Nine Montgomery Catholic Students Receive Duke Tip State Recogonition

Nine Montgomery Catholic Students Receive Duke Tip State Recogonition 1


Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School proudly announces nine middle school students who have earned State Recognition for their ACT scores by the Duke Talent Identification Program.


The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies academically talented seventh grade students in sixteen states across the Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on standardized achievement tests. Montgomery Catholic had 18 seventh grade students who qualified to participate in the Duke TIP Program last fall with nine students whose high scores qualified them for state recognition.


Montgomery Catholic students who will be honored at the Duke Talent Search State Recognition Ceremony are Lainie Doyle, Jason Flowers, Sofie Izer, Savannah Johnson, Katherine O’Connor, Charles O’Donnell, Katherine Perkins, Anna Sadie, and Clare Wilson.
Lainie Doyle, Savannah Johnson, Charlie O’Donnell, and Katie Perkins qualified for Academy of Summer Studies and Jason Flowers, Sofie Izer, Katherine O’Connor, and Clare Wilson qualified for Center for Summer Studies.


Montgomery Catholic is very proud of these hard working students. Congratulations!



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