Chester High School senior Mollie Laramore has been awarded a Regents Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau next school year.

The daughter of Jeff and Vicki Laramore of Chester, Mollie will graduate from Chester High School later this year and while at SEMO, plans to major in biology.

The Regents Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who have achieved an ACT composite score of 28 or SAT score of 1240. Students must also have a high school grade point average of 3.5 or graduate in the top 10 percent of their class. National Merit Semifinalists and National Achievement Semifinalists are also eligible for the scholarship.

The scholarship is renewable for three additional academic years after the initial award year for a maximum of four consecutive years. To renew, the recipient must maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade point average in courses taken at SEMO and complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work per academic year at Southeast. Southeast summer hours, taken in the same academic year, may be used to meet renewal criteria.