This year's application process for students is two-pronged. One page is to be submitted online by EVERY applicant. Click here for the form.
Part II of the application, a Microsoft Word document, is the paper document. That application is to be downloaded, completed, printed, signed and turned in at the school level. The school
selection committee meets, lists recommendations in rank order and forwards applications to the county coordinator.
The county selection committee considers all applicatins from the county and recommends to the superintendent the students whose applications are to be sent to Charleston. Those names and applications are
to be sent to Sherry Keffer at the Department of Education and the Arts
by April 23, 2010. Check with your counselor to see when the school deadline is.
Do not forget Part I.It is a form that is to be completed online
Part II of the application is a paper document.The forms below are available as Microsoft Word documents. You may print them and type on paper or you may save each page to file, open it, and type directly on it before printing. To type directly on the forms, highlight the black lines and type right over them. In Internet Explorer, right click the link and select "Save Target As." In other browsers, you may need to right-click the link and select "Save Link As..." When you open the file in Word you will be able to read it and type on it. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE TYPED. If you are unable to type, have your parents, your counselor or some other adult or high school student type for you.
Pages 1-3 of the student application are to be filled out by the student, and pages 4 & 5 are to be signed by the student and his/her parent(s). Pages 6, 7, 8 & 9 are recommendation forms for the teachers. You should print copies of the form and give them to the teachers you have asked to recommend you. Tell them that they can also visit the website to download them. Page 10 is for the school counselor or principal. If you have questions, ask your counselor for help or call Sherry Keffer at (304) 558-2440. Submit your completed application to the appropriate person at your school.
Examples for 8th graders for completing the top of page 1.
If you are interested in attending GSMS at either WVU or the NRAO, mark the application as follows:
WVU Yes NRAO Yes
If you wish to attend only the WVU session (July 19-31), mark as follows:
WVU Yes NRAO No
If you wish to attend only the session at the NRAO (August 2-15), mark as follows:
WVU No NRAO Yes
Only the online page is to be submitted directly to the Department of Education and the Arts. Applications, even those of home-schooled students,
must be processed through the county. County choices must be postmarked
by April 16, 2010.
Student Application (MS Word download)
WVU Mentor Application (MS Word download)
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