Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Missouri State Board of Education’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship! Students are selected for the award on the basis of their academic achievement in civics and government courses, performance in civics and government-related extracurricular activities, and exemplary community service, in addition to an essay about the importance of citizenship submitted to DESE.

The recipients of the Missouri Citizenship Award for 2025 are the following:

• Diallo Djenabou (Raytown C-2 High School)
• Lillian Keller (Holden R-III High School)
• Grace Kweon (Ladue Horton Watkins High School)
• Kate Matthews (Lee's Summit R-7 West High School)
• Jack Spencer (Carl Junction R-I High School)