Kids perform well in Duke's talent search
Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Based on their scores on the SAT reasoning test or the ACT college entrance exam, more than half the Fayette County Public Schools seventh-graders who participated in the latest Duke University talent search qualified for grand or state recognition.
Advanced testing through Duke’s Talent Identification Program (TIP) provides families a clearer understanding of where a student stands in relation to gifted peers and what level of challenge is appropriate. Duke also provides participants with information about their abilities and introduces them to a network of services and educational programs.
TIP students with the highest scores in Duke’s 16-state region are invited to the grand recognition ceremony May 24 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. These seventh-graders earned scores equal to or better than 90 percent of college-bound seniors who took the same tests.
The Kentucky statewide recognition ceremony is May 28 at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
Twenty students from FCPS qualified for grand (and state) honors, and 140 for state recognition. A total of 274 students participated in the testing.
On the elementary level …
Elementary students applied for the grades 4-5 talent search based on their national standardized test scores. These kids can access online benefits such as a book club, a guide to academic resources and a free e-newsletter from Duke.
Award ribbons are sent to each school for local recognition.