KU to honor 237 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools


LAWRENCE — Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 237 seniors from high schools in Sedgwick County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at Campus High School, 2100 W 55th St. S, Wichita.

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.

Barbara Ballard, director for outreach at the Dole Institute of Politics, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.

Community volunteers collect contributions, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Blair and Mark Rogers, of Wichita, are the site coordinators. Peggy and John Knudtson, of Wichita, are the Sedgwick 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:

Sedgwick

 

Andale High School

Benjamin Albert - Andale

Angela Baalmann - Andale

Bethany Cole - Andale

Rachel Friedrichs - Mt. Hope

Allan Hein - Colwich

Payton Herbst - Andale

Tristen Janzen - Andale

Caleb Jones - Colwich

Abbie Maxwell - Andale

Elaine Neville - Andale

Charles Robertson - Goddard

Devin Schmitz - Mt. Hope

Irvin Schueller - Andale

Julianna Smarsh - Colwich

Shelby VenJohn - Andale

Dustin Vestering - Wichita

Dylan Wappelhorst - Colwich

Wade Winter - Andale

 

Campus High School

Alonso Acosta - Wichita

Mackenzie Balthazor - Wichita

Clint Barb - Haysville

Dalton Bond - Haysville

Heather Braden - Haysville

Megan Brown - Wichita

Reagan Brown - Wichita

Kelsey Clem - Haysville

JohnLe Do - Wichita

Katharine Floyd - Wichita

Andrea Gerstenkorn - Wichita

Molli Jones - Wichita

Robert Jones - Haysville

Vy Le - Wichita

Amanda Lolling - Haysville

Andrew Marsh - Haysville

Samantha Miller - Haysville

David Pena - Wichita

Kaylee Rasmussen - Wichita

Megan Rasmussen - Wichita

Rachel Reese - Haysville

Caleb Robello - Haysville

Rayna Robert - Colwich

Sage Robert - Colwich

Timberly Sen - Wichita

Taylor Spangler - Valley Center

Samantha Stremski - Haysville

Courtney Terrell - Haysville

Aaron Van Ness - Haysville

Binh Vo - Wichita

 

Cheney High School

Parker Gehrer - Cheney

Emily Jacobs - Cheney

Chase McCormick - Cheney

Samantha Montgomery - Cheney

Chaz Robinson - Cheney

Casey Veith - Cheney

 

Clearwater High School

Caleb Bolan - Clearwater

Braden Hill - Clearwater

Margaret Kunkel - Clearwater

Jaden Mount - Clearwater

Paige Peppard - Clearwater

Austin Pitcher - Clearwater

Dane Rausch - Clearwater

Justin Stallard - Clearwater

 

Derby High School

Saliem Allison - Derby

Courtney Anderson - Derby

Rachel Atakpa - Belle Plaine

Hayden Boline - Derby

Laura Boots - Derby

Chase Branstetter - Derby

Rachael Brewer - Derby

Autumn Crafton - Derby

Dalton Denton - Derby

John Doerksen - Derby

Katharine Doerksen - Derby

Christa Ellison - Derby

Whitney Feltrop - Derby

Caleb Gash - Derby

Paige Gumpenberger - Derby

Sadie Harper - Derby

Nathaniel Harris - Wichita

Brynn Hoover - Derby

Mary Joyce - Derby

Austin Keller - Derby

Alexandria Kennedy - Derby

Nicholas Lankford - Derby

Jesus Loera - Wichita

Jordan Mar - Derby

Joshua Mark - Derby

Christopher Marsh - Derby

Nicole Mellinger - Derby

Jennah Minnick - Derby

Bryce Morgan - Derby

Olivia Moser - Derby

Liam Ormiston - Derby

Broque Przymus - Derby

Jennifer Riggins - Derby

Emily Roets - Haysville

Jeremy Rogers - Derby

Sophia Sanchez - Derby

Brittanie Smith - Derby

Kylie Smith - Derby

Jace Snodgrass - Derby

Brett Staats - Derby

Ocean Swartz - Derby

Katelyn Voge - Derby

 

Eisenhower High School

Ashley Abbott - Goddard

Richie Aguilera - Goddard

Jonathan Anschutz - Wichita

Nathan Brisco - Wichita

Zachary Congleton - Wichita

Shea DeBoard - Goddard

Francis Dwornicki - Wichita

Samantha Ellis - Wichita

Hunter Hacker - Goddard

Kailyn Hochstein - Wichita

Kate Kastens - Goddard

Emily King - Wichita

Ryan Lee - Wichita

Ashton Lundy - Wichita

Jenae Maley - Wichita

Brynn Minor - Wichita

Leah Nelson - Wichita

Brady Quick - Wichita

Linnea Ristow - Wichita

 

Garden Plain High School

Dalton Doyle - Garden Plain

Gunnar Gassmann - Cheney

Troy Puetz - Garden Plain

Mariah Sewiert - Mt. Hope

Haley Tatom - Garden Plain

 

Goddard High School

Rachel Barrett - Goddard

Victoria Cooper - Wichita

Christopher Diaz de Leon - Wichita

Callum Duncan - Wichita

Jordan Gorges - Goddard

Lam Hoang - Wichita

Aimee Johnson - Wichita

Ellen Kurtzweil - Wichita

Nancy Lartey Nah - Wichita

Jamison Logan - Wichita

Jenna McKaig - Wichita

Tyson Merritt - Goddard

Olivia Potter - Wichita

Taylore Rose - Goddard

Ashley Roskam - Goddard

Courtney Scheer - Goddard

Stacy Swain - Wichita

Emily Ulmen - Wichita

Logan Weppler  - Goddard

 

Maize High School

Taylor Axtell - Wichita

Saige Baalman - Wichita

Ryan Baker - Wichita

Mouhamad Houssein Ballout - Wichita

Samuel Bayliff - Maize

Savannah Bender - Wichita

Danielle Bever - Maize

Rachel Brand - Maize

Bailey Brown - Wichita

Tyler Downs - Wichita

Austin Engler - Wichita

Eric Flett - Wichita

Danielle Gerety - Wichita

Meghan Grimes - Wichita

Elizabeth Hardesty - Wichita

Riley Jay - Wichita

Sarah Jensen - Wichita

Brooke Johanson - Maize

Alexandra Johnson - Wichita

Dylan Jones - Wichita

Kara Kolar - Wichita

Ashley Krase - Maize

Courtney Lang - Wichita

Jack Norris - Wichita

Madison Orton - Wichita

Katarina Ortstadt - Wichita

Kelsey Quick - Wichita

Mariah Rey - Wichita

Akim Richards - Wichita

Christopher Roberts - Maize

April Romaine - Wichita

Haley Smalley - Wichita

Paige Swanson - Wichita

Keiryn Swenson - Wichita

Spencer Tammany - Wichita

Kate Utech - Wichita

Abigail Walker - Wichita

Deidra Walker - Wichita

Corey Wilson - Wichita

 

Maize South High School

Alexa Brockel - Wichita

Kale Bulloch - Wichita

Cole Christain - Wichita

Lexy Cochran - Wichita

Tucker Downs - Wichita

Michael Henderson - Maize

Jaden Hilgers - Wichita

Garrett Holmes - Wichita

Chidinma Iweha - Wichita

Collin Kasitz - Wichita

Kade Kordonowy - Wichita

Wakon Lee - Maize

Tucker Luce - Wichita

Caleb Oeding - Wichita

Paul Reichenberger - Wichita

Gwyneth Schuler - Wichita

Stephanie Severe - Wichita

Brenn Shipman - Wichita

 

Mulvane High School

Brileigh Ballinger - Peck

Tyler Barton - Derby

Taylor Bradley - Peck

Meghan Carver - Mulvane

Elise Dayton - Derby

Baine Dikeman - Derby

Larissa Ester - Mulvane

Alannah Federico - Mulvane

Brandon Foster - Douglass

Logan Gossett - Derby

Morgan Jarrett - Haysville

Angelica Killinger - Mulvane

Courtney Mark - Derby

Jonathan Serrano-Ramsey - Mulvane

 

Valley Center High School

Evan Balthazor - Valley Center

Kayla Barton - Valley Center

Myles Carter - Valley Center

Jeremy Chase - Valley Center

Wesley Crow - Valley Center

Alessandra Garvey - Valley Center

Maija Gierhart - Valley Center

Cole Klilnkhammer - Wichita

Levi Maxson - Valley Center

Cheyanne McHenry - Valley Center

Samantha Orr - Wichita

Dianna Reyes - Valley Center

Audrey Ricks - Valley Center

Dylan Scheer - Valley Center

Trevor Schul - Valley Center

Samuel Sheahan - Valley Center

Nicole Supernaw - Valley Center

Laura Wiebe - Valley Center

Mikaila Woods - Wichita.

Mon, 09/15/2014

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Jennifer Sanner

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