The Nicholas Green Scholarship Fund, is awarded to one student
in each state, along with a Certificate of Excellence by the NAGC.
Students selected for the award are between grades 3 and 6 and
have distinguished themselves in academic achievement, leadership,
or the visual or performing arts.
The
Nicholas Green Foundation
MEGT ANNOUNCING ITS 2009
Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award Winner
Sid Ramesh has been named the Minnesota winner of the National Association for Gifted Children 2009 Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award. NAGC sponsors this award, which is designated to recognize excellence in young children. The award program was established by Maggie and Reg Green to honor the memory of their 7-year-old son, Nicholas, who was killed in a drive-by shooting while visiting in Italy in 1994. The Greens believe it is important to recognize gifts and talents in children who are now at the age that Nicholas was when he died.
It is with great pleasure that we honor Sid Ramesh. He is the son of Kavitha and Ramesh Shanmugavel. Sid was attending the Atheneum gifted magnet school in Inver Grove Heights at the time of his nomination as a fifth grader. He has now graduated from Atheneum and is currently attending the Math and Science Academy in Woodbury. Sid has demonstrated exemplary work in his academics, exhibited high development in his musical talents, and has displayed strong leadership skills at his school. He is already an accomplished musician on the keyboard and is finding success in writing original compositions. In addition to his musical talent, Sid is gifted in academia. The following list highlights some of Sid’s accomplishments in the past few years:
*Qualified to participate in the University of Minnesota Talented Youth Program.
*Scored at the 94th percentile in the 2009 Explore Test administered by Northwestern University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search for which he was recognized at the UMATS ceremony.
*Member of the first place MN Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl team at the fifth grade level during the fall of 2008.
*Earned high honors for the difficult gold level of the Word Masters competition with a perfect score on meets 1 and 2 and a score of 19 out of 20 on the final meet.
*Captured second place in the state in the National PTA Reflections Program for an original score in musical composition during the 2007-2008 school year.
*Participant on his school’s Student Service Team. (Student Council)
*Competed in the Math Masters of MN tournament securing the highest of honors with a
first place in all three areas of competition: facts, drill, individual problem solving, and team ranking.
Sid clearly represents the type of ambassador and humanitarian that we hope and wish for in all our gifted students.
The Minnesota Educators of Gifted and Talented are very pleased to name him as Minnesota’s award winner.
Sid will receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and a certificate from NAGC.
State winners across the country were selected for having distinguished themselves in academics, leadership, athletics, or the arts. The Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented, an affiliate of NAGC, hosts the Nicholas Green Scholarship nomination and award process here in Minnesota. MEGT congratulates Sid on his outstanding achievements.