Smith-Cotton High School sophomore, Alexander Rice has been accepted for the 2022 Missouri Scholars Academy – a three week program held in June at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

School officials say only 330 students statewide are accepted each year.

According to the program’s website, the academy, “is a residential academic camp that operates seven days each week, enrolls only academically gifted students, and provides a curriculum different from that found in the traditional public or private school. It offers unique opportunities for students to enhance their academic skills; assimilate the accumulated knowledge of the culture; relate to contemporary issues; deepen understanding of themselves and their unique abilities; and engage others in critical-thinking and problem-solving activities.”

Rice is active in HOSA, Link Crew, Math Team, soccer and tennis.

Photo courtesy of Sedalia School District 200.