KU to honor 69 high school seniors from six Southwest Kansas counties

LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 69 seniors from high schools in Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. dinner and program at the Seward County Community College Student Union, 1801 N. Kansas, Liberal.

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.

Paul Buskirk, associate athletics director at KU, 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. Al and Donna Shank, of Liberal, are the site coordinators. Nathan McCaffey, of Liberal, is coordinator for Morton and Seward counties. Kevin and Catherine Moyer, of Ulysses, are coordinators for Grant and Stanton counties. Jackie and Sterling Hall, of Sublette, are the Haskell County coordinators. Erick and Debbie Nordling, of Hugoton, are the Stevens County coordinators.

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

Grant

Ulysses High School

Estefani Acosta-Delgado - Ulysses

Ryan Anthony - Ulysses

Braden Bohl - Ulysses

Darrick Brollier - Ulysses

Bryce Caldwell  - Ulysses

Jessica Hanson - Ulysses

Allison Jones - Ulysses

Maverick Miller - Ulysses

Allyson Payne - Ulysses

Allison Raines - Ulysses

Serriana Schuldt - Ulysses

Sarah Swann - Ulysses

Haskell

Satanta High School

Jacob Apsley - Satanta

Valerie Caro - Satanta

Bennett Miller - Satanta

Sublette High School

Brooke Briggs - Sublette

Travis Hinkle - Sublette

Hannah Horinek - Sublette

Regan Matteson - Sublette

Taylor Watson - Sublette

Morton

Elkhart High School

Shelby Cline - Elkhart

Rebecca Hicks - Elkhart

Rolla High School

Chandler Burrows - Rolla

Garry Norton - Rolla

Seward

Liberal High School

Gabriela Amparan - Liberal

Sarah Arriaga - Liberal

Morgan Barnes - Liberal

Cennedee Burns - Liberal

Richard Carmona Andrade - Liberal

Jessica Cisneros - Liberal

Shandon Classen - Liberal

Ariana Diaz - Liberal

Ryan Doll - Liberal

Nathan Dowell  - Liberal

Kevin Gomez - Liberal

Braedyn Hammond - Liberal

Jared Hasik - Liberal

Abbey Hebbert - Liberal

Marissa Hinz - Liberal

George Ibarra Martinez - Liberal

Mitchell Irby - Liberal

Christopher Koons - Liberal

Jacob McCarter - Liberal

Rylee Mitchell - Liberal

Dennis Nava - Liberal

Maria Nunez Corral - Liberal

Daniel Pivaral Urbina - Liberal

Marquisha Torres - Liberal

Emilio Tovilla - Liberal

Jordan Urban - Liberal

Karen Vazquez - Liberal

Connor Wilson - Liberal

Southwestern Heights High School

Madison Angell - Plains

Jose Carlos Avila - Kismet

Garret Compton - Plains

Jaime Torres, Jr. - Liberal

Brittany Walker - Kismet

Stanton

Stanton County High School

Reilly Erskin - Johnson

Ruby Martinez - Johnson

Ryan Morris - Johnson

Cassie Overturf - Johnson

Stevens

Hugoton High School

Carly Hittle - Hugoton

Sarah Johnson - Hugoton

Zack Littell - Hugoton

Austin Nordyke - Hugoton

Mark Persinger - Liberal

Parker Titus - Hugoton

Moscow High School

Madison Owens - Mosow

Vance Thompson - Hugoton.