The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU will host the Kentucky Recognition Ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program at 2 p.m. May 28 in Diddle Arena.
Dr. Terry Holliday, Kentucky’s Commissioner of Education, will provide the keynote address.
The Duke University Talent Identification Program’s (Duke TIP) 7th Grade Talent Search identifies students in 16 states in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest who have scored in the 95th percentile on a grade-level achievement test. As part of the program, these academically talented students take above level college entrance exams (SAT or ACT) to learn more about their abilities.
Duke TIP hosts annual Recognition Ceremonies to honor the seventh-graders who score highest on these SAT or ACT exams. Of the more than 61,000 participants nationally this year, 24,301 students have been invited to attend State Recognition Ceremonies and 1,903 students have been invited to the Grand Recognition Ceremony. More than 1,400 Kentucky students will be honored at the event on WKU’s campus.
A record 50 students have been named 2010 William and Dorothy C. Bevan Scholars. These outstanding students have earned a perfect score on one or more sections of the SAT or ACT. The Kentucky students are Katherine Adams, Sacred Heart Model School in Louisville; Andrew Brown, Muhlenberg North Middle School in Central City; James Conti, Turkey Foot Middle School in Villa Hills; Saralina Schell, Bowling Green Junior High in Bowling Green; and Chelsea Southworth, Winburn Middle School in Lexington.
In addition to the Duke honors to be bestowed, students will be introduced to the programs they are eligible to participate in provided by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU and will also have the opportunity to tour campus.
Contact: Cara Pitchford, (270) 745-3014.