Brauer to be recognized in Missouri Scholars 100 program

Nevada High School senior George Brauer will be honored in the Missouri Scholars 100 program that recognizes 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the graduating class of 2009. Students will be recognized at a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo., on Sunday, April 26.

Missouri Scholars 100 is sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this statewide recognition. the selection is based on a formula using the student's grad point average and ACT or SAT. 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 minimum GPA of 3.73, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1900, 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.

Jim L. King, executive director of the principal's association, said, "Students who are selected for 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."