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Byergo earns state academic honor
Senior Cameron Byergo of Nevada High School has been selected for the 2012 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the graduating class of 2012.
The announcement was made by Debra Workman, principal at Nevada High School. Students will be recognized at a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo., on Sunday, April 29.
Missouri Scholars 100 is a program 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 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 1,900, 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 principals' association, said, "Students who are selected to 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."
Cameron is the son of Rex and Ellen Byergo of Nevada.