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Johns Hopkins CTY awards Filam girl

June 28, 2008

BALTIMORE, Maryland = Spring 2008- Jemm Excelle Dela Cruz, a Filipino American student from Waldorf, Maryland was recently honored at a statewide awards ceremony for gifted children by The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).
Jemm, daughter of Alexander and Anabella Dela Cruz, was invited to the CTY awards ceremony last month based on an exceptional performance on a rigorous, above-grade-level test given to second through eighth grade Talent Search participants. Seventh and eighth graders took the SAT or ACT-the same tests used
for college admissions. Second through sixth graders took the SCAT, an above-level test scaled for younger students.
Since 1979, CTY has sought the most academically able elementary- and middle-school students and encouraged their enrollment in the annual fall CTY Talent Search, open September through November. Students then test in December or January.
The results of these tests give families a better idea of a child’s academic talents, particularly in comparison to the thousands of other academically talented students in the Talent Search. Students can also earn recognition at CTY’s awards ceremonies, and their test scores may qualify them for CTY’s summer
programs and distance education courses.
In 2006-07 alone, over 73,000 students from 19 states and the District of Columbia participated in the Talent Searches offered through CTY. About 30% of the 2nd and 6th graders who tested this winter earned an invitation to CTY’s Awards Ceremony, and about 25% of the 7th and 8th grade testers earned an invitation to an Awards Ceremony.
Dela Cruz, who attends John Hanson Middle School, joined other award recipients at the recent state ceremony, and was individually honored by Johns Hopkins for her academic performance and promise.
“With our annual award ceremonies, we’re committed to giving these exceptional young people a stage on which to recognize their academic achievements, just as we celebrate achievements in athletics or the performing arts,” said CTY executive director, Lea Ybarra. “Their performance places them in the top tier of students taking these tests, and they certainly deserve acclaim.” Who gets
the credit for success? “The students,” said Dr. Ybarra. “They possess an academic fearlessness and intellectual ability that will benefit their entire generation.”
CTY, a non-profit center, conducts the nation’s oldest and most extensive academic talent search and offers educational programming for students with exceptionally high academic ability. CTY parallels, and complements, a gifted child’s regular school experience.

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