NEWS RELEASE

Contact: David West (west@nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

5/2/2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES- The ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars at Northwestern State University and Duke University's Talent Identification Program (TIP) will sponsor a recognition ceremony to honor some of Louisiana's most academically able seventh-graders. The ceremony will be held May 18 at 1:30 p.m. in Prather Coliseum on Northwestern's Natchitoches campus.

Students invited to attend the ceremony scored as well or better than the average college-bound high school senior on either the American College Testing Assessment (ACT) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). These college level tests were administered as part of an annual Duke University Talent Search.

"I am pleased to see special recognition given to our best and brightest students. These youngsters represent the future of our state and nation. It is important that efforts like ADVANCE and TIP work collaboratively in the identification and education of our most important national resource, intellectual talent," said Dr. David Wood, director of the ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars.

TIP's Talent Search identifies seventh-graders in 16 states in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest who have scored in the top five percent on a national achievement test. Students participate by taking either the ACT or the SAT. Talent Search participants receive a variety of educational materials and publications. A results summary and counseling guide help students interpret their scores and provide suggestions for using their ability more effectively. TIP's publications help students find out more about academic opportunities and about the needs and interests of people like themselves.

TIP is a nonprofit, educational organization designed to identify and develop academic talent. Over the past decade, TIP has established itself as the largest program of its kind in the nation. Since 1980, over one million students from all parts of the world have taken part in a TIP program.

Louisiana parents, students and teachers interested in TIP's Talent Search should contact the Duke University TIP office at (919) 684-3847 or the ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars at NSU at (318) 357-4500.

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