Morgan student honored by Johns Hopkins University

Morgan Elementary student Alexandra Enders knows she will be successful when she pursues her college dreams.

The confidence comes from the third grader already being told she has what it takes by one of the nation's top universities.

Enders is being honored by Johns Hopkins University as one of the top students in its Center for Talented Youth.

This is the second year that Enders has participated in the program, which requires her to read higher-level literature and submit to on-line tests.

"It really challenges you to think," she said.

Enders likes to stay busy. She is already taking fourth-grade mathematics at Morgan, and participates in a local cheerleading team.

Her busy schedule will now include a trip to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh this May to be honored as one the top 25 percent of students participating in the Talent Search award.

The Johns Hopkins award is based on student perfromance in the Scholastic and College Ability Test.

"Lexie is a exceptionally bright, dedicated, and hard working yet down to earth student, who balances her academics and everyday 3rd grader activities with a smile and giggle," said her teacher, Kristina Barel.

The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins identifies the talents of the most advanced K-12 learners internationally.

A profile of the program reads: "CTY's broader goal is to be a national voice that supports and encourages academic talent and achievement; to help in locating and nurturing talent from all neighborhoods and nations; and to engage in, and communicate, meaningful research to advance the understanding of teaching the world's most capable young people."