Laura McCann of Gallatin is among an elite group of outstanding high school seniors who have been awarded a Governor’s Scholarship
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Laura McCann of Gallatin is among an elite group of outstanding high school seniors who have been awarded a Governor’s Scholarship, the most prestigious academic honor awarded to beginning freshmen who have been accepted by Southeast Missouri State University for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Laura will be a 2003 graduate of Gallatin High School. She is the daughter of Dan and Rhonda McCann of Gallatin. While at Southeast, she plans to major in geoscience.
Missouri residents qualify for the Governor’s Scholarship if they are valedictorian of their high school class after six semesters and have achieved either an ACT composite score of 30 or SAT score of 1340 or if they rank in the upper three percent of their high school class after six semesters and have achieved an ACT composite score of 31 or SAT score of 1380, or have been recognized as a National Merit or Achievement Finalist.
The Governor’s Scholarship program at Southeast was announced in 1986 by former Missouri Governor, now U.S. Attorney General, John Ashcroft.
The Governor’s Scholarship covers incidental fees, general fees and textbook rental for up to 32 credit hours per academic year at Southeast, in addition to a room and board package. It is renewable each year up to a maximum of four consecutive academic years if the recipient maintains a 3.5 cumulative grade point average in courses taken at Southeast and completes a minimum 30 credit hours per academic year.
Laura has also been selected an “Honorable Mention” student in the 2003 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2003. The announcement was made by Mike Burrell, principal at Gallatin High School.
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.