High Achievers Earn Recognition
For the fifth year, Graland Middle School students were honored after they competed in the Western Academic Talent Search (WATS). WATS is facilitated by the Center for Bright Kids and provides opportunities for academically talented students in Grades 3-9.
For the fifth year, Graland Middle School students were honored after they competed in the Western Academic Talent Search (WATS). WATS is facilitated by the Center for Bright Kids and provides opportunities for academically talented students in Grades 3-9.
Eighty-nine percent of our middle schoolers qualified for WATS after scoring at or above the 90th percentile on any ERB subtest. As part of WATS, some of those eligible students opted to take the SAT, ACT or PSAT examinations, all designed for much older students. At a ceremony last May, 25 were recognized for top scores when compared to other high performing students in the western division. The western division includes Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana.
Congratulations to the following Graland students; please note their grade levels at the time of testing (2016-17 school year) are in parentheses.*
High Honors: Top 10%
Serena Barish (8)
James Cobb (8)
Talia Grynberg-Schepis (7)
Phelan Mahoney (7)
Mia Sanchez (7)
Honors: Top 25%
Ava Barish (8)
Amelia Birner (5)
Sophia Bograd (7)
Milin Choksi (6)
Ty Cler (5)
Julia Cole (7)
Charles Dye (7)
Daniel Farmer (5)
Anneliese Forschner (6)
Charlotte Frampton (6)
Alex Geldzahler (5)
Ellie Goldstein (6)
Olivia Goodreau (6)
Wilson Gowen (6)
Wells Hatcher (5)
Katherine Henry (7)
Toren Knepper (6)
Will Montgomery (7)
Catalina Rodriguez
* The students listed are those who elected to share their results with Graland. Other students may have achieved similar recognition unknown to us at the time of publication.
Graland Country Day School
Graland Country Day School is a private school in Denver, Colorado, serving students in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school. Founded in Denver in 1927, Graland incorporates a rich, experiential learning approach in a traditional classroom setting, emphasizing the development of globally and socially conscious leaders who excel academically.
