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How do I set up an account so I can attend class each day?

Student accounts are set up during Orientation. Use the password and User Name setup during Orientation to log into class as well as to access your e-mail account. If you did not attend Orientation, you do not have any Governor's School account and therefore cannot log into class, etc. To obtain a class and e-mail account you must contact the Governor's School system administrator by calling (276) 619-4352 or via e-mail at support@hgs.k12.va.us and supply the following information:

Your first and last legal name (No nicknames, etc.) Your school name Which class(es) you are taking, what class meeting time (e.g., 7:20-8:10 class), and if a block schedule class, which semester. A password choice (see restrictions and examples below)

After verification that your application has been received and accepted by the Governor's School, accounts will be created and you will receive an e-mail reply listing your User Name and confirming your password choice. You will use the User Name and password to access both your class and e-mail accounts.

The password you request must meet the following guidelines:

• Minimum of Six (6) Characters
• Maximum of Fourteen (14) Characters
• The Characters Can Be Numbers, Letters, Or a Combination
• All Letters Must Be Lower Case
• No Special Characters
• No Personal Information Within the Password
• Cannot Be the Word "Password"

Some examples of valid passwords:

    12ab4h
    13scott4h
    h3l1me
    scott1234

Some examples of invalid passwords:

     9883388     (phone number)
     031592abn     (contains a birthdate)
     34$ab_2n    (contains special characters)
     EATcake41   (No CAPITAL letters)
     ab63         (Too short; must have at least 6 characters and/or numbers)

Finally, you will need to send a photograph of yourself to the Governor's School as soon as possible. See this support page for photograph requirements, etc. While your account will be set up and active as soon as possible without the photograph, an acceptable photograph must be received soon after account activation to keep the account active. Your accounts, both class and e-mail, will be deleted if no usable photograph is received within a resonable period of time after account activation.

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