Four R-7 School District seniors named to Missouri Scholars 100
Posted by GSDispatch Editor in GSD Online
Four Lee’s Summit R-7 School District high school seniors were recently selected for the 2009 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2009. Students will be recognized at a luncheon in Columbia on April 26.
R-7 students selected are Brian Christopher Jochems and Andrew James Cerra, both Lee’s Summit High School, and Stephanie Lamb and Kelsey Bass, both Lee’s Summit West High School. David Rodgers and Dylan Terry of Lee’s Summit North High School were named honorable mention Missouri 100 Scholars.
Missouri Scholars 100 is sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across Missouri are invited to nominate candidates for this state-wide recognition. The selection is based primarily on a formula using the student’s grade-point average (GPA) and ACT or SAT college-preparation score. Each nominated student had to first meet criteria of an “academic decathlon,” which included 10 events designed to assure the academic strength of the student. To meet the decathlon requirements, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.75, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,900, be ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class and have taken upper-level courses in mathematics, science, English and foreign language. The student must also have excellent attendance, be an exemplary school citizen and be involved in school activities.
“Students who are selected to this program have taken a rigorous course of study and maintained the highest academic standards,” said Jim L. King, executive director of the principals’ association. “The Missouri Association of Secondary Principals wants to celebrate the achievements and success of these students and their schools.”
