NDSU welcomes 50 scholars to North Dakota Governor’s School
The North Dakota Governor’s School, hosted at North Dakota State University, is excited to announce the 50 participants selected for the 2026 session. This diverse group of students represents communities across the state and includes scholars from 29 North Dakota high schools who have demonstrated exceptional talent, achievement and interest in STEM fields.
The Governor’s School is a four-week intensive academic program that provides high-achieving high school students the opportunity to live and learn alongside peers with similar academic interests and goals. The program focuses on research, collaboration, leadership and college-level coursework in STEM-related disciplines. Following a competitive application process that included academic achievements, personal essays and letters of recommendation, scholars were selected through a careful review process.
Throughout the program, students will engage in collaborative projects, independent research, and hands-on learning experiences designed to strengthen their skills and expand their knowledge in Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, Science and Science-Health. Listed below are the participants in their respective program areas.
Technology:
- Roman Armstrong, Dickinson High School
- Shreyas Charvour, Sheyenne High School
- Abbby Finke, Lewis and Clark Berthold Public High School
- Seemo Gaius, Dickinson High School
- Vova Hertsun, Northern Cass High School
- Piper Hodges, Fargo North High School
- Katelyn Hur, Red River High School
- William Morgan, Hope-Page High School
- Taygen Young, Edgeley High School
Mathematics:
- Brodey Abrahamson, Bowman County High School
- Madeline Chouinard, Oak Grove
- Daniel Ciuperca, Fargo North High School
- Keirah-Belle Dangman, Legacy High School
- Chinmay Gopi, Fargo North High School
- Arlin Grinolds, Century High School
- Ally Huynh, Horace High School
- Ava Ludlum, Hebron Public School
- Charlee Nenow, Gackle-Streeter Public School
- Jorgia Smith, Mott-Regent
- Nikita Usatii, Grand Forks Central High School
Engineering:
- Ashley Carr, Minot North High School
- Charles Dobrzelecki, Century High School
- Abrar Mahin Haque, Fargo North High School
- Ashlyn Hins, Fargo South High School
- Savannah Kraft, Century High School
- Tony Leng, Davies High School
- Hub McDonnell, Watford City High School
- Jackson Sinclair, Northern Cass High School
- Teagan Wentz, Sheyenne High School
- William Wendorf, Sheyenne High School
- Leonardo Yan, Fargo North High School
Science:
- Evelyn Chambers, Home School
- Rachel Choe, Davies High School
- Effie Green, Fargo North
- Cassy Hartman, Flasher Public School
- Emily Nicolai, Bismarck High School
- Stella Prebble, Minot North High School
- Brigid Quinlivan, Center-Stanton High School
- Madeline Reichert, Oak Grove
- Madeline Risty, Wilton High School
- Veeksha Tulasidhar, West Fargo High School
- Brady Walski, Northern Cass High School
- Amma Wijetunga, Red River High School
- Xuming Zheng, Century High School
Science-Health:
- Carter Chapin, Britton-Hecla High School
- Delanie Lawson, Bismarck High School
- Sophia Moen, Fargo North High School
- Ray Qi, Davies High School
- Oleksandra Tarnavchyk, Fargo North High School
This year’s scholars will present their research on Wednesday, July 1, with a closing ceremony scheduled for Thursday, July 2 at 1 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
NDGS is an important and long-lasting opportunity for students. Since 1990, Governor’s School has been providing over 1,200 scholars exceptional learning opportunities through summer residential programs catered to science, math, engineering and technology. NDGS at NDSU is an affiliated member of the National Conference of Governor’s Schools.
The program is funded by state legislation through the 2023 Senate Bill 2200. The bill was sponsored by Sens. Ron Sorvaag, R-Fargo, and Larry Luick, R-Fairmount.
NOTE: One student name was left out of this announcement per their request.