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CENTRAL VALLEY-Each year the Johns Hopkins' Center for Talented Youth Academic Talent Search sends Dr. Sandy Kay, the M-W district coordinator of gifted programs, a list of participating seventh- and eighth-graders who took this year's SAT test. The talent search evaluates the performance of these students as they compare to 11th and 12th grade students who took the same exam. There are three levels to the honors: • Participation (qualifying score on standardized test of 97th percentile or above to take exam). • Distinction (scored as well as or above the average college-bound senior). • State honors (scores merit invitation to the state awards ceremony). The 59 seventh and eighth grade students who took the SAT this year are: Seventh Grade Joshua D. Angehr James Banville Katharine M. Capozzi Courtney E. Dillon Kelsey Dworjan Christopher J. Giordani Clarissa M. Herman Cissy Hu Kristen M. Kasak Jillian Mazzola Erin M. McGovern Kelly M. Mulvihill Mark R. Obrien Alexander D. Prictoe Stephen Psathas John D. Reina Sarah A. Rosachi Jordan T. Salkin Kelsey C. Schneider Andrew D. Shapiro Dylan Skinner Katherine L. Weber Callie J. Woods Thomas D. Zahralban Angela W. Zhu Eighth Grade Lauren C. Biagiotti Shaun M. Cagney Grace J. Cheong Esther L. Collins James F. Creamer Gerard F. Daley Michael A. DeAquino Jennifer L. Draiss Haley A. Duffy Erich Goetz Kelsey L. Gunther Robyn A. Hannes Rebecca L. Hauser Kristen M. Heuberger Brian C. Hioe Allison Jacobus George W. Jaray Samantha M. Ketchell Michael A. Kling Joseph Y. Labarbera Brian Mandel Lauren K. Martin Nicola E. Milone Christina M. Musich Daniel J. Petrilak Lauren E. Pogulis Veronica L. Price Jonathan A. Prictoe Leandra M. Tejedor Cara M. Vaccaro York Wang Kristen T. Williams Ian W. Yu Jeanne Marie Zonneveld Twenty five scores merited a Certificate of Distinction for scoring as well as or above the average college-bound senior. The average SAT scores of college-bound seniors this year was 508 on the verbal and 518 on the math. The following students will receive a certificate of distinction from Johns Hopkins' Center for Talented Youth: Seventh Grade James Banville (math) Kelsey Dworjan (verbal) Clarissa M. Herman (verbal) Alexander D. Prictoe (verbal) Sarah Rosaschi (math) Jordan Salkin (math) Katherine Weber (math) Thomas D. Zahralban (math) Eighth Grade Shaun M. Cagney (verbal/math) Grace J. Cheong (math) Esther L. Collins (math) Jennifer L. Draiss (verbal) Kristen M. Heuberger (verbal/math) Brian C. Hioe (verbal/math) Michael Kling (verbal) Joseph Labarbera (verbal/math) Brian Mandel (verbal/math) Lauren K. Martin (verbal/math) Daniel J. Petrilak (verbal) Veronica Price (verbal/math) Jonathan Prictoe (verbal/math) Leandra M. Tejedor (verbal) Cara M. Vaccaro (verbal) York Wang (verbal/math) Ian Yu (math) The highest of honors will go to eight students who achieved one of the following scores: Grade 7 n 550 SAT-verbal or 550 SAT-math or for Grade 8 n 600 SAT-verbal or 600 SAT-math. Invitations to a state awards ceremony in May were extended to these qualifying students who took the exam on the official Talent Search dates in December or January. Students who took the exam after the official dates and receive these qualifying scores will receive a certificate in the mail from the Johns Hopkins center: Seventh Grade James Banville (math) Jordan Salkin (math) Thomas D. Zahralban (math) Eighth Grade Brian C. Hioe (verbal) Joseph Y. Labarbera (math) Veronica L. Price (math) York Wang (math) Ian W. Yu (math)