Emma Jenevein, Kendall Smaby, Jack Pippen — Courtesy Photo
By Gigi Ekstrom, director of marketing, Lakehill Preparatory School
Three Lakehill Preparatory School seventh-graders who elected to take the SAT or ACT as part of the Duke University Seventh-Grade Talent Search recently received state recognition.
The honors go to Emma Jenevein, SAT critical reading and writing, Jack Pippen ACT reading and science, and Kendall Smaby, SAT critical reading and writing, for their achievements.
The Duke Seventh-Grade Talent Search, now in its 13th year, identifies academically talented seventh-graders based on their standardized test scores. Candidates are then invited to complete either the SAT reasoning test or the ACT assessment college entrance examination.
The goal is to provide them with information about their abilities while introducing them to a network of services and enrichment programs. These three Lakehill students will be further honored in June at a Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) State Recognition ceremony.
Pippen, Jenevein, Smaby, and Christian Schreiber were invited to participate in the Duke TIP Summer Studies Program, an intense learning experience geared specifically toward gifted students.
Pippen plans to study architecture at the University of Kansas during the three-week program. As a student in the architecture program, he will participate in drawing exercises, slide presentations, independent research, field trips, and walking tours. He will then be able to put his knowledge into practice by designing his own building.
Participants attend seven hours of classes every day during the week and four hours on Saturdays. Courses are fast-paced and intense, and are designed to provide a challenging academic program equal to one year of a high school course.
They also will participate in evening group activities and weekend social and recreational activities. While there, students live in college residence halls and eat in campus dining halls.
They will also develop important skills such as doing their own laundry, which will help them when they go to college. Participants may select a different program every summer throughout middle and high school without having to reapply every year.
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