Honoring High Achieving Talented Students (HATS OFF) is a statewide awards ceremony held in the spring of each year.

Purpose Since 1981 Michigan has had thousands of middle school students participating in the SAT and ACT testing through academic talent searches. The Hats OFF luncheon honors the top 200 scoring students who are in grades 6, 7, 8 and who took the SAT or ACT during the current school year. We salute each student and encourage you and your parents.

The top 200 high achieving students are invited by letter in April. Since 2001, more than 300 parents and students have attended each year. The students are given the opportunity to write tributes to teachers who have particularly supported and encouraged their talents. The teachers are also invited to the breakfast.

Date & Time

Date	Saturday, May 10, 2008
Time	8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location	Big Ten Room (A) of the MSU Kellogg Center

Sponsors The breakfast is provided by The Honors College of Michigan State University. Additional collaborators were:

• The Center for Talent Development of Northwestern University
• Thrum Law Firm, P.C., East Lansing, MI
• Michigan State Board of Education
• Michigan Midwest Academic Talent Search Advisory Board

More Information For more information, contact:

• Kathee McDonald, (517) 432-2129 or mcdon288@msu.edu
• Patricia Greene, (517) 543-7564 or greenepatr@gmail.com