The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) identifies seventh graders who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on a grade-level achievement test. These students are invited to participate in the Duke TIP seventh Grade Talent Search and take either the SAT or the ACT.
This year, 55 Jackson Academy students qualified for the program including Ty Usey, Parker Bracken, Ridgely McIntyre, Drew Antici, Jesse Montgomery, Phoebe Guinn, Avery Hendrick, Jonathan Lucas, John Henson, Simms Baker, Demi Williamson, Gracie Coe, Lachlan McLendon, Wes Thomas, Nikki Lawrence, Isabelle Lee, Zharia Hill, Kaylee Ashford, Zoe Ladner, Rosemary Caldwell, Thomas Arnold, Will Edwards, Jack Varner, Parker Kirby, James Smith, Elizabeth Pedigo, Jude Reeves, Emery Thigpen, Samia Wilson, Katie Youngblood, Graham Laseter, McNeill Dinkins, Michael Hogue, Locke Danley, Parker Ryan, Coleman Dinkins, William Meck, Ben Sigler, Sophie Hays, Caroline Graven, Anna Claire Seago, Ava Couey, Lila Robertson, Madeleine Pettus, Isabel Lehman, Miles Taylor Leverette, Emory Laseter, Meagan Gautier, Emma Collums, Lily Rhoden, Priya Ray, Natalie DeRusso, Andrew Holmes, Rett Stanley, and Alex Summerford.