Several high school students were selected to attend this year's Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence.

The competitive program admits 752 students out of 4,000 applicants.

The Governor's Schools are sponsored by the state Department of Education and supported by the Intermediate Units. The school for health care is funded by the state Department of Health.

Area students include:

Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences

Braeden Bash, Butler School District, and

Kaylee Giger, Mars School DistrictPennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts

Matthew Leslie, Butler School District;

Kathleen Carter, Grove City School District;

Ethan Steigerwald, Grove City School District;

Olivia O'Connor, South Butler School District; and

Lisbeth Wells-Pratt, Slippery Rock School DistrictPennsylvania Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship

Ann Girdano, Butler School District, and

Justin Goehring, South Butler School DistrictPennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care

Andrew Knappenberger, Grove City School District, and

Megan Sauter, Mars School DistrictPennsylvania Governor's School for International Studies

Justin Goehring, South Butler School DistrictPennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences

Christian Bruggeman, Butler School District