- Susannah Green of Whitewater, Aaron Hammontree of Cape Girardeau and Kimberlie Hester of Chaffee, Mo., were awarded a Southeast Missouri State University Dual Enrollment Scholarship to attend Southeast for the 2008-2009 school year. Hester also received a MAP Scholarship from Southeast.
- The Jackson Knights of Columbus awarded $500 college scholarships to Jessica McIntyre, a graduate of Oak Ridge High School; Jacob Bullinger and Kyle Garvey, graduates of Jackson High School; Kyle Brugger and Elizabeth Brauss, graduates of Notre Dame Regional High School; and Staci Floyd, a graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School.
— From staff reports