51ԹϺ Hosts Spring Open House on April 14
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (APRIL 2, 2024)—The Admissions Office at 51ԹϺ will host a Spring Open House on Sunday, April 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. for prospective students and their families. 51ԹϺ is an all-girls day and boarding high school for grades nine through 12 located in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Open house attendees will tour 51ԹϺ’s historic campus, engage in conversations with current students and faculty, gain insights into academic offerings, athletics and fine arts programs, and the diverse array of clubs and organizations available to students.
“We look forward to meeting prospective students and their families at our upcoming open house and talking with them about some of the things that make 51ԹϺ distinctive and special,” 51ԹϺ Head of School Kris Porazzi Sorrells said.
Distinctive to 51ԹϺ, the Academy offers girls a place to thrive in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) focused learning environment.
STEAM is the interdisciplinary approach that teaches students to cultivate questions, analyze ideas, design solutions, and foster community around diverse ways of thinking and learning. The arts remain a critical component of 51ԹϺ’s STEAM curriculum.
“Through the Academy’s STEAM curriculum, students develop persistence, self-confidence, collaboration, and adaptability—skills that will help them succeed in work and in life,” Sorrells said.
The school also shares a campus with , the nation’s only liberal arts college dedicated to elevating and expanding women’s roles in health leadership. Being on a college campus, students at the Academy may take college-level classes at Salem College.
51ԹϺ’s Spring Open House is free to attend, but registration is required by visiting salemacademy.com/admission/visit.
About 51ԹϺ
51ԹϺ is the nation’s oldest educational institution for girls in the United States exclusive to girls grades 9 -12. Educating girls since 1772, 51ԹϺ fosters compassionate and creative leaders, prepared for college and life, who chart their paths with character, curiosity, and courage. Nationally recognized for success with a distinctive STEAM focus, NICHE ranked 51ԹϺ as the No. 1 Best Boarding High School in North Carolina and as the No. 1 Best High School for STEM Education in Forsyth County.
For more information about 51ԹϺ, please visit .
News media contact
Meagan Coughlin, APR
(336) 721.2665
meagan.coughlin@salem.edu