Our intention is to provide gifted and talented students with more opportunities than they might find in their own schools. The A. Linwood Holton Governor's School is named for a former governor of Virginia who grew up in Southwest Virginia. Much of the school's efforts during the first years has been to provide students with the newest of technologies to use as tools in their work. All of the content for the courses is online, and is accessible to students at any time. Each student and teacher has a free electronic mail account.
Many educational tools are available on the school's home pages.
The technology allows students to talk with persons miles away, at no charge, simply by using a program on their computers. Teachers can post announcements to students, distribute class notes that may have been missed, provide a quiz which can be taken online and much more. This program is offered to students in 12 separate school districts in Southwest Virginia. New Course Offerings for 2001-2002. The courses are designed for juniors and seniors, but do not exclude academically advanced sophomores.