Hall receives Optimist scholarship

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Optimist Club members Bob Bohlken, center, and the Rev. W. Dale Stewart, right, present the club’s annual scholarship to recent Maryville High School graduate Hannah Hall.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Recent Maryville High School graduate Hannah Hall, daughter of Jason and Cathy Hall, has received the $500 Optimist Club of Maryville Scholarship for 2015.

Hall, who ranked third in this year’s 104-member MHS graduating class, scored above 30 on the ACT exam and finished her high-school career with a grade-point average of 4.1096 on a four-point scale. That’s possible because certain rigorous courses at Maryville High School have weighted grades making it possible to earn what is in essence an A-plus.

A four-year member of Spectrum show choir, Hall received one ratings for solo and small group performances in state-level competition. She was also a member of the Optimist-sponsored Octagon Club and served as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education role model during her senior year.

Hall played Spoofhound soccer for four years and volleyball for two years and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Her volunteer activities included Special Olympics, disabled adult programs, nursing home programs, church mission trips and tutoring in science and math. She also served on the St. Gregory Barbarigo Parish Council.

After earning her undergraduate degree, Hall said hopes to attend medical school.