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.

Wed, 09/17/2014

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Jennifer Sanner

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