Smith-Cotton High School seniors Ethan Daly and Malacki Ehlers were named to the Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2021.

The district says Missouri Scholars 100 is sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.

Nominated students first had to meet criteria of an “Academic Decathlon,” which included 10 “events” designed to assure the academic strength of the student. The student must have a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.750; a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,600; be ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class; and have taken high-level courses in mathematics, science, English and foreign language. The student also must have excellent attendance, be an exemplary school citizen and be involved in the school activity program.

Daly, Ehlers and the other scholars will be recognized at a luncheon April 25 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia.