Timberland seniors selected for academic honor
March 12, 2009
Wentzville School District
Kaitlyn Rolwes, a senior at Timberland High School, has been 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. Fellow senior, Randy Johnston, has been selected as an “Honorable Mention.” The announcement was made by Dr. David Waters, the principal at Timberland High School.
Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this state wide recognition.
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 the criteria of an “Academic Decathlon,” which included ten events, designed to test the academic strength of the student.
To meet the decathlon requirements, the student must have had a minimum GPA of 3.750, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,900, be ranked in the upper ten 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 activity programs.
Jim L. King, Executive Director of the principals’ association, said, “Students who are selected to this program have taken a rigorous course of study and have 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.
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