POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — School of the Ozarks student, Amanda Fancher, was named a Regional Scholar for her outstanding performance on the Classic Learning Test (CLT). This classical test serves as an alternative to the ACT or SAT.

Classical Learning Initiatives was founded in 2015 by Jeremey Tate, former high school educator and college counselor. Tate found that the SAT and ACT tests were missing many of the topics he had been tested over when he was in high school. He also realized that many of the questions were politically charged. As a result, Tate created the CLT, an exam that was rooted in tradition.

Fancher’s test score was in the top five percent of results in the geographic region. Her outstanding performance on the test shows her own academic excellence and exceptional education that S of O provides to the students.

“Amanda is a very strong student who shows a desire to learn,” said Debbie Presson, School of the Ozarks counselor. “Her knowledge and abilities shine through in her grades, as well as her testing. We are excited for her to receive this award to exemplify her hard work and determination.”

S of O is pleased to have a student rank so high on the CLT. The school strives to prepare students for college through their classical education program.

“We have had multiple college and university representatives who have seen our graduates and want to recruit more,” said Dr. Brad Dolloff, dean of School of the Ozarks. “They see the value in the type of education our students are receiving at S of O. Amanda is a fine example of the type of students educated here.”

The vision of S of O emphasizes the importance of Christlike character and a biblical worldview in understanding truth. Its academic goal is to provide students with the opportunity to develop their God-given knowledge and wisdom to the fullest potential, so they might become producers and influencers. The CLT shines light on the abilities of S of O students, like Fancher.

The CLT offers assessments for grades third through twelfth that serve as an alternative to exams like the SAT®, ACT®, and PSAT®. The exam is accepted at over 250 colleges and universities across the U.S. and abroad. Recently, CLT made national headlines when the state of Florida approved the CLT as an accepted admissions test at all of its public universities.