Six Darlington County students graduate from GSSM
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that six local students graduated from its advanced, residential STEM program May 28 at the Deloach Center at Coker University in Hartsville.
Kristyn Anders, student of Shandra Anders and Gerry Anders, will attend Rutgers University.
Brodee Clontz, student of Dodee Clontz and Bill Clontz, will attend Furman University.
Dawson Francis, student of Dawn Francis and Jason Francis, will attend Wofford College.
James Kimrey, student of Tanya Allen and Kevin Allen, will attend the University of South Carolina.
Henry Klimek, student of Julia Klimek, will attend American University.
Catherine Stewart, student of Carrie Stewart and Tommy Stewart, will attend Wofford College.
The GSSM Class of 2022 hails from 29 counties across South Carolina and 74 high schools.
Many of this year’s graduates include received prestigious institutional merit-based scholarships, including the Hollingsworth Scholarship at Furman University, Presidential Scholarship at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Clemson Breakthrough Scholar, Clemson National Scholar, Gates Millennium Scholarship, Johnson Scholarship at Washington & Lee University, Presidential Scholarship University of Alabama, Stamps Scholarship at the University of Miami, Carswell Scholarship at Wake Forest University, appointment to the US Military Academy, and US Navy and US Air Force ROTC Scholarships.
In total, the Class of 2022 received more than $29.6 million in scholarship offers.
More than half of GSSM graduates will pursue undergraduate degrees in state, at Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Furman University, Greenville Tech, Lander University, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Winthrop University, and Wofford College.
GSSM President Danny Dorsel reflected on the Class of 2022’s accomplishments at the school’s 33rd Commencement: “Decisions. We make them every day. Two years ago, the members of the GSSM Class of 2022 decided to take the opportunity and enroll at one of the most challenging schools in the country.
“We now get to celebrate their hard-earned accomplishment. They met the challenge head-on and with a realization that they needed to work together. Both approaches will pay dividends as they encounter what life has in store for them. I am proud of the Class of 2022 and, as a fellow GSSM graduate, I eagerly welcome them into the esteemed GSSM Alumni Association.”
GSSM scholars will also attend institutions around the country and across the globe, including American University, Boston University, Bryn Mawr College,
