Noah Mugan (photo courtesy of Hays CISD)

Seventeen HCISD middle school students claimed State Level honors in Duke Talent Identification Program honors this year. Dahlstrom Middle School student Noah Mugan went a big step further and attained the honor of national level honors. All local Duke TIP honorees claimed one of the highest academic awards available at their grade level, the result of outstanding showings on either the ACT or SAT exam.