Congratulations to six Fort Zumwalt seniors for their outstanding academic accomplishments. East High’s Gabriel Ostrander, North High’s Kaydence Russell and Brody Van Wave, South High’s Carter Muehling and West High’s Garrett Ray and Aakash Sase have been named to the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals Missouri Scholars 100.
The selection is based primarily on a formula using the student’s grade point average and ACT or SAT score. Each student nominated 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 3.750, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,280, 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 the school activity program.
"The Missouri Scholars 100 Program is one of the premier academic recognition programs in the country,” said Clark Mershon, Executive Director of the principals’ association. “It is truly a celebration of learning. Students selected for this program have taken a rigorous course of study and maintained the highest academic standards. The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals wants to celebrate the achievement and success of these students and their schools."
Students will be recognized at a luncheon later this spring in Columbia.