Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology
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Roanoke Valley Governor's School 
| Established | 1904 | |
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| School type | Specialty school | |
| Enrollment | 200 | |
| Teachers | 13 | |
| Director | Dr. Scott Watson | |
| Location | Roanoke, Virginia | |
| Color | Green | |
| Mascot | Lab Rat | |
| Rivals | N/A | |
| Homepage | Official Site |
The Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology was established in 1985 as a result of the cooperative effort of seven regional school districts to improve education in mathematics and science. It has a faculty of highly qualified teachers including the 2003 "Virginia Science Teacher of the Year."
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[edit] Math Classes
There are many math classes including Integrated Mathematics, Contemporary Precalculus, Laboratory Calculus, Accelerated Laboratory Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, and Advanced Calculus.
[edit] Science Classes
The variety of science classes at the Governor's school include Laboratory Physics, Governor's School Chemistry, Advanced Placement Chemistry, Governor's School Biology, Governor's School Physics, Accelerated Governor's School Physics, and Governor's School Ecology.
[edit] Science Fair
Every first year student at the Governor's school is required to take Fundamentals of Research as their elective. In this class, the students meet once a week to research and prepare a research project. Immediately after Christmas break, the students spend all of January only in Fundamentals of Research. During this period, they finalize and perform their experiments and analyze the results. They also prepare their presentation at the project forum. The science fair is the largest in Western Virginia and every student at the school participates. Also, for at the past 10 years, the two student representatives from the Western Virginia Science Fair chosen to go to the International Science and Engineering Fair have been Roanoke Valley Governor's School students.
