Twenty-seven GCCISD seventh graders earn Duke Talent Search recognition

Twenty-seven Goose Creek CISD seventh graders recently qualified for state recognition in the Duke University Talent Identification Program after earning high scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Cedar Bayou Junior School Colton Kolaja also qualified for grand recognition, ranking in the top 2 percent of all Talent Search participants. To qualify for grand recognition, students must score 650 or higher on the math and/or verbal portions of the test, which is typically taken by college-bound high school students prior to college entry. Students may also qualify for national recognition with a combined math and verbal score of 1260 or higher.

To qualify for state recognition, students must score 510 or higher on the math and/or verbal portions of the SAT or have scores of 500 or higher on both tests. Students who earn state recognition are in the top 25 percent of all Talent Search participants.

In addition to Colton, GCCISD’s state honorees include David Harding, Rodolfo Hernandez, Jayson Lindley, and Ashley Montgomery of Baytown Junior School and Amy Epperson, Stefhani Fernandez, Tara Kennedy, Alfredo Lugo, Timothy Mahaffey and John Sherry from Cedar Bayou Junior School.

The list of honorees also includes Horace Mann Junior School student BrittanySherrill; Highlands Junior School students Jasmine Cossio, Christian Elizondo, Ryan Fugere, Matthew Melendez, Jacob Miller, Leslie Thibodeaux, Jr., Daniel Wilson and Taylor Zink; and Gentry Junior School students Alicia Hollaway, David Matthew, Elida Ramirez, Shannon Sartor, Paige Scheu, Logan Shannon, and Tannya Singh.