McKinney, Texas — Fifty-four McKinney ISD 6th, 7th and 8th graders have been recognized through the Baylor Talent Identification Program (TIP) for their outstanding performance on Baylor TIP's Indicator of Academic Readiness assessment.
The mission of Baylor TIP is to identify exceptional talent in STEM and the humanities and provide world-class learning opportunities commensurate with students’ exceptional potential. Baylor TIP focuses on identifying talent through assessments and the opportunity to develop talents and interests through customized educational recommendations and out-of-school programs.
Baylor TIP offers four levels of recognition. Gold, Green, TIP Scholar and Intermediate TIP Scholar. MISD saw an increase of 22 students in the Gold category and an increase of 9 students in the Green category this year.
23 Gold Scholars (Top 10 percent of students)
Kekeli Fianu, Dowell MS, 8th Grade
Jackson Gilbert, Dowell MS, 8th Grade
Daniel Pak, Dowell MS, 8th Grade
Omer Afzal, Evans MS, 8th Grade
Arthur Martin III, Evans MS, 8th Grade
Hudson Clark, Faubion MS, 8th Grade
Kaarthikeyan Kathiresan, Scott Johnson MS, 8th Grade
Kaelyn Mumm, Scott Johnson MS, 8th Grade
Amitesh Premnath, Scott Johnson MS, 8th Grade
Aashinya Sagi, Scott Johnson MS, 8th Grade
Minetta Sanchez, Scott Johnson MS, 8th Grade
Azmin Moghal, Cockrill MS, 7th Grade
Arjun Morum, Cockrill MS, 7th Grade
Kevin Zheng, Cockrill MS, 7th Grade
Ananya Baliga Bantwal, Dowell MS, 7th Grade
Adelaide Dorff, Dowell MS, 7th Grade
Cooper Webb, Dowell MS, 7th Grade
Abigail Law, Evans MS, 7th Grade
Charli Dodge, Faubion MS, 7th Grade
Charles Grisar, Faubion MS, 7th Grade
Likithkumar Karnam Vajravelu, Scott Johnson MS, 7th Grade
Havisha Kavalakuntla, Scott Johnson MS, 7th Grade
Vedik Reddy Levaka, Scott Johnson MS, 7th Grade
14 Green Scholars (Top 25 percent of students)
Graham Brown, Cockrill MS, 8th Grade
Sunmugav Sathappun, Cockrill MS, 8th Grade
Elana Gilmore, Dowell MS, 8th Grade
Myla Tran, Scott Johnson MS, 8th Grade
Grayson Duke, Cockrill MS, 7th Grade
Savannah McNally, Cockrill MS, 7th Grade
Tristan Cheng, Dowell MS, 7th Grade
Macy Evans, Dowell MS, 7th Grade
Charlotte Monkus, Evans MS, 7th Grade
Evaleigh Hathcote, Faubion MS, 7th Grade
Dylan Mercer, Faubion MS, 7th Grade
Owen Wright, Faubion MS, 7th Grade
Kevin Lewis, Scott Johnson MS, 7th Grade
Cayman Stowers, Scott Johnson MS, 7th Grade
1 Baylor TIP Scholar (Top 50 percent of students)
Ayansh Gupta, Scott Johnson MS, 7th Grade
17 Intermediate Baylor TIP Scholars (6th Graders)
Nishad Bangole, Cockrill MS, 6th Grade
Aakash Mirji, Cockrill MS, 6th Grade
Vidhaarth Praveen, Cockrill MS, 6th Grade
Rylie Sanders, Cockrill MS, 6th Grade
Tharunikaa Vengateshwararaja, Cockrill MS, 6th Grade
Michael Wynne, Cockrill MS, 6th Grade
Nirvaan Jain, Dowell MS, 6th Grade
Mark Mazzolini, Dowell MS, 6th Grade
Valerie Pappas, Dowell MS, 6th Grade
Owen Rosenvold, Dowell MS, 6th Grade
Jagger Strong, Dowell MS, 6th Grade
Savannah Forshee, Evans MS, 6th Grade
Zayaan Khan, Evans MS, 6th Grade
Jacy Brown, Scott Johnson MS, 6th Grade
Aurelle D'Souza, Scott Johnson MS, 6th Grade
Charith Doodala, Scott Johnson MS, 6th Grade
Samuel Kevin-Aligah, Scott Johnson MS, 6th Grade