KU to honor 61 high school seniors from five Central Kansas counties
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 61 seniors from high schools in Barton, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush and Stafford counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at The Club at Stoneridge, 1438 24th St., Great Bend.
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.
Don Steeples, McGee Distinguished Professor of Applied Geophysics 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. William King, of Great Bend, is the site coordinator. Perry and Krista Smith, of Great Bend, are the Barton and Rush County coordinators. Gayle Cornwell, of St. John, is the Stafford County coordinator. Mark Frame, of Kinsley, is the Edwards County coordinator. Barbara Hammond, of Larned, is the Pawnee 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 are:
Barton
Central Plains High School
Braedan Crites - Great Bend
Ryanne Hekele - Claflin
Kendi Maxwell - Odin
Kaylyn Oberle - Claflin
Cody Price - Bushton
Ellinwood High School
Jordan Duvall - Ellinwood
Alexander Robl - Ellinwood
Cassidy Schlessiger - Ellinwood
Cody Wondra - Ellinwood
Great Bend High School
Brittnee Barber - Great Bend
Michala Bieker - Great Bend
Olivia Blackwell - Great Bend
Rachel Carpenter - St. John
Shelby Deist - Great Bend
Quinton Elliott - Great Bend
Jordan Ewing - Great Bend
Taylor Fugitt - Great Bend
Taylor Huslig - Great Bend
Danielle Jordan - Great Bend
Morgan Kottas - Great Bend
Kaylan Lagerman - Great Bend
Macy Moyers - Great Bend
Dodge Nily - Great Bend
Bethany Reiser - Great Bend
Tanya Sanchez - Great Bend
Heather Schneider - Great Bend
Abby Stiner - Great Bend
Jordan Stoulil - Great Bend
Bryan Vasquez - Great Bend
Lauren Welsch - Great Bend
Benjamin Witte - Great Bend
Gabriel Zorn - Great Bend
Hoisington High School
Kayleigh Bitter - Hoisington
Kylie Broeder - Great Bend
Ryan Broeder - Great Bend
Emily Hammond - Great Bend
Rylie Koester - Hoisington
Sienna Ludwig - Hoisington
Katherine Schmitt - Hoisington
Karisa Schremmer - Hoisington
Melissa Stout - Hoisington
Edwards
Kinsley-Offerle High School
Aylin Garcia - Kinsley
Natalie Holguin - Lewis
Laura Werner - Kinsley
Pawnee
Larned High School
Jennifer Applequist - Larned
Katelyn Baker - Larned
Wyatt Davis - Larned
Kaitlyn Finger - Belpre
Katherine Schroeder - Larned
Pawnee Heights High School
Daiden Blattner - Hanston
Rush
La Crosse High School
Alex Jay - La Crosse
Tessa Pierce - La Crosse
Otis-Bison High School
Eric Frieb - Olmitz
Brandon Keller - Albert
Stafford
Macksville High School
BreAnn Anshutz - St. John
Lane Sebes - Lewis
St. John High School
Jeremy Crockett - St. John
Brandi Hanson - St. John
Devin Willinger - St. John
Casey Cargill - Stafford
Brooke McNickle – Stafford.