Eight Shelby County residents participated in the 2011 Alabama Governor’s School at Samford University from June 19-July 1. They were among 80 rising high school seniors from 23 counties who attended the two-week honors program. Pictured front row (L-R) Michael Han, Katharine Drake, Rachel Williams, Frank Wu and Stetson Dubberly; back row, Will Sorrell, Alex Whitecotton and Kyle Paul. Will Sorrell with the plaque he won as Outstanding Male Student at Alabama Governor’s School.