*The 2007 Talent Search results were based on a total of 14,095 seventh grade participants (6,823 females and 7,272 males) and 9,069 eighth graders (4,391 females and 4,678 males), whose scores were received by March 15.  Seventh graders who tested well enough to receive the State Award with High Honors scored at least 550; eighth graders were required to score at least 600.

Twenty-three seventh and eighth grade Dorris-Eaton students qualified to take the SAT.  Every one of the eighth graders exceeded the average score for college-bound seniors in both reading and math.  In all, 14 Dorris-Eaton participants received Honors with Distinction or State Awards with High Honors in math by scoring as well as or above the 518 average for college-bound seniors.  Sixteen Dorris-Eaton students scored as well as or above the 503 average in verbal for college-bound seniors.
Dorris-Eaton eighth graders earning Distinction and State recognition out-scored college-bound seniors by an average of 107 points in verbal and 77 points in the math category.

The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth is based at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

WORD WISE

Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center Essay Contest:  Grade 8 student took 1st place.  Spring 2009

Creative Communications Spring 2009 Poetry Contest:  Two 7th grade students placed in the top ten in the 7-9 category.

California Writer's Club Young Writers Contest:  Three Grade 8 students had essays published. Spring 2009

Contra Costa County Spelling Bee:  Grade 7 student placed 7th out of 109 contestants. Spring 2009

Creative Communications Fall 2008 Essay Contest:  One Grade 8 student's essay on Character was selected as one of the top ten in the nation in the 7-9 category. 

Creative Communications Spring 2008 Poetry Contest:  Poems of fourteen eighth grade students were published in Celebrate!  Young Poets Speak Out.

California Writers’ Club Annual Young Writers Competition:  Eighth grader, first-place essay; seventh grader, third-place poetry; three eighth graders, honorable mention essay. Spring 2008

Creative Communications Fall 2007 Essay Contest:  Essays of thirteen eighth grade students, two seventh grade students were published in Celebrating What Is Important To Me.

Creative Communications Fall 2007 Poetry Contest:  Poems of twelve eighth grade students, ten seventh grade students, twenty-three sixth grade students were published in Celebrate! Young Poets Speak Out.

SCIENCE SCHOLARS

National Science League Teams:  One eighth grade student obtained a perfect score on the test; eighth grade team finished 6th out of 215 schools; seventh grade team finished 5th out of 215 schools; sixth grade team finished 15th out of 330 schools; fifth grade team placed 14th out of 330 schools. Spring 2008

Sandia Lab’s Bay Area Science Bowl:  Team One finished 5th out of 20 schools; Team Two finished 12th out of 20 schools. Spring 2008

FUTURE STATESMEN

Middle School Public Debate Program National Championship:  Grade 8 students placed 1st and 2nd in Speaker Points.  Our team of two Grade 8 students and one Grade 7 student placed 15th out of 69 teams. Spring 2009

Parliamentary Debate at Diablo Valley College:  One team comprised of one Grade 8 student and one Grade 7 student took top honors winning all four debates against four high school teams. Spring 2009

San Ramon Valley Unified School District 33rd Annual Speech Contest:  One seventh grade student and one eighth grade student finished in third place in their respective grade levels. Spring 2008

CHECKMATES

Berkeley Chess School 9th annual Tournament for Central and South Contra Costa Counties:  The team consisting of students from our 2nd through 5th grades finished third out of twenty-nine schools. Spring 2008

Out of 86 contestants, one fifth grader finished in 16th place; two 4th graders finished in 18th & 19th place; one 2nd graders finished in 22nd place; one 3rd grader finished in 24th place. Spring 2008

ATHLETIC PROWESS

Dorris-Eaton girls’ 8th grade volleyball team finished the season undefeated. Fall 2008

Dorris-Eaton girls’ 8th grade volleyball team finished the season undefeated. Fall 2007

Dorris-Eaton girls’ 7th grade volleyball team finished the season undefeated and first in the league. Fall 2007

Dorris-Eaton boys’ football team won the league for the 13th time. Fall 2007

Dorris-Eaton girls’ 8th grade basketball team, which included three 6th grade starters, finished third in the league. 2007-2008

THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH

One 3rd grader and one 5th grader received High Honors for SCAT State Awards.  One 5th grader took Second Place in Quantitative Math. Three 7th graders and five 8th graders received High Honors for SAT/ACT State Awards. Spring 2008

GEOGRAPHY

One eighth grade student placed in the top 100 in the state for the National Geography Bee.  Spring 2008

The difference is education.