STUDENTS RECOGNIZED

TIP, the Duke University Talent Identification Program, is sponsoring a series of recognition ceremonies to honor some of the most talented seventh-graders in the nation.

Students invited from the area to Drury College in Springfield May 31:

-- Immaculate Conception, Jackson: Zachary Friedrich.

-- L.J. Schultz: Sarah Brown, Allison Bryant, Ben Carter, Laura Clark, Aimee Crowley, Kristal Fish, Allison Johnson, Justin Lusk, Jonathan Popp and William Riley-Land.

-- St. Mary's: Herman Lui.

-- St. Vincent de Paul: Mark Berkbigler, Kurt Glastetter, Gail Heuschober, Susan Layton, Katie Mehner, Jeffrey Overbey.

-- Perryville Junior High: Melanie Evans.

-- Scott City Junior High: Marissa Hill.

-- Sikeston Middle School: Steven Addison, Colleen Bates, James Dixon, Blake Hopper, Micah Moyers and James Wilson.