Lauren Elson, left, receives her TIP medallion from Scottie Beth Fleming of Scottsville. The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU sponsored the Kentucky recognition ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) to honor seventh-graders who performed well on tests intended for college-bound high school students, the ACT or SAT. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)
For the 27th year, The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU sponsored the Kentucky recognition ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) to honor seventh-graders who performed well on tests intended for college-bound high school students, the ACT or SAT.
This year, 1,300 of the 2,870 Kentucky students taking the tests qualified for state recognition. Two Kentucky seventh-graders earned a perfect score on one or more sections of the SAT or ACT: Mary N. Lee from Lawrenceburg and Valerie Y. Sarge from Lexington. Students received medals acknowledging their accomplishments.
More than years ago, the Duke TIP program and The Center for Gifted Studies created The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY.) Duke TIP’s first cooperative program, VAMPY now features more than a dozen classes across the curriculum with 200 annual participants. In the past, The Center has had VAMPY campers from 21 countries and six continents.
The Duke TIP Talent Search program is beginning its 29th year and is the largest program of its kind in the nation, representing participation from 6,000 junior high and middle schools in the Duke TIP 16-state region. More than 1.5 million students have completed the Talent Search since its inception in 1980. The Talent Search identifies academically talented seventh-graders based on standardized test scores achieved while attending elementary or middle school. Candidates are identified and invited to complete either the SAT or the ACT. Duke TIP then provides the participants with comparative information concerning their academic abilities and resources for unique educational opportunities.
For information about Duke TIP, visit the program’s web site.
Contact: Gifted Studies at (270) 745-6323.
