42 Wentzville Seniors Receive 'Bright Flight' Scholarships

(The following press release was issued by the .)

The Wentzville School District has announced that 42 seniors have qualified for Missouri “Bright Flight” scholarships this year, with 21 recipients from and 21 from .

Bright Flight is the Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) academic scholarship program that awards scholarships to the top 5% of the state’s high school seniors as determined by their ACT or SAT composite scores.

“We are very proud of our students, and the fact that just two years ago we had half as many Bright Flight recipients means we are absolutely moving in the right direction,” said Dr. Terry Adams, Superintendent. “We have helped our students by increasing academic rigor and adding more Advanced Placement classes, and it’s clear our students are benefiting with higher test scores.”

This year, a score of 30 or above on the ACT or an SAT score of 770 or above on critical reading and math qualifies a student for Bright Flight. The scholarships can only be used at approved Missouri institutions, and are intended to encourage top-ranked high school seniors to attend college in Missouri.

Holt Students

• Ian Barr
• Kaylyn Bauer
• Amanda Clevenger
• McKenzie Comfort
• David Dalton
• Jacob Dunnermann
• Jacob Escalera
• Austin Flynn
• Tessa Grissom
• Greggory Hagen
• Matthew Hruska
• Kevin Juergens
• Caroline Junker
• Hannah Lucas
• Allison McDonald
• Bradley Peetz
• Robert Peglow
• Jonathan Russell
• Brenden Schaeffer
• Gaetano Venezia
• Chelsea Welch

Timberland Students

• Ashley Banze
• Kamron Dennis
• Sean Fields
• Matthew Gibson
• Joseph Jeffrey
• Gunnar Johnson
• Patrick Lee
• Lillie Marnett
• Michael Marsh
• Lauren McCutcheon
• Megan Muehling
• Shane Nelson
• Nicholas Noto
• Kaitlyn Oliver
• Francesca Pastrana
• Lauren Pinkston
• Sarah Quick
• Eric Renne
• Jake Rice
• Matthew Schulte
• John (Jack) West