kirkwood
Senior Annie Bryan graduated from the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (S.T.A.R.S.) program, hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Bryan and 96 other high school seniors were paired with more than 60 scientists in the fields of biology, chemistry and more.
»Earning a perfect score on the ACT is a feat less than one percent of students achieve, but Kirkwood High School had three students accomplish the academic honor: seniors Matthew Coble, Clayton Pokorny and Catherine Skuviz each earned a perfect 36 composite score.
james madison
James Madison High School freshman Thalia Cervantes earned a second-place finish in the Susan Poglar Foundation Girls Invitational chess tournament, hosted by Webster University. Cervantes, a 2015 world champion, also earned a full four-year scholarship to Webster University.
clayton high school
Emily Sharp of Clayton High School has been awarded a National Emerson Electric Co. scholarship, given annually to nine children of Emerson employees. Sharp, who is the daughter of executive vice president Robert Sharp, plans to attend Cornell University in New York.
parkway school district
Two Parkway School District alumni were awarded the National Merit Scholarship. Balaji Cherupalla (right) and Alexander Luckerman, graduates of Parkway Central High School, were among 3,200 recently selected winners. Cherupalla attends the University of Missouri-Columbia and Luckerman attends Vanderbilt University.
