30 Montgomery Catholic Students Qualify for Duke 7th Grade Talent Search Program

30 Montgomery Catholic Students Qualify for Duke 7th Grade Talent Search Program 1Thirty seventh grade students at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School have qualified for the Duke University Talent Identification Program.

The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies seventh grade students in sixteen states in the Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on a grade-level achievement test. These students are invited to participate in the Duke TIP 7th Grade Talent Search and take either the SAT or the ACT.

The 30 students at Montgomery Catholic who have qualified for the Duke TIP Program are Emily Barranco, Will Barranco, Kathleen Beesley, Neely Boston, Lexie Bourgeois, Brian Brunson, Marissa Dogan, Claire Fischer, Abaigeal Gilbert, Lacy Herbek, Steven Higgins, Blake Johnson, Richard Kanneh, Gabe Keating, Anna Koerner, Mel Koontz, Kaitlyn Kornosky, Conner Langston, Brian Lee, Wilson Miles, Greg Ozgul, Sarah-Camille Peek, Maria Rossi, Madison Searcy, Mary Selvaggi, Mary Reagan Starrett, Logan Stevens, Katie Struck, Beth Vaughan, and Jennifer Westendorf.

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