KU to honor 77 high school seniors from Cherokee and Crawford counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Feb. 16 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 77 seniors from high schools in Cherokee and Crawford counties were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a dinner and program at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine St., Pittsburg.
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 received a Webster’s New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate.
Community volunteers collected reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Nancy Scott and Michael Brewer, of Pittsburg, are the site coordinators. Rodney and Karen Odgers, of Pittsburg, are the coordinators for Cherokee and Crawford counties.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
Cherokee
Baxter Springs High School
Abbey Barngrover - Baxter Springs
Cassidy Bingham - Baxter Springs
Elicia Bunce - Quapaw
Baylee Forcum - Baxter Springs
Brendan Skye - Baxter Springs
Brea Walkley - Baxter Springs
Thad White - Scammon
Columbus Unified High School
Brendan Billesbach - Columbus
Nate Bole - Columbus
Millicent Clugston - Columbus
Abbey Elmore - Columbus
Chandler Glasgow - Columbus
Kendal Hale - Columbus
Olivia Murdock - Columbus
Devon Wheeler - Columbus
David Windsor - Columbus
Galena High School
Austin Abram - Galena
Haley Hall - Galena
Peyton McAllister - Galena
Lora Rooffener - Joplin
Kyle Wilkins - Galena
Riverton High School
Addison Berry - Riverton
Andrew Darcey - Baxter Springs
Jennifer Gaines - Baxter Springs
Hailey Harper - Joplin
Jayden Rather - Columbus
Melissa Santiago - Fredonia
Crawford
Frontenac High School
John Barrows - Pittsburg
Tanner Forrest - Frontenac
Nathan Hemby - Pittsburg
Casey Lindbloom - Frontenac
Trace McKnight - Pittsburg
Lauryn Perry - Pittsburg
Taylor Smith - Pittsburg
Bradley Southard - Pittsburg
Aubri Stahl - Pittsburg
Girard High School
Alixandra Beezley - Girard
Breanna Daly - Girard
Russell Frisbee - Girard
Chelsea Grantham - Girard
Brittany Kratz - Weir
Erin Kruse - Farlington
MaCahla Leslie - Girard
Katie Massa - Girard
Sarah Emily Rawlings - Girard
Cassidy Thomason - Franklin
Northeast High School
Kaylee Bogina - Arma
Drake Courtney - Arma
Timothy Peternell - Arma
Pittsburg High School
Ashley Burch - Pittsburg
Claire Caffrey - Pittsburg
James Clark - Pittsburg
Alexis Germann - Pittsburg
Micah Hashman - Pittsburg
Ethan Hawn - Pittsburg
Su Hsi-Cheng - Pittsburg
Joshua Jarvis - Girard
Joseph Mathew - Pittsburg
Adrian McAfee - Pittsburg
Miranda Moore - Pittsburg
Lucas Redd - Pittsburg
Reagan Rink - Pittsburg
Ana Ruiz - Pittsburg
Haley Uttley - Pittsburg
Camille Wallace - Pittsburg
Mark Weaver - Pittsburg
Joseph Wools - Pittsburg
Southeast High School
Megan Gall - Weir
Shado Jacobs - Pittsburg
Austin Rogers - Weir
Jarod Watson - Weir
Aaron Westervelt - Cherokee
Jacob Zortz - Weir
St. Mary's Colgan High School
Ryan Higginbotham - Pittsburg
Stephanie Oyibo - Pittsburg
Alyssa Patterson - Pittsburg
Emily Sanders - Asbury.