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Whiz Kid of the Week: Madison Dockter
Madison received a perfect score on the critical reading portion of the SAT.
Name: Madison Dockter
School: Simley High School
Age: 18
Nominator: Jerry Sakala
Nominator's E-mail: sakalaj@invergrove.k12.mn.us
Accomplishments: Madison Dockter was recently notified that she aced the critical reading portion of the SAT — receiving a perfect score of 800.
Key to Awesomeness: Madison performed magnificently on the SAT without enrolling in any preparatory courses. She took the test late last year in order to be eligible to advance in the running for a National Merit Scholarship. At this point, Madison has qualified as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. She will find out in the coming months if she will be named a National Merit Scholarship Winner.
The high school senior plans on attending Drake University in the fall, where she desires to major in journalism. Madison attended a scholarship competition at Drake University in February and she was awarded a $1,000 scholarship that is renewable annually, as long as she maintains a certain GPA.
Madison has prepared herself for journalism school by taking courses at Simley such as graphic design, desktop publishing and yearbook.
