KU to honor 63 seniors from Dickinson, Geary, Morris county high schools


Thu, 10/22/2015

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Jennifer Jackson Sanner

LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 63 seniors from high schools in in Dickinson, Geary and Morris counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Chapman High School, 400 W. Fourth St., Chapman.

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.

Rick Ginsberg, dean of education 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. Sue and Todd Frieze, of Chapman, are the site coordinators. Sandy Wong, of Junction City, is the alumni reservations coordinator.  Sally and Mark Edwards, of Junction City, are the student/parent reservations coordinators. Barbara Craft, of Junction City, volunteers at the event.

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

Dickinson

Abilene High School

Ashley Collette - Solomon

Cara Donley - Abilene

Gehrig Geissinger - Abilene

Eric Harms - Abilene

Cole Hiatt - Abilene

Natalie Howie - Abilene

Ryan LaCombe - Abilene

Madison Roth - Abilene

Sarah Stout - Abilene

Rogan Tokach - Abilene

Isaac Wright - Abilene

 

Chapman High School

Brittni Atkinson - Chapman

Jessica Garrison - Chapman

Jessica Heiman - Junction City

Michaela Hummel - Chapman

Macey Langvardt - Chapman

Joseph Shurtleff - Junction City

John Young - Chapman

 

Herington High School

Chelsea Cowart - Herington

Katharyn Roe - Herington

Mardi Traskowsky - Herington

 

Hope High School

Alex Hendricks - Hope

 

Solomon High School

Sarah Arnett - Solomon

Maggie Aylward - Solomon

Cyrus Haynes - Minneapolis

 

Geary

Junction City High School

Nicholas Arneson - Junction City

Andrew Beamer - Milford

Ryan Boland - Junction City

Deshon Brooks - Chapman

Ciara Brown - Milford

Paige Dacus - Junction City

Kelly Ann DelaCruz - Junction City

Ricardo Erans - Junction City

Henry Escobar - Junction City

Heather Gambrell - Junction City

Hannah Hanson - Junction City

Nenah Hewins - Junction City

Christopher Hogue - Junction City

Maximillian Jenkins - Fort Riley

Robert Khoury - Junction City

Kaiser Kim - Junction City

Jennifer Knight - Milford

Joseph Kyser - Junction City

Robert Long - Junction City

Trae McDaniel - Junction City

Sierra Mortimer - Milford

Isabella Omann - Milford

Gunner Palmgren - Junction City

Jay Patel - Junction City

Keaton Petite - Junction City

Maurice Powell, Jr. - Junction City

Shannie Refumanta - Milford

Trey Reynolds - Junction City

Kai Robert - Fort Riley

Samantha Rodriguez - Milford

Madison Roether - Milford

Eliezer Soto, Jr. - Fort Riley

Kaylee Stutz - Junction City

Natalie Wells - Fort Riley

Kathryn Westerhaus - Junction City

Reagan Wood - Milford

 

St. Xavier High School

Tyler Tanguay - Junction City

 

Morris

White City High School

Jake Anderson - White City.

Thu, 10/22/2015

author

Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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