Several students from Jackson were among top academically talented students from New Jersey honored at ceremonies held recently at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Teaneck, Monmouth University in West Long Branch, Rider University in Lawrenceville, and Rutgers University-Newark, in special in-state ceremonies to celebrate their academic abilities.
The students participated in a national academic talent search organized by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, CTY identifies America’s top students in grades two through eight, and provides programs, services and resources to help them make the most of their special abilities. The young people were invited to participate in the talent search because they scored at the 97th percentile or higher on school standardized tests. They then took additional above-grade-level exams, which yielded further information about the verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities of these students.
Among the honorees from Jackson were Rachel McEnroe who is a student at St. Aloysius School, Jackson; Peter Shanosky and Emily Welch, who both attend Goetz Middle School, Jackson; and Nicholas Pascullo, who attends the Ranney School in Tinton Falls. More than 78,000 students from 19 states and the District of Columbia participated in the talent searches in 2004 through CTY.