Academic Applications
The application must be typed. All parent and student signatures must be "live" (not photocopied) and are on pages 1 and 4. Virginia requires gifted identification for academic applicants nominated to the state. Students who are not identified as gifted must complete the identification process if their application is sent to the state. They are not required to participate in the PWCS gifted program, but must be identified as gifted.
Page 1 Personal and Demographic Information
Page 2 Activities, Research, and Honors: Consult the Page 2 Scoring Rubric Document or Attachment H from the State Administrator's Guide. All acronyms must be written out. Include detailed information about each item. Items must be linked to application area in order to receive points. Only 3 items can be used in each category. (18 points total)
Page 3 Essay: The essay is limited to 500 words. The county committee will consider an essay up to 2 pages of 12 pt font, double space, 1 inch margins. The scoring rubric is in the application and in Attachment H. (24 points total)
Page 4 Student and parent signatures/initials
Teacher Recommendations: Teacher A must be a current teacher in a subject area directly related to area of application. Teacher B can be any adult (non-parent) that can attest to your academic capabilities in your application area. Teachers must complete a rating scale and narrative (letter) Consult Attachment H for scoring details. (26 points total)
Grades: Current year GPA in core classes is considered. (8 points)
Course Challenge: Level of course challenge is considered. Students completing an Early College Scholars Agreement earn the full 8 points. (8 points)
Test Score 1: Aptitude or achievement test used in gifted identification. (8 points)
Test Score 2: Test score within the past 3 years. SOL and AP tests are not considered. PSAT, SAT, ACT and other nationally normed achievement or aptitude tests are considered. (8 points)
If either test score is not available, the Gifted Education Resource Teacher for the school will administer tests to the student with parent permission.
Art Applications
Students should initially complete the preliminary application online or on paper prior to the local auditions. Once PWCS informs you that you are one of the qualifying students to audition at the state level, complete the full application.
Auditions Auditions are worth 72 points of the application
Visual Art Adjudication (Audition requirements)
Music Adjudication (Audition requirements) Please note that vocalists must provide their own accompanists for auditions
Theater Adjudication (Audition requirements)
Dance Adjudication (Audition requirements) Please note that the dance generally refers to classical dance styles such as ballet instead of modern popular dance
Page 1 Personal and Demographic Information
Page 2 Training, Experience, and Honors: One point is awarded for each item. Each year of training can be listed as a separate item. Training is classes taken in the art area (school or private study), experience is performing experience (or art shows for visual artists), and honors can include formal awards and/or selection for key roles, solos, all-county/region/state groups. (9 points total)
Page 3 Student and parent signatures/initials
Page 4 Statement of Interest: Be sure to sign and date the SOI. It should be typed with 12 pt font, double spaced. (6 points total)
Teacher Recommendations: Teacher A must be a current teacher in the art area directly related to area of application. Teacher B can be any adult (non-parent) that can attest to your artistic capabilities in your application area. Teachers must complete a rating scale and narrative (letter). (19 points total)