2006 Governor's School for the Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage on a field trip to Roan Mountain.

HERITAGE: Heritage is the way we commemorate our culture through collective memory. It is more than just objects from the past. It is practices that are handed down by tradition. It is buildings and neighborhoods, archeological remains and exhibits in museums, historical sites and community celebrations.

Approximately 30 rising high school juniors and seniors will spend five weeks on ETSU's campus from June 3 to July 6, 2007.

At the Governor’s School for the Scientific Study of Tennessee Heritage students will explore:

• Astonomy at ETSU’s Harry Powell Observatory and the Planetarium
• Paleontology at the Gray Fossil Site
• Archaeology at Rocky Mount Museum Living History Site
• Historic Preservation in Jonesborough

Students will earn six hours of college credit and a letter grade in:

• History of Tennessee (HIST 2030): An intensive study of selected periods and topics in Tennessee history.
• Introduction to Archaeology

Students will also learn to flat-foot dance, “create” fossils, dig for artifacts, take interesting course-related field trips, establish life-long friendships, and have the time of their lives!

The Governor's School for the Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage is one of nine residential programs for gifted and talented high school students. The tuition-free Governor's School programs are conducted during the summer at the following universities:

University of Tennessee at Knoxville: School for Engineering and School for the Sciences

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: School for Prospective Teachers

University of Tennessee at Martin: School for the Humanities and School for Agricultural Science

University of Memphis: School for International Studies

East Tennessee State University: School for the Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage

Middle Tennessee State University: School for the Arts

Tennessee Tech at Cookeville: School for Information Technology Leadership