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B.C. Grade 3 student 91Ƶone of world91Ƶs brightest91Ƶ

Zhiji Dong was among highest scorers in Center for Talented Youth assessment
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South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as 91Ƶone of the brightest students in the world.91Ƶ (Contributed photo)

A South Surrey boy has been honoured as 91Ƶone of the brightest students in the world.91Ƶ

According to a news release, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth honoured Zhiji Dong this month following 91Ƶexceptional performance on the SAT, ACT, School and College Ability Test, or similar assessment.91Ƶ

The Center for Talented Youth (CTY) 91Ƶuses above-grade-level testing to identify advanced students from around the world and provide a clear picture of their academic abilities,91Ƶ the release explains.

Dong, currently a Grade 3 student at Southridge School, was among more than 15,300 students from 76 countries who joined CTY in the 2021-91Ƶ22 talent search year, it continues, with fewer than 27 per cent of participants qualifying for high or grand honours at the CTY ceremony. Dong was in Grade 2 at the time.

Dong91Ƶs scores were among the highest, earning him CTY Grand Honors. The distinction was presented in a virtual ceremony.

91ƵThis is not just recognition of our students91Ƶ success on one test, but a salute to their love of discovery and learning, and all the knowledge they have accumulated in their young lives so far,91Ƶ CTY executive director Dr. Amy Shelton said in the release.

91ƵIt is exciting to think about all the ways in which they will use that potential to discover their passions, engage in rewarding and enriching experiences, and achieve remarkable things 91Ƶ in their communities and in the world.91Ƶ

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According to the release, CTY is a of Johns Hopkins University which 91Ƶidentifies and develops academically talented students in grades 2-12.91Ƶ

As an honouree, Dong also qualified for CTY91Ƶs online program 91Ƶ which offers more courses in everything from mathematics to reading 91Ƶ as well as its on-campus summer program, the release notes.



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