KU to honor 132 seniors from Harvey, Reno county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 1, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 132 seniors from high schools in Harvey and Reno counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Ramada Conference Center, 1400 North Lorraine, Hutchinson.
Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized over 125,000 scholars who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of occupational plans or higher-education goals. Each year, the KU Alumni Association and its volunteers host 36 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state and include approximately 360 high schools.
During the ceremony, each student will receive a Webster’s New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate.
Rueben Perez, director of the student involvement & leadership center at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Honored students will be guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment; parents and area alumni are welcome to attend at a cost of $15 each.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Jeff and Marla Eriksen, of Hutchinson, are the site coordinators and Reno County coordinators. Scott and Paige Conklin, of Hutchinson, are the Harvey County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
Harvey
Burrton High School
Breanna Dick - Burrton
Abigail Winter - Burrton
Halstead High School
Jena Black - Halstead
Nathan Gamache - Halstead
Brooke Marshall - Halstead
Clarissa Poulter - Halstead
Gwendolyn Schroeder - Halstead
Dominique Thibault - Halstead
Mallory Williams - Halstead
Hesston High School
Michaela Adams - Hesston
Adam Epp - Hesston
Mikala Heddin - Hesston
Rachel Highsmith - Hesston
Nebel Jessanna - Hesston
Anna Keller - Hesston
Alec Loganbill - Hesston
Collin Martin - Hesston
Tyler McCartney - Newton
Isaac Penner - Hesston
Grant Raleigh - Hesston
Caylee Richardson - Hesston
Malachi Wallace - Newton
August Williams - Newton
Newton High School
Sarah Bartel - Newton
Connor Born - Newton
Wyatt Burbrink - Newton
Cameron Cassill - Newton
Michael Estrada - N Newton
Rachel Fitzjarrald - Newton
Jerod Fox - Newton
Courtney Grosch - Newton
Thomas Kelso - Newton
Reagan McCloud - Newton
Kylie Mick - Newton
Sophia Miller - Newton
Abigail Mills - Newton
Conner Mitchell - Newton
Baily Mueller - Newton
Austin Prouty - Newton
Lauren Regier - Newton
Alex Rickard - Newton
Savannah Sailors - Newton
Taylor Stahly - Newton
Kasey Stucky - Newton
Maura Thieszen - Newton
Lynden Voth - Newton
Jonah Wagner - Newton
Tasha Westhoff - Newton
Sedgwick High School
Lydia Bruggeman - Park City
Riley McGinn - Sedgwick
Jacqueline Root - Sedgwick
Andrea Schale - Sedgwick
Elizabeth Schrick - Sedgwick
Reno
Buhler High School
Maren Berblinger - Buhler
Erinn Engle - Hutchinson
Abigail Huck - Hutchinson
Mya Masterson - Hutchinson
Miyako Noguchi - Hutchinson
Kayla Paulson - Hutchinson
Bailey Peterson - Buhler
Cyan Sanders - Hutchinson
Evan Schmidt - Hutchinson
Kelli Schrag - Hutchinson
Mariah Severud - Hutchinson
Rachel Smart - Hutchinson
Molly Spencer - Buhler
Margaret Starr - Hutchinson
Coral Walker - Hutchinson
Fairfield High School
Megan Serviss - Arlington
Paige Soellner - Abbyville
Haven High School
Betty Ausherman - Haven
Breanna Jones - Burrton
Brendan Ostlund - Mount Hope
Mikaela Wells - Haven
Rebecca Weve - Haven
Brandon Yutzy - Hutchinson
Hutchinson High School
Brooks Armstrong - Hutchinson
Madison Brady - Hutchinson
Zachary Burgey - Hutchinson
Jacelyn Chambers - Hutchinson
Leland Clark - Hutchinson
Saylee Corpen Ng - Hutchinson
Shayla Degarmo - Hutchinson
Jordan Downing - Hutchinson
Celestia Favela - Hutchinson
Damien Feldkamp - Hutchinson
Brittany Gamber - Hutchinson
Dylan Graves - Hutchinson
Shayla Hambrick - Hutchinson
Jacob Hardenburger - Hutchinson
Colton Harper - Hutchinson
Saylee Heitschmidt - Nickerson
Jenna Higgins - Hutchinson
Jonathan Hornbaker - Hutchinson
Angela Johnson - Hutchinson
Brett Knight - Hutchinson
Cody Lagreca - Hutchinson
McKenzie Miller - Hutchinson
Madelyn Page - Hutchinson
Jason Paine - Hutchinson
Joshua Patterson - Hutchinson
Ldme Petrie - Hutchinson
Molly Proffitt - Hutchinson
Allison Reusser - Hutchinson
Rachel Rivas - Hutchinson
Lawson Roberts - Hutchinson
Courtney Rundle - Hutchinson
Hanna Schreiber - Hutchinson
Sara Shaban - Hutchinson
Miranda Stanley - Hutchinson
Cole Steinle - Hutchinson
Joseph Vieyra - Hutchinson
Alex Walker - Hutchinson
Trent Webster - Hutchinson
Emily Wessel - Hutchinson
Savannah Winkler - Hutchinson
Turner Wintz - Hutchinson
Nickerson High School
Aubrea Beasley - Hutchinson
Samuel Berridge - Nickerson
Alison Evans - South Hutchinson
Braden Hodges - Hutchinson
Chance Jordan - Nickerson
Jacob Mader - Nickerson
Makenzie Nisly - South Hutchinson
Payten Smith - Hutchinson
Pretty Prairie High School
Whitney Grilliot - Pretty Prairie
Timothy Webb - Hutchinson
Trinity Catholic High School
Konner Brening - Hutchinson
Thomas Fink - Hutchinson
Kayla Mesh - Hutchinson
Khoi Nguyen - Hutchinson
Hannah Yackley - Buhler.