130 district students honored as South Carolina Junior Scholars

One hundred thirty Beaufort County eighth-graders were honored Wednesday night for being named Junior Scholars by the S.C. Department of Education.

The students and their parents were recognized at a Junior Scholars Banquet sponsored by the Beaufort County School District.

“This honor is a recognition of your potential, a recognition that you have the ability to achieve academic success,” Superintendent Jeff Moss told the students who attended the banquet. “Your challenge will be to live up to that potential.”

Eligible students include those who score 50 or higher on the PSAT in verbal, math, or writing, or those who participated in Duke University's Talent Identification Program during their seventh-grade years.

The banquet’s featured speaker was Trey Nelson, a civil engineering student and football player at The Citadel and a former Junior Scholar who graduated from Whale Branch Early College High School and the Technical College of the Lowcountry.

This story was originally published March 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM with the headline "130 district students honored as South Carolina Junior Scholars."