1.   As a talented student in tiny Marion High School in central Kansas, Carla Stovall knew that.

2.   Both featured a group of talented students at the New York School for the Performing Arts.

3.   Advocates for some urban school districts feared it would skim the most talented students from city schools, and lead to a drop in state aid.

4.   But Fitchburg president Michael Riccards sees the option as a way to raise the profile of his institution and bring in more academically talented students.

5.   But with talented students attracted more to technology than working with their hands, there are fewer skilled craftsmen available to build houses.

6.   Famuyiwa still seems surprised by his relatively fast rise from talented USC student to first-time director of a studio film.

7.   For talented students interested in high-level work, they said, there will always be opportunities like advanced-placement classes, for which students can gain college credits.

8.   For this competition, talented students had to endure grease, grime and muggy weather.

9.   Gov. Mario Cuomo said Wednesday that he would ask the Legislature to approve financing next year for a high school of technology for academically talented students on Long Island.

10.   He built a world-renowned lab by recruiting top scientists and grooming talented students.