WEST COLUMBIA, SC -- More than 220 Lexington Two students have been invited to join the Duke University Talent Identification Program’s prestigious 4th–6th Grade Talent Search.
Each year, a select group of academically talented students in the United States are identified as academically gifted based on grade-level standardized test scores at or above the 95th percentile. Those students are invited to participate in the 4th–6th Grade Talent Search and to take the optional PSAT 8/9. Participants also receive access to enrichment activities, specialized publications, and the ability to apply to TIP’s educational programs.
The 223 fourth- through sixth-graders selected from Lexington Two’s elementary and middle schools include:
BUSBEE CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY: Ryann Ballard, Kendall Beaman, Carter Bessinger, Rocky Dah, Ashley Hernandez-Cabrera, Lily Petermann, Dulce Rosales-Angel, Quan Vo
CAYCE ELEMENTARY: Joshua Bailey, Nathan Boulet, Treyson Gordon, Jaiya Johns, Jayla Mack, Mackenna Maddox, Jamarcus Mayes, Aisha Oree Flores, Emma Parker, Bailee Wickware, Annabelle Erexson, Jamir Graham, Alexandra Neal-Guetchkov, DeAndre' Thompson, Delaney Williams
CONGAREE ELEMENTARY: Zaylin Mehner, Hope Pouncey, Charlotte Wojcik, Kyle Cooper, Addison Herron, Reagan Stanley, Aidan Strauser
FULMER MIDDLE: Daniel Adkins, LaDonna Allison, Phoenix Amick, William Autry, Carly Bryant, Anthony Carr, Ella Crawford, Nancy Dufries, Rowen Faircloth, Leighann Fowler, Christina Gilmore, Barack Goggins, Clayton Goings, Caylin Griffith, Zackariah Henson, Gracie Hubbard, Landon Jeffcoat, Kayden Krantz, Avery McCree, Olivia McIntosh, Creighton Pumphrey, Carolina Redmond-Murillo, Jayden Standridge, Branton Tacia, Brody White
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE: Caroline Boone, Elliot Bridges, Tennessa Cunningham, Christopher Estrada-Abad, Madelyn Giles, Kaydence Heatley, Ryan Knight, Ariyanna Kyzer, Sidney Moore, Metts Moseley, Josie Pettit, Jenna Pownall, Andrew Roberts, Jayden Roland, Natalie Struthers, Bradlynn Sturkie, Emma Sturkie, Jordy Tello, MacKayla Wahl
PINE RIDGE MIDDLE: Emmanuel Aguilar-Benitez, Sincere Albert, Isabelle Carpenter, Kimberly Chavez-Jarquin, Kailya Chavez, Ty'Asia Davis, Geraldine Diaz-Damian, Gabrille Duncan, Ciera Ford, Aubrey Frye, Delisa Godbolt, Max Hernandez, Eduardo Hernandez-Silverio, Nia Jenkins, Kyrin Lavington, Nathan Linden, Diana Mar-Vazquez, Rhett McDonald,Madelyn Mendez, Julaylie Morales, Jerry Ni, Josue Ortega Lopez, Isadara Osborne, Amanda Petersen,Joe Powell, Jonathan Ramirez Bautista, McKaylah Rosendahl, Azaria Rouse, Harrison Shoffner, Justin Sightler, Johan Vasquez Franco, Robert Williams
RIVERBANK ELEMENTARY: Mollie Adams, Justice Atkinson, Naomy Baez Cortes, Evan Church, Jacob Deaton, Brennan Gocke-Anderson, Rylan Hinson, Halie Hobley, Preston Lord, Chloe Maples, Curren Moritz, Edward Nava Pacheco, Natalie Nelson, Jameson-Howard Nunnery, Arica Quick, Kasey Quinn, Talmage Scurry, Arden Stabler, Bentley Tiedman, William Trifos, Joshua Wahl, Lillian Adkins, Sundiata Anderson, Yker Baez-Cortes, Yave Castanedas-Gonzalez, Huckleberry Crowder, London Duncan, Jesse Everett, Evan Farmer, Jack Fisher, Lorely Gaspar, Jack Grimes, Braden Gunnells, Ashilee Harrison, Anna Hook, Kaylee Hook, Xavier Hussey, Samantha Johnson, Antwain Lawson, Taylor Merchant, Paiden Mergo, Brayden Morris, Stanley Myers, Campbell Parsons, William Powell, Roy Pryor, James Ray, Reagan Sowell, Emma Summers, Christopher Webb, Hong Chen Zhu
SALUDA RIVER ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS: Kenz Al-zubaidi, Sophia Brooks, Peyton Durrett, Colton Jennings, Kendall Poston, Arwyn Simmons, Caroline Cantrell, Isabella Cauthen, Kevin Habing, Hesham Hassanein, Jordan Robinson, Kathryn Senterfeit, Arwyn Simmons, DJ Taylor
SPRINGDALE ELEMENTARY: Gabriel Beveridge, Marcial Comisario, James Davis Gordon, Emerson Hendrix, Cristopher Juarez Gallardo, Skylar Lane, Matthew Perry, Amber Rayfield, Johnathan Reddick, Trevor Sawicz, Lore Stabler, Edward Boykin, Robert Chavis, Caleb Clayton, Jay Dufries, Aliyah Estevez, Isabella Fisher, Amelia Grogan, Robert Hess, Hudson Ingram, Gabriel Massoni, Weston Mims, Aurora Murray, Elena Nguyen, Jayden Osborne, Karsyn Roark, Matthew Tatum, Trevor Wilson
WOOD ELEMENTARY: Elijah Cory, John Francis, Mariana Hernandez Villegas, Ella Jeffcoat, Patrick Lovett, James Powell, Brian Pridgen, Christopher Scott, Aiden Sherman, Channing Stanfill, Isabella Szczechowski, Memphis Boggs, Skylar Branham, Ariana Feliciano, Victor Goncalves, Sofia Gonzalez-Hernandez, Gabriela Guzman, Vincent Mills, Addison Rowlett, Gavin Russell, Micah Simmons, Emma Strock, Austin Thompson, Yazmin Ellen Vasquez