The students and staff of Jackson River Governor’s School at Mountain Gateway Community College will hold a Research Fair on Wednesday, April 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with an awards ceremony at 5:45 p.m. The event will be held in the Moomaw Center on the MGCC campus in Clifton Forge and is open to the public.
The Research Fair will include displays of selected scientific research projects conducted by senior JRGS students from Alleghany High School, Bath County High School, James River High School, and Parry McCluer High School. Students will be available to explain each project and answer questions. A team of judges will assess all projects and several will be selected to receive awards.
Heather Hough, JRGS Research Instructor, and Eddie Graham, JRGS Director, encourage all residents of the Mountain Gateway Community College service region to visit the JRGS Science Fair and see the many unique and interesting projects completed by the students. Students independently researched topics, designed and implemented their experiments, and analyzed the results.
Mountain Gateway Community College partners with local school divisions and the Virginia Department of Education to operate the Governor’s School. Its purpose is to provide challenging educational experiences for students with advanced interests and abilities in mathematics, science, and technology. High school students take courses on campus at MGCC, earn over forty college credits during their junior and senior years at JRGS, and gain a prestigious credential which provides an advantage in the very competitive college and scholarship application/selection processes. Students earn a Career Studies Certificate in Science and Mathematics from MGCC. With approximately twenty-six additional college credits students may earn an Associate Degree from MGCC.
For additional information about the research fair or the school contact Eddie Graham at egraham@mgcc.edu or (540)863-2872.