Oakview Middle School student James Miller recently participated in the annual statewide HATS OFF awards ceremony, recognizing the top 200 high-achieving middle school students who participate in the Midwest Talent Search or a local talent search process.
The ceremony was held May 16 at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Center. Miller was honored for achieving extremely high scores on a college entrance exam, with students taking either the SAT or ACT while in eighth grade or younger.
The 200 students are offered the opportunity to write a tribute to an educator who has been particularly supportive and encouraging of their academic talents, and those teachers were recognized at the luncheon. Miller chose Mrs. Susan Navarre, a teacher at Oakview.
The SAT and ACT tests are administered to approximately 7,000 Michigan middle school students annually who demonstrate high academic ability. These SAT and ACT tests are the same tests utilized by high school juniors and seniors as part of the college admissions process.
Midwest Talent Search data identify that participating middle school students score, on average, very close to the average score of college-bound high school seniors nationally.
The middle school students recognized at HATS OFF have achieved scores comparable to the top 1-20 percent range of college-bound high school seniors? scored.