Twenty-five Darlington students have been recognized by the Duke University Talent Identification Program’s 7th Grade Talent Search, which honors those who have scored at the 95th percentile or higher on a grade-level achievement test. As part of the program, these students have the opportunity to take the SAT or ACT.
“Having 45 percent of our seventh-grade students qualify for the Duke TIP Program is a testament to the type of students we have at Darlington,” said James Hutchins, director of Middle School. “They work hard every day and are conscientious about their progress.”
Students receiving Duke TIP recognition include Braxton Ballard of Menlo, Ga.; Lillie Bradshaw of Rome; Noah Brown of Cedartown, Ga.; Abby Cantrell of Rome; Jade Cox of Rome; Steven Cox of Cedartown, Ga.; Will Crawford of Rome; Savannah Dempsey of Rome; Carter Dingler of Cedartown, Ga.; Madeline Drummond of Rome; Harlan Dulaney of Rome; Winston Gammon of Cedartown, Ga.; Sally Jones of Rome; Landon Lawrence of Dallas, Ga.; Hannah Jon Lewis of Rome; Hunter Manning of Rome; Vraj Patel of Rome; Ethan Pender of Rome; Alyse Redden of Cedartown, Ga.; Alexander Roberts of Leesburg, Ala.; Alex Russell of Cedar Bluff, Ala.; Carl Schriever of Rome; Zoe Smith of Kingston, Ga.; Caroline Thoms of Kingston, Ga.; and Julia Warren of Cartersville, Ga. Eight of these students scored above the 95th percentile on both math and verbal.
Since 1980, more than two million gifted students have participated in Duke TIP’s Talent Searches.
