Allison Spidle selected for State Academic Honor

Gallatin High School Principal Michael Burrell has announced that Allison Spidle, a senior, has been selected as an “Honorable Mention” student of 2000 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program to honor Missouri’s most outstanding academic students in the graduating class of 2000. Allison is the daughter of Ron and Kim Spidle of Gallatin.

Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across the state were invited to nominate candidates for this statewide 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 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 1300, 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. [Submitted Photo]