DUKE TIP PROGRAM SPONSORS RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS

Twenty-six local students have been honored through the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Seventh-graders recognized through the program earned scores on SAT or ACT college entrance exams that many graduating seniors would envy.

TIP sponsors both a grand recognition ceremony for the highest scoring students and state recognition ceremonies. Students invited to the grand recognition ceremony earned scores higher than 70 percent of college-bound high school seniors. Those qualifying for state recognition scored as well or better than the average college-bound high school senior.

Following are students receiving state and grand recognition:

Woodland High School: Lisa Murray.

L.J. Schultz: Jonathan Anderson (grand recognition), Hunter Cook, James Fletcher, Christopher Grant, Akiko Hirao (grand recognition), Amy McCloskey, Julie McGowen, Mitchell Ogles, Susan Tansil.

Oak Ridge High School: Eric Hobeck.

St. Mary's Cathedral School: Sreevamsi Adusumilli (grand recognition), Kristy Jansen, Katherine Mayer, Bradley Patterson.

St. Paul Lutheran: Andrew Luehrs (grand recognition).

St. Vincent De Paul: Andrew Buchheit, Kari Del Vecchio, Joseph Essner, Cecilia Kuntz (grand recognition), Stephanie Miller, Gretchen Pfautsch.

Scott City High School: Christopher Josephs, Crystal Owens.

St. Ambrose: Vincent Horrell.

St. Augustine's Grade School: Sara Westrich.