BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Crystal Rosalie Carpenter, Emma Harris, Tanner Maharrey, Hannah Mitchum, Justine Smith and Josh Trill, all from Berkeley County, graduated from the SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) on Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Hartsville.
Crystal Rosalie Carpenter, daughter of Thomas E. and Charity Gwen, and Josh Trill, son of Steve Trill and Lisa Trill, will attend Clemson University.
Emma Harris, daughter of Thomas and Tavia Harris, will attend Winthrop University.
Tanner Maharrey, son of Sean and Heather Maharrey, will attend College of Charleston. Hannah Mitchum, daughter of Chris and Lisa Mitchum, will attend Winthrop University.
Justin Smith, son of Randy and Cheryl Smith will attend the University of South Carolina.
The 121 students that comprise the GSSM Class of 2016 hail from 26 different South Carolina counties and 70 high schools. Graduates will go on to attend a variety of universities across the country including Yale University, Duke University, the College of William and Mary, Vanderbilt University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Texas at Austin, Fordham University and the American University of Paris. Nearly 70% of the graduates elected to remain in state to pursue undergraduate degrees.
In total, the Class of 2016 received $21.3 million in scholarship offers.
GSSM, recently named one of the Top-Performing U.S. Schools with Elite Students by The Washington Post, specializes in the advanced study of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as an emphasis on economics and entrepreneurship. A statewide public, residential high school for juniors and seniors located in Hartsville, SC, GSSM offers over 50 STEM courses annually, including neuroscience, advanced genetics, calculus-based physics, differential equations and robotics.
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is a two-year, public, residential high school in Hartsville, SC, specializing in the advanced study of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with a unique emphasis on economics and entrepreneurship.
GSSM’s residential program can serve as many as 288 high school juniors and seniors annually from across the state. In addition, the school impacts more than 10,000 students and teachers each year through its innovative outreach and virtual programs. Learn more by visiting www.scgssm.org.
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