2026 Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School (SRGS)

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) offers the opportunity for 10th and 11th grade students to apply to attend summer residential Governor’s schools in Academics and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Students who are accepted into one of the programs will live in residence halls in one of the state colleges in VA for four weeks in the June - late July timeframe. To learn more about SRGS opportunities and the application process, visit the VDOE  website .

To be considered for an academic or VPA Governor’s school, students must complete the steps below.

1. Complete the interest formlinked below for either Academics or VPA. The form is a required part of the application process and is due  November 5th. No late entries will be accepted. When completing the form, enter a  personal email addressand do NOT use an fcpsschools.net email address. VDOE cannot send communications to the fcpsschools.net domain.

• Academic Interest form
• Visual and Performing Arts Interest form

2. Attend our school interest meetingwhich will take place on Thursday October 23, 2025 at 3:00 in the library. Attendance at the meeting is optional but strongly encouraged.
3. Complete the application for the specific program you wish to apply to and return to Ms. Naghmi (academic) or Ms. Hanley (VPA)

• Academic applications are due to the school on December 12, 2025.
• VPA applications are due to the school on January 28, 2026.