznedar, Gainesville High School
  • Michael Kaloudelis, C.D. Hylton High School
  • Anabelle Konichi, Gainesville High School
  • Vivian Le, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Leanna Liu, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Everett LoPresti, Battlefield High School
  • Amy Offor, C.D. Hylton High School
  • Husain Safdar, C.D. Hylton High School

Language Academies at Washington and Lee University (French, German, and Spanish) and Virginia Commonwealth University (Japanese and Latin)

  • French
    • Theodore Gubser, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
    • William Hamilton, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • German
    • Kristjan Agnarsson, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Japanese
    • Brianna Ramos, Osbourn Park High School
  • Spanish
    • Stella Jones, Gainesville High School
    • Alexavier Clark, Patriot High School

Math, Science, and Technology at Lynchburg College

  • Josh Chambers, Gainesville High School
  • Jarrod Chew, Osbourn Park High School
  • Sydney Copeland, Patriot High School
  • Giana Culberson, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School and The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park
  • Andrew Gable, Forest Park High School
  • Leila Gayton, Gainesville High School
  • Thomas Hutchison, Woodbridge High School
  • Ronald Lui, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Aditi Puri, Osbourn Park High School
  • Anna Remsen, Patriot High School
  • Isabel Rojas, Osbourn Park High School
  • Adriana Sanchez, Battlefield High School
  • Devika Thampi, Patriot High School

Medicine and Health Sciences at Radford University

  • Quinn Adams, Osbourn Park High School

Visual and Performing Arts at Radford University

  • Sophie Ainsworth, Gainesville High School
  • Yaw Ampratwum, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Susana Arango Herrera, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Yan Barabash, Osbourn Park High School
  • Megan Berk, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Logan Bintz, Patriot High School
  • Lillian Grace Branco, Osbourn Park High School
  • James Coogan, Battlefield High School
  • Parker Crossey, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Matteo Devito, Battlefield High School
  • Annette Dobson, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Eden Eyasu, Gar-Field High School
  • Paris Gold, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Georgina Harris-Provencal, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Jolie Hinkle, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Giselle Holder, Battlefield High School
  • Sam Hull, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Olivia Lee, Battlefield High School
  • Rebecca McKeown, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Brayden Nowak, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Kanan Rhodes, Battlefield High School
  • Jordyn Robinson, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Stephanie Salas, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Andrew Serrano-Bremer, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Angie Soto, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Caroline Straw, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Kaitlyn Svrlinga, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Persephone Ventura, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Sana Wakilzada, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Ainsley Whitaker, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Kendal Whitaker, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School

For more information about the Summer Residential Governor’s Schools, visit the program webpage. Applications for summer 2027 will be available this fall.