GRANGER SELECTED TO SCHOLARS ACADEMY

Ryan Granger, a student at Jackson High School, has been selected as one of 330 students to attend the 1999 Missouri Scholars Academy.

Granger, son of Tom and Kathy Granger, will attend the three-week residential program, June 13-July 3 on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus.

The Missouri Scholars Academy will celebrate its 15th year this summer. The goals of the academy are to help gifted students achieve their full potential and motivate them to use their abilities to attain high standards of achievement, to encourage local schools to improve and expand gifted education programs; and to assist in providing the state with experienced faculty and specialized curriculum for such students. The academy is supported by state funds and is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in cooperation with the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Every public and private high school in the state is allowed to nominate at least one student for the academy. Academically, students represent the top one-half of one percent of the state's sophomore class. No grades or credits are awarded through the program.

Students attending the academy will be exposed to a wide range of activities as well as to intensive instruction in their chosen area of specialization. The faculty is composed of outstanding teachers from high schools throughout the state. Guest speakers, performers, discussions, and career education will be combined with extracurricular and social activities to round out the curriculum.

By the end of the 1999 program,just under 5000 Missouri high school students and will have participated in the Missouri Scholars Academy since its inception in 1985.