KU to honor 78 high school seniors from 8 southwest Kansas counties

LAWRENCE - Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 30, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 78 seniors from high schools in Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Meade and Ness counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at Dodge City High School, 2201 W Ross Blvd., Dodge City.

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.

Michael Wade Smith, director of external communications for the School of Business at KU, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Carson Robinson, of Dodge City, is the site coordinator and also serves as the coordinator for Ford and Ness counties. Jon Bigler, of Ashland, is the coordinator for Clark and Gray counties. Liz and Chris Ballard, of Haviland, are Comanche and Kiowa county coordinators. Richard Sorem, of Jetmore, is the Hodgeman County coordinator. Lynn Chance, of Fowler, is the Meade County coordinator.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2016 scholars:

Clark
 
Ashland High School
Maeghan Matson - Ashland
Nathan Reimer - Ashland
Conner McCollum - Dodge City

Comanche
 
South Central High School
Michael Colter - Coldwater
Bayler Kelly - Protection
Kayla Olson - Coldwater
Skylar Prusa - Coldwater

Ford
 
Bucklin High School
Madison Loschke - Kingsdown
 
Dodge City High School
Mariela Aldaba - Dodge City
Mauricio Arroyo - Dodge City
Kameren Blankman - Dodge City
Billy Bui - Dodge City
Elena Carlos - Dodge City
Ivan Chavez - Dodge City
Jeanette Chavez Catalan - Dodge City
Skyler Childress - Dodge City
RJ Cooper - Dodge City
Carissa DeVoss - Dodge City
Jordan Dewell - Dodge City
Jasmine Duarte - Dodge City
Madison Duran - Dodge City
Kristiaan Edwards - Dodge City
Brekk Flax - Dodge City
Priscilla Flores Ascencio - Dodge City
Zaraly Frasquillo Bejarano - Dodge City
Jalen Gifford - Dodge City
Aspen Gilliam - Dodge City
Heidi Gilmore - Kinsley
Sharon Gleason - Dodge City
Sage Harman - Dodge City
Jessica Harshberger - Dodge City
AnaBarbara Hernandez - Dodge City
Vanessa Hernandez - Dodge City
Sydney Kalscheur - Dodge City
Zalma Molina - Dodge City
Jasmine Navarro Lopez - Dodge City
Zoe Nicolet - Dodge City
George Pyle - Dodge City
Ruben Reyes - Dodge City
Adriana Rodriguez - Dodge City
Courtney Rogers - Dodge City
Peter Saenz Castellanos - Dodge City
Rachel Schuetze - Cimarron
Erin Slattery - Dodge City
Chantal Solorzano - Dodge City
Reva Swaney - Dodge City
Katlyn Tabor - Dodge City
Bryce Unruh - Dodge City
Alexandra Urias - Dodge City
Kenia Vasquez Cervantes - Dodge City
Kolin Walker - Dodge City
Caden Walters - Dodge City
Stephanie Wilton-Perez - Dodge City
 
Spearville High School
Zachary Broz - Spearville
Erica Hornung-Heeke - Spearville
Dakota Kreger - Spearville
Chesna Ratzlaff - Spearville
Brady Sherraden - Dodge City
Nathan Stein - Spearville
 
Gray
 
Cimarron High School
Kaitlyn Knobbe - Cimarron
Samantha McPhail - Cimarron
Konner Moler - Cimarron
 
Ingalls High School
Kaisha Batman - Ingalls
Hope Beach - Pierceville
 
South Gray High School
Tina Fehr - Copeland
Jordan Loewen - Copeland
Helen Titus - Copeland

 
Hodgeman
 
Hodgeman County High School
Sydney Masters - Jetmore
Nick Shiew - Jetmore
 

Kiowa
 
Kiowa County High School
Kaitlin Ross - Haviland
Natalie Stewart - Haviland 

Meade
 
Fowler High School
Kaitlynn Jones - Minneola
 
Meade High School
Rebecca Finster - Meade
Reagan Schlochtermeier - Meade
Natalie Thompson - Meade

 
Ness
 
Ness City High School
Chynelle Kraft - Ness City
Regan Stiawalt - Ness City
 
Western Plains High School
Jonathan Mask - Ransom.