Summer High School Institute

We are no longer accepting applications for 2018.

Student Application        Recommendation Submissions

The program's success begins with your efforts in the schools. Announcing the opportunity to 10th-grade students, encouraging students to apply, and helping students to takes a great deal of time. We appreciate the care and effort you devote to this project.

Students Students interested in attending HSI should finish the online application, which includes:

       -Basic information about the student, including awards and acheivements

       -A letter of Application (this should include the reasons for wanting to participate AND an explanation of what you hope to gain from the ecperience)

       -An essay written by the student in regards to one of the prompts provided below.

It is the responsibility of the student to inform their counselor that they are applying for the program and that their transcripts should be submitted online. They must also inform those who will be giving their two letters of reccomendation to submit them online.

Student Selection

HSI is an enrichment program for high ability high school students. Nominees should be outstanding 10th-grade students who have many of the following traits, aptitudes, and behaviors:

• creativity, imagination, and curiosity
• initiative and motivation
• communication skills
• problem-solving skills
• insight
• humor
• enthusiasm about learning and life in general

Accepted students will receive a package in the mail including their acceptance letter and further paperwork.

 To be eligible to apply, students must:

• be in the 10th grade at a public or private high school in Wyoming;
• be current residents of Wyoming;
• intend to return to a Wyoming school for the next term; and
• be committed to participate fully and remain for the entire three weeks of the program.

Essay Prompts:

1. If you had $1,000 to invest in a project of your choice, how would you use that money to create the greatest possible positive impact within your community?  Please provide a detailed description of your proposed project. What positive change would you hope to achieve?  Be realistic as you consider your budget and be sure to include specific information about your project and your goal(s).

2. Discuss how you would use something you have learned –in a class, from a book, on the news etc.-to benefit your community.  This could be a specific technique (such as how to clean up a water supply), information about issues (such as sustainability) or knowledge or skills that you would like to share with others (such as world folklore or Irish dance). What is it?  Why do you think it would benefit your community (define the community you are targeting; it could be an organization, a town, a school, etc)?  How would you implement sharing or using this knowledge?

3. What future invention or innovation do you believe will most significantly impact the world? Why? Be sure to discuss the    potential short-and long-term ramifications of this development, both positive and negative.

4. Discuss a time when something you learned—in a class, from a book, on the news etc.—changed the way you thought about an issue, a person, a subject, the world around you.  What was it you learned?  Why was it significant? How did it change your perspective?  Did this change in perspective change you (your goals, your actions, your use of your time)