| Published October 12th, 2011 | Students Recognized for Academic Excellence | Submitted by Jacqueline Nerney Welch | ![](../issue0516/images/0516-03501.jpg) | Photo Barbara Elliott
| Front row, from left: Aislinn Welch, Hunter Welch, Carissa Zhu, and Jeffrey Zhu, all students from Moraga, were recently honored as some of the brightest young students in the nation at a statewide awards ceremony for gifted children sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). The students are pictured with CTY Master of Ceremonies Valerie Patten, M.C. and Lawrence Bliss, Director of Academic Advising and Career Education at Cal State Hayward. Foe more information on CTY go to www.cty.jhu.edu.
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