Last week, CBT honored our first citywide 20 Under 20 class, a group of outstanding high school graduates who have big plans to make Columbia proud. We accepted nominations from across the city and our selection team narrowed it down to 20 high school seniors in Columbia. It was hard. We were looking for students who achieved […]
Serai Barton, 17, Christian Fellowship School Post-graduation plans: I will be doing a lot of traveling this summer, as current plans are to spend time in South Dakota and Virginia before taking a tour of Europe with my grandparents. I will then be kicking off my college career at Mizzou in August. Favorite class
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Leslie Ramirez, 17, Battle High School College plans: Attend MU to study nursing and minor in French. Post-graduation plans: Post-Mizzou, I will volunteer with the Peace Corps for approximately four years. Being a nurse at this time and having studied French, I believe I will be able to help others more efficiently and
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Marissa Johnsen, 18, Battle High School College plans: United States Naval Academy, Class of 2020. Post-graduation plans: College, and then serve as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. Favorite club or extracurricular in high school: Student council, soccer, and cross country. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Being the first individual at
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Faramola Shonekan, 18, Rock Bridge High School College plans: Next fall I plan to attend MU and double major in history and economics. Favorite class in high school: I had a great love for all of my social studies and history classes over these past four years, but if I had to choose
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As May draws to a close, we can all take a big sigh of relief. While it’s fun to celebrate graduations, recitals, last days of school, practices and more, the end of May normally brings for me a big ole “whoosh” of breath, and excitement that the work is done. It’s summertime! The sunshine
Sydney Timmerman, 17.986 years old, Hickman High School College plans: Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Post-graduation plans (College? Armed forces? Work?): In theory, I should be working over the summer. But, I got a pretty good scholarship to go to college (to study biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University), so I’m going to
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Ethan Hale, 18, Christian Fellowship School College plans: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Favorite class in high school: Calculus. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Earning Eagle Scout rank. Best advice I’ve ever received: Don’t try to change things you can’t change. Become more patient and enjoy what you have. Biggest lesson learned in high
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Cole Flottman, 18, Battle High School College plans: Truman State, to major in Linguistics. Post-graduation plans: Peace Corps. Favorite class in high school: Classical Ideas and World Religions. Favorite club or extracurricular in high school: Battalion Show Choir. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Speaking at Battle’s TEDx event. Best advice I’ve ever received:
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Alex Gittemeier, 18, Hickman High School College plans: I am going to Missouri S&T for a degree in computer science. Favorite club or extracurricular in high school: My favorite club was Game Design Club (and I am biased because I helped start it), where a group of students worked together to make a video
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