TWO STUDENTS ATTEND SUMMER PROGRAM AT UK

Akiro Hirao of Cape Girardeau and Christopher D. Josephs of Scott City attended TIP, Duke University Talent Identification Program. The program was offered to students in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

TIP is a three-week summer residential program for academically talented youngsters on the campus of the University of Kansas-Lawrence. It is open to students in grades seven through nine. To qualify students must achieve a SAT or ACT score equivalent to a graduating senior while in seventh grade.

During the program students enroll in a single course and generally complete the equivalent of a year of high school or a semester of college-level work. All summer program students spend six hours per day in class on weekdays and three hours on Saturdays.

TIP is a nonprofit educational organization designed to identify and develop academic talent.