Dawn Parnell, Executive Director of Communications 903.262.1064 October 8, 2014 For Immediate Release News Release Tyler ISD Students Qualify for Duke Talent Identification Program Tyler – The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) recently selected 110 seventh grade students from Tyler ISD middle schools to participate in its 2014-2015 Talent Search. Current seventh grade students who achieved a score in the 95th percentile or higher on one or more recent grade-level state exams in math, reading or science are qualified to participate in the sixteen-state regional academic program. The Duke TIP is the largest program of its kind in the nation. Qualified students are invited to register and test for the ACT or SAT college entrance exam as seventh graders, allowing them greater insight into their academic abilities and opportunities. Many seventh grade Talent Search participants earn exceptionally high scores. Since its inception in 1980, over 2 million students have participated in a Duke TIP Talent Search. Tyler ISD students who qualified for the 2014-2015 Duke TIP include: Boulter Middle School: Cordey Allen, Yesinia Alvarado, Jimena Araiza, Jayla Black, Luis Bravo, Jaidan Crowder, Oscar Gamez, Errian Johnson, Kheston London, Kassity McKenzie, Veronica Morales, Heather Roy, Juan Salazar, Brisa Sanchez-Hernandez, Monica Sandoval, Martin Solis, and Madison Zapata Dogan Middle School: Leticia Hernandez Pureco, Virgil Sanchez, and Lisandro Urena Rangel Hogg Middle School: Aiden Brown, Ruben Cerna, Wilberto Figueroa Luna, Elizabeth Freney-Pierce, David Higuera, Schuyler May, Ruben Mendez, Paulina Parga, Jose Ramirez, Luis Ruiz, Sarah Tapia, Christopher Vega, and Sonia Viramontes Hubbard Middle School: Ayanna Bell, Lacy Craig, Lazhadria Crockett, Alejandro Duran, Omar ElKishky, Matthew English, Henry Hager, Judah Hahn, Courtney Harris, Kendall Jensen, Makayla Key, Max Lews, Matthew Maberry, Sidney McElroy, Madelyn Parsons, Roland Poster, Aliyah Shirley, Brayden Sluder, Darcy Stiefer, Hunter Thurston, Anthony Valladares, and Emily Wear Moore MST Magnet School: Ashley Arriaga, Anna Arteaga, Jordan Avery, Jillian Bailey, Emily Berry, Erin Berry, Elizabeth Boynton, Brandy Branham, Sophie Breen, Cally Browning, Jordan Bryans, 1319 Earl Campbell Parkway, Tyler, Texas 75701 | tylerisd.org Leonardo Carralero, Caleb Chometa, Saachi Dalal, Michael Dobbins, Donovan Fields, Andres Flores, Isabela Gage, Caleb Garcia-Quiballo, Adrianna Gauna, Johnathan Grant, Thomas Jennings, Si Qi Jiang, Elisha Kaiser, Koen Kissinger, Araceli Leija Renteria, Morgan Levrets, Ellie Lyons, Lucy Matthews, Colin Miller, Aaron Mills, Angel Mondragon, Miguel Munoz, Violet Orchard, Cecilia Ortiz, Ryan Peters, Tyler Puryear, Evelyn Robinson, Brooke Sheffield, Emma Smith, Zachary Sorrels, Devon Stewart, Jacob Story, Inaara Tejani, and Destiny Young A.T. Stewart Middle School: Andre’ Andrews, Mia Hawkins, Maria Hernandez, Jeremiah Jordan, Stephanie Licona, Jacob Neal, Alberto Pena, Karime Ramirez, Neri Ruiz, and Ariel Wade ### 1319 Earl Campbell Parkway, Tyler, Texas 75701 | tylerisd.org