Way to Go! Huntington Station student Brian Gilbert

Brian Gilbert, a student at Long Island School for the Gifted in Huntington Station, was

recently named

national champion of the American Scholastic Achievement League's Scholastic Challenge 2010, a timed online academic test for eighth-graders. He scored a 93 - the highest score among some 15,000 students.

"It had questions about every subject you could imagine - from math to pop culture to everything in between," said Gilbert, 14, of Huntington, who received a trophy for his efforts. "Things always stick in my mind, so I'm glad I could put it to good use."

The exam had 100 multiple-choice questions to be answered in an hour, Gilbert said, in six categories: general knowledge, language and literature, history, geography, science and math. To finish on time, Gilbert said he had to "rush through the final questions."

Principal Roberta Tropper said she announced Gilbert's achievement over the school's public address system when she was notified. "He's an outstanding student with so many talents and a phenomenal memory," she said. "Any principal would be proud to have him as a student."

Gilbert also plays tennis and the viola outside of school.