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Newsweek Magazine Ranks GSSM Among Top 20 Public Elite High Schools for 5th Consecutive Year
June 14, 2010
For the fifth year in a row, the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) has been named one of the Top 20 "public elite" high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine. The Hartsville-based school is the only Palmetto State school to earn this distinction.See the list for yourself!
Published online June 13, Newsweek's list ranks America's 1,622 best public high schools. The news magazine's formula is designed to recognize schools that challenge average students through Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken in 2009.
The system creates the need for a separate category for top-performing schools like GSSM, where most students earn exceptionally high SAT and ACT scores and enroll in rigorous, college-level courses.
"It is no surprise that the Governor's School continues to be included in this prestigious national ranking as our curriculum, innovative programming and unique learning opportunities continue to reach new heights," said Dr. Murray Brockman, GSSM president.
"As always, we celebrate Newsweek's independent evaluation of our ongoing efforts and outcomes. At the same time, we look toward GSSM's future and the exciting new initiatives that will further cement our school's status as a national model."
GSSM serves a high-achieving segment of the state's high school juniors and seniors who are passionate about science, mathematics and technology and who are motivated to increase their knowledge in these subjects. One of only 16 public, residential high schools in the country that specialize in science and mathematics, GSSM offers an early college experience to its students and allows them to earn college credits for many of their math and science courses.
Of the school's 60 students who graduated May 29, more than half will attend South Carolina colleges and universities in the fall. Notable out-of-state schools to be attended by GSSM graduates of 2010 include Yale, Emory, Georgetown, Drexel, Brown and Wellesley.
