The results from the CMS 7^th grade students who took the ACT assessment were received in Mrs. Smith’s office last week.  Congratulations are in order for the all the students who took the ACT as their scores fell in the 17 to 28 range for the composite score.  Out of thirteen students who qualified to take the ACT, seven students chose to take the test in December.  Out of those seven, there were three students who scored above 21 to receive State Recognition and one student scored above 28 to receive Grand Recognition.

These scores were based on the English, Math, Reading, and Science ACT scores.  A student qualifying for State Recognition is in the top 30% of the Talent Search pool, and a student qualifying for Grand Recognition is in the top 2%.  This is an impressive achievement because the pool itself is highly selective and the scores are ones that many high school students aspire to achieve.

The students who should be recognized for scoring 15 or higher on their ACT composite score are Cy Rayhill, Michayla Prante-Ballue, Larissa Hastings, Abigail McFee, Lane Chasek, Joanna Derosa, and Dillon Vogt.

The State Recognition honorees are Dillon Vogt and Lane Chasek.  The Grand Recognition honoree is Abigail McFee.

The Grand Recognition honoree, Abigail, will be honored at the Grand Ceremony held at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina on May 19, 2008.  Abigail plans to attend with her mother, Rienna Young, and sister, Lydia.  The State Recognition Ceremony will be held at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln on May 20.  Dillon plans to attend with his parents, Lyndon and Kara Vogt.  Lane will be unable to attend.

All of the participating students have represented CMS well and we are proud of these academically talented 7^th graders.