Learning briefs 8/21/09

Scholarships

* Bailey D. McCormick of Kelso, Mo., received a scholarship from the Missouri Probation and Parole Officers Association. McCormick graduated from Notre Dame Regional High School and plans to attend Murray State University in Murray, Ky.

Honors, Achievements

* Emily Lewis of Jackson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a degree in elementary education. She has been accepted in to the university's fellow program and will be teaching at Pierremont Elementary School in Manchester, Mo., while pursuing a master's degree.

-- From staff reports