HATS Off
About
Since 1981 Michigan has had thousands of middle school students participating in the SAT and ACT testing through academic talent searches. HATS Off 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. During the program, we salute each student and encourage you and your parents to attend.
The top 200 high achieving students are invited by letter in April. Since 2001, more than 1000 parents and students have attended each year. The students are also given the opportunity to write tributes to teachers who have particularly supported and encouraged their talents.
Please note: Only students who test before March 2013 are eligible for CTD, state or local award ceremonies for HATS Off 2013.
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PLEASE NOTE: STUDENT RESPONSE FORMS WILL NEED TO BE EMAILED, FAXED OR MAILED TO THE MSU GATE OFFICE BY FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 FOR THE STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HATS Off CEREMONY.
Teacher Tribute Forms can be found under the downloads tab. All other forms will be included in the invitation mailing.
PLEASE EMAIL TEACHER TRIBUTES.
TEACHER TRIBUTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 29, 2013 TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE GATE OFFICE TO PROCESS THE TEACHER INVITES AND COORDINATE TEACHER GIFTS.
More Information
For more information, contact:
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GATE Office, (517) 432-2129 or gifted@msu.edu
Eligibility
The top 200 scoring students who are in grades 6, 7, and 8 who took the SAT or ACT through NUMATS during the school year, by invitation only.
Students grades 6 - 8: We recommend contacting the Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Seach for ACT and/or SAT testing. Go to www/ctd/northwestern.edu/numats for registration information or to enroll online.
All students: To register for SAT or ACT testing, you can visit the SAT and ACT websites to enroll online. The SAT information can be found at the College Board website and the ACT information can be found at the ACT Student website. You can also contact our office for testing information.
Cost
HATS Off is underwritten by the Thrun Law Firm, the Michigan State University Office of Admissions, and the Michigan State University Honors College. Additional program partners are the Michigan Educational Association, The Center for Talent Development of Northwestern University, Michigan Midwest Academic Talent Search Board, and the Michigan State Board of Education.
There is no cost to participants or their families to attend this event.
Downloads
The Gifted and Talented Education program gave me an opportunity to develop my math skills so that I could be successful in high school and collegiate-level mathematics. Ultimately, this helped me develop my content knowledge as a teacher.
