POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - A Poplar Bluff High School sophomore has been selected to participate in the Missouri Scholars Academy.

Madison Bulger is among 330 state students selected to participate, according to PBHS.

The academy is a  three-week academic program beginning June 9 at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

PBHS Guidance Counselor Tamara Day  said she typically only has one student per year be nominated. Day assisted Bulger in the rigorous application process, which is based on the results of an IQ test, among other things, according to the school.

Bulger is a member of the Beta Club, the Chemistry Club, Student Council and an athlete on the Swim Team.

Bulger would like to be an anesthesiologist. 

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POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Erica Chitwood, an Ellington native and sophomore at Three Rivers Community College, has been selected as a 2013 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar for Missouri.

The award is given by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and the Phi Theta Kappa honor society for outstanding academic success, community service, and leadership skills.

“We’re so proud that Erica was chosen as the Bronze Scholar for Missouri,” said Dr. Mairead Ryan-Anderson, faculty advisor for Phi Theta Kappa at Three Rivers. “She’s done an outstanding job during her time at Three Rivers, and this is a wonderful recognition of her hard work and talent.”

Each participating community college is only allowed to submit two nominations for the Coca-Cola Community College Academic team per year, with one bronze, silver, and gold scholar chosen per state.

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Three Rivers Head Baseball Coach Stacey Burkey was honored earlier this year at the American Baseball Coaches Association’s annual convention in Chicago.  

Burkey, who is entering his 20th season at the helm of the Raiders baseball team, was recognized for his 25 years in baseball coaching.

“Reaching this milestone, for me, is a sign that I have had quality people around me all throughout my career, from the players all the way through the assistant coaches and administration,” says Burkey.

The ABCA hosts an honors luncheon every year, to recognize coaches from all levels of baseball, from high school through professional, who have been involved in coaching for 25 years.