KU to honor 38 seniors from Sumner county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 17, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 38 seniors from high schools in Sumner County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m, dinner and program at Wellington High School, 1700 E. 16th, Wellington.
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.
Howard Graham, associate director for academic programs in the Office of First-Year Experience 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. Cathy Mitchell, of Derby, is the site coordinator. David Carr and Colette Kocour, of Wellington, are the Sumner 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:
Sumner
Argonia High School
Faith Gaddie - Argonia
Austin Tracy - Argonia
Belle Plaine High School
Tanner Balsters - Belle Plaine
Tyler Balsters - Belle Plaine
Bethany Balzer - Belle Plaine
Dakota McCann - Belle Plaine
Lacee Reymer - Peck
Kaylee VonFeldt - Belle Plaine
Kayla Wiggins - Belle Plaine
Caldwell High School
Grant Bellar - Conway Springs
Kaden Halling - Caldwell
Darin Ward - Caldwell
Conway Springs High School
Nora Hartman - Conway Springs
Danica Mercer - Conway Springs
Brittany Pauly - Conway Springs
Janelle Pauly - Conway Springs
Ceceila Robinson - Conway Springs
Leora Seiler - Garden Plain
Oxford High School
Grace Selenke - Oxford
Odgen Shimkus - Oxford
Derek Williams - Oxford
South Haven High School
William Moreland - Medford
Hannah Wilson - Ark City
Wellington High School
Bailey Altendorf - Wellington
Mikala Bradbury - Wellington
Jade Dry - Wellington
Maggie Fink - Wellington
Alyssa Jackson - Wellington
Kindyl Krueger - Wellington
Sarah Lee - Wellington
Austin Nefzger - Wellington
Katie Pape - Wellington
Julia Peck - Wellington
Rebecca Pinkerton - Wellington
Colin Reichenberger - Wellington
Cajen Shore - Wellington
Shayna Templeton - Wellington
Caitlin Williams - Wellington.