Grantham student accepted in Duke Talent Identification Program
By From staff reports
Published in News on June 6, 2018 5:50 AM
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Anna Kate Weeks
Anna Kate Weeks, a seventh-grader at Grantham Middle School, recently qualified for inclusion in the Duke Talent Identification Program, or TIP.
Each year, the organization identifies a group of academically talented students in the U.S., based on exceptional grade-level standardized test scores.
Only those who score at or above the 95th percentile qualify. Selected students are invited to participate in the 7th Grade Talent Search and to take the ACT or SAT tests, designed for college-bound juniors and seniors.
After the ACT scores were tallied, Weeks was in the top 25 percent of the talent search pool, qualifying her for "Duke TIP" status. She was recognized at a state ceremony held at East Carolina University and then at the recent school board meeting.
"Miss Weeks has worked hard to excel academically, and we congratulate her for this outstanding accomplishment," said Amy Williams, coordinator for the school district's academically or intellectually gifted program coordinator. "We hope that being awarded state recognition through this talent search helps Miss Weeks see her academic potential, and motivates her to continue challenging herself in all that she does."
The largest program of its kind, the Duke TIP 7th Grade Talent Search helps families determine how advanced their students' academic abilities truly are. Taking an above-grade-level test is an experience that allows gifted seventh graders to more accurately gauge their academic abilities and potential, as they need more advanced examinations than they find in their grade level.
Since its inception in 1980, more than 2.8 million students have participated in the Duke TIP talent search.