Students Qualify Conference, Duke University TIP Program
HIGH POINT, N.C., Apr. 16, 2008 -- Seven Westchester Country Day School 10th-graders will be attending the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference and 14 seventh-graders were recognized by the Duke University Talent Identification Program.
HOBY is one of the oldest youth leadership organizations in the world. Westchester students Andrew Bauer, Taylor Christiansen, Sara Couch, Elizabeth Coughlin, Will DiIanni, Caroline Owings and Sloan Tucker were selected to attend the HOBY Leadership Conference this summer.
The Duke University Talent Identification Program recognizes seventh-grade students who scored in the top 5 percent nationally on the math, verbal, or total composite section of their most recent achievement test. Students who met these criteria were eligible to take the SAT or ACT test that is given to high school juniors and seniors. Ruben Hwasser, Bele Seyoum, Mary Bryan Smith, Katarina Terentieva, Will Thomas, Kennedy Thompson, Kimberly Watson, Cam Weis and Patrick Williford participated in this program. Another four students participated in the program and were invited to attend the state recognition ceremony, because they scored at least 510 on the math or verbal section of the test. These students were: Cooper Blazek, Claire Councill, Sam Gibson, and Katie Myers.
Westchester Country Day School, a college preparatory school, in High Point, N.C., seeks to educate each child toward moral, academic, artistic, and athletic excellence in a nurturing environment. As one of the Triad's leading K-12 private schools, Westchester boasts an expanding curriculum, strong fine arts program, and championship level athletic teams serving the needs of over 400 Triad-area students. The school is committed to enrolling young men and women of strong character and academic promise who come from families of varied social, economic, religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.
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