Back near the beginning of the school year, I blogged about Christopher being invited to take the ACT, which he did in December. A few months later we got the results: main score 19. In the breakdown, he scored well enough in two different sections to meet the benchmark that said he was ready for college level courses in those areas.
The district just released the following information. I highlighted my boy's name J
Look at all the kids from his school!
Four 7th graders scored to "win" on a national level, he wasn't one of them, but three of the four are in his class. I find that amazing. I don't think he knows how lucky he is to have the teacher he does!
Anyway, here's the media release, it's a copy and paste, so it doesn't look as fancy as the original pdf doc, but you can find the original at NKC School's blog on blogger.
Media Release:
May 5, 2010 CONTACT:
Darlene Minx
Office of Communications
(816) 413-5048
7
th
Graders Score State & National Recognition
for Duke Talent Search
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Kansas City, North … Twenty-seven 7th graders in North Kansas City Schools
have been named state winners in the Duke University talent search known as the Duke
Talent Identification Program (TIP). The program identifies 7th graders who perform
at the college level in the SAT or ACT.
Duke Talent Search state winners include the following:
ANTIOCH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Casey Allen
Jackson Barnes
David Becker
Charles Clapham
ChristopherChg Durrant
Dustin Gier
Elizabeth Little
Kayla Mansil
William Niederberger
Kevin O'Brien
Jose Somoza
Calvin Young
EASTGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Samantha Brown
Cordell Collins
Justin Duong
Jennifer Elpert
Alec Short
Sierra Smith
Leland Williams
MAPLE PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jessica Mills Nam Vu
NEW MARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Danielle Bates
Ryan Ganaban
Alexander Nissley
John Pittala
Joseph Watts
T h e N o r t h l a n d S c h o o l D i s t r i c t f o r I n n o v a t i o n & E x c e l l e n c e
2000 NE 46t h St. Kansas City, MO 64116 816.413.5000 fax 816.413.5005
www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us
MEDIA RELEASE
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NORTHGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Austin Edmisten
The Missouri recognition ceremony for state winners is set for Friday, May 21,
11 a.m., at Drury University in Springfield.
Four of the 27 state winners also have earned national recognition as Grand
winners. The four include David Becker, Dustin Gier and William Niederberger of
Antioch Middle School; and Ryan Ganaban of New Mark Middle School.
They are invited to attend the national recognition ceremony to be held at Duke
University in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday, May 24.
For 30 years, Duke TIP has identified academically talented students in a 16-state
region who have scored in the 95
th
percentile or higher on an approved state criterionreferenced
test or on an acceptable sub-test of a grade-level achievement test. That region
includes the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Texas.
Once students have qualified, they are encouraged to then take either the ACT
Assessment Test or SAT Reasoning Test to earn academic recognition at the state or national
level.
T h e N o r t h l a n d S c h o o l D i s t r i c t f o r I n n o v a t i o n & E x c e l l e n c e
2000 NE 46t h St. Kansas City, MO 64116 816.413.5000 fax 816.413.5005
www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us
MEDIA RELEASE
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To be named a state winner in the Duke TIP, 7th graders must meet at least one
of several criteria determined for ACT and the SAT testing.
For ACT, a student must meet at least one of the following — a score greater than
or equal to a 20 on English or Math, or a score greater than or equal to 21 in Reading or
Science. Students may also qualify by earning three of the four following scores: a score
of 19 in English or Math, and a score of 20 in Reading or Science.
To earn state recognition using the SAT, 7th graders must earn at least one of the
following criteria ― a Math score greater than or equal to 520, a Critical Reading score
greater than or equal to 510, or a Writing score greater than or equal to 500. They can
also earn state recognition with two of the three following scores: a 510 in Math, a 500 in
Reading and a 490 in Writing.
Seventh graders with the highest scores on the SAT or ACT are honored at the
national Grand Recognition Ceremony. To qualify for Grand, students must meet at
least one of the following criteria.
For ACT, students must receive at last one score that is greater than or equal to 28
in English or Math, a score greater than or equal to 30 in Reading, a score greater than or
equal to 26 in Science, or a composite score greater than or equal to 26.
To earn Grand status using SAT scores, students must earn at least one score that
is greater than or equal to 670 in Math, a 650 in Critical Reading, a 650 in Writing, or a
T h e N o r t h l a n d S c h o o l D i s t r i c t f o r I n n o v a t i o n & E x c e l l e n c e
2000 NE 46t h St. Kansas City, MO 64116 816.413.5000 fax 816.413.5005
www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us
MEDIA RELEASE
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combination score in Math, Critical Reading and Writing of 1850.
By qualifying for Duke TIP recognition, participating students become part of the
Duke Talent Search family through their sophomore year and are offered academic support,
which includes access to academic resources, opportunities to participate in summer
programs, newsletters, college guides and more.
For more information about the Duke Talent Identification Program, contact Sherry
Samples, North Kansas City Schools coordinator for advanced educational programs, at
(816) 413-5052.
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