KU to honor 74 high school seniors from Cherokee, Crawford counties


Tue, 01/19/2016

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Jennifer Jackson Sanner

LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Feb. 1 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 77 seniors from high schools in Cherokee and Crawford counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Pittsburg State University, Overman Student Center, 1701 South Broadway, Pittsburg.

Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized more than 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.

Lisa Pinamonti Kress, director of admissions 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. 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 2016 scholars:

Cherokee

 

Baxter Springs High School

Brennan Cummings - Baxter Springs

Justin Jones - Baxter Springs

Brennan Kipp - Baxter Springs

Mallory Maryman - Baxter Springs

Kayla Spence - Baxter Springs

David Street - Baxter Springs

Hanna White - Baxter Springs

 

Columbus Unified High School

Tyler Babbitt - Columbus

Shalaina Conner - Chetopa

Kennedee French - Columbus

Ashlee Lacen - Columbus

Jacob Langerot - Columbus

Jace McDown - Columbus

Trey Robinson - Columbus

Hope Touchton - Galena

 

Galena High School

Marlena Cantrell - Galena

Ethan Frazier - Joplin

Madelyn Goodwin - Baxter Springs

Kaleb Hulsey - Baxter Springs

Allie Steele - Galena

Macey VanCleave - Galena

 

Riverton High School

Kenzie Blankenship - Galena

Kassidy May - Baxter Springs

Kaleb McCoy - Baxter Springs

Angela McMaster - Joplin

Allyson Whitehead - Quapaw

Macy Williams - Riverton

 

Crawford

 

Frontenac High School

Audrey Dainty - Pittsburg

Kennedi Fields - Frontenac

Shania Majors - Frontenac

Mercedes Smalley - Frontenac

Emily Snider - Pittsburg

Dawn Terrill - Pittsburg

 

Girard High School

Laike Damman - Girard

Ethan George - Hepler

Samantha Guy - Walnut

Madison Hey - Girard

Morgan Houk - Girard

Katy Pitts - Girard

Jennifer Sooter - Girard

Allison Tucker - Girard

Jonathan Zimmerman - McCune

 

Northeast High School

Michaela Bedene - Arma

Andrew Mills - Arma

Travinn Oliver - Arma

Jessica Zamora - Arma

 

Pittsburg High School

Allison Baden - Pittsburg

Samantha Bollinger - Pittsburg

Derek Brumbaugh - Pittsburg

Devon Coulter - Pittsburg

Kailey Curtis - Pittsburg

Ailie Foresman - Pittsburg

Shelbi Heikes - Pittsburg

Amanda Hoffman - Pittsburg

Will Jewett - Pittsburg

Joshua Lee - Pittsburg

Erik McCloskey - Pittsburg

William Mengarelli - Pittsburg

Morgan Plank - Pittsburg

Reyna Valenzuela - Arma

Madison Weidert - Pittsburg

Jared Wilde - Pittsburg

Dillon Williams - Pittsburg

 

Southeast High School

Zoey Ball - Scammon

Erin Horgan - Weir

Adam Martinie - McCune

Camrin Sellers - Pittsburg

Bryson Spahn - Weir

Olivia Sullivan - Weir

Caleb Thompson - Pittsburg

 

St. Mary's Colgan High School

Haydn Dawson - Pittsburg

Sawyer Esch - Pittsburg

Jacob Fleming - Pittsburg

Connor O'Brien - Pittsburg.

Tue, 01/19/2016

author

Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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KU Alumni Association

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