The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has nominated 15 middle school students to participate in its annual talent search, which recognizes the academic abilities and success of high-achieving students.

The eighth-grade students were nominated based on high scores on their state assessments, as well as the SRI reading comprehension test and SMI math test.  They all scored in the 95th percentile.

The Hampton Bays School district extends its congratulations to the following nominees: David Catena, Alexi Cruz, Thomas Culmone, Melissa Fallo, Abigail Galvan Valverde, Grace Grimes, Kyle Gulotta, Tara Lauther, Marek Maslowski, Alvaro Mijangos, Priscila Putzulu, Katerina Reich, William Theiling, Samuel Williams and Nikola Zastkova.