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We are excited to exhibit the works of fashion illustrator Holly Nichols in the Peter C. Remis Lobby of the Wilkie Center for the Performing Arts from now through Friday, January 9. Nichols’s distinctive style and technical skill have garnered a wide, enthusiastic audience, with a significant following on Instagram (@hnicholsillustration) and TikTok, where she connects with fashion and art communities worldwide.

Michael Hyman '74 was 11 years old when he became an activist in the early 1960s. “My interest in activism got started because I was in South Carolina, and I’m the child of the Civil Rights Movement.” 

Cell phones in schools have been a hot topic for the past few years nationally. It’s a decidedly hot topic, with many different opinions on how to handle cell phones in school—ban them completely or work with students to use them more responsibly.

Seven members of The Governor’s Academy Class of 2026 celebrated their commitment to play NCAA Division I and II athletics next year before a crowd of families, coaches, teammates, classmates, and teachers in the Peter Marshall French Student Center.

Retired USMC Lieutenant Colonel MJ Forrest '89 traveled from his home in North Carolina, where he works as an Assistant District Attorney, to address a standing-room-only crowd at Governor's on November 6. The day kicked off with an introduction by Govs students on the history of Veterans Day, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, a war that started in 2003, years before the oldest students in attendance were born, but extended into their lifetimes. 

Students in American Studies and U.S. History at Governor’s recently traveled to Salem, Massachusetts, to deepen their understanding of the Salem witch trials and explore how the city remembers and commemorates this haunting chapter of American history.

Leading up to the trip, U.S. History students examined the Jamestown and Puritan settlements as part of their Colonial America unit. Over a 100-year span, they analyzed how each colony lived up to—or fell short of—its founding ideals.