KU to honor 103 seniors from Leavenworth county high schools

LAWRENCE - Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 21, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 103 seniors from high schools in Leavenworth County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at the Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade St., Leavenworth.

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.

David Cook, vice chancellor of the KU Edwards Campus, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.

Community volunteers collect contributions, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Kathy Meyer, of Leavenworth, is the site coordinator. Bianca Elliott, of Linwood, is the Leavenworth County coordinator.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:

Leavenworth

Basehor-Linwood High School

Jia Bondoc - Basehor

Madison Bowers - Basehor

Zailey DeLeon - Basehor

Emilee Gilliam - Basehor

Michaela Grimes - Basehor

Alexandra Hart - Basehor

Rachel Hiss - Bonner Springs

Ashley Hoffman - Basehor

Calder Hollond - Linwood

Tristan Krouse - Basehor

Erin Leach - Linwood

Jacob Lutgen - Basehor

Michael McEvoy - Basehor

Marina Pebley - Tonganoxie

Cale Povilonis - Basehor

Darren Richardson - Basehor

Britney Smith            - Linwood

Kurtis Tatkenhorst - Basehor

Kade Tatkenhorst - Basehor

Jensen Walcott - Bonner Springs

Claire Walsh - Basehor

Immaculata High School

Joseph Hrenchir - Leavenworth

Eleanor Melero - Lansing

Lansing High School

Patrick Bircher - Lansing

Emma Bresser - Lansing

Jordan Campbell - Lansing

Cecelia Caraccilo - Lansing

Sean Cranford - Leavenworth

John Dalbey - Lansing

Colin Dike - Lansing

Emily Domann - Lansing

Hanah Fay - Leavenworth

Aryn Feldner - Lansing

Ellaura Foster - Lansing

Holden Giefer - Leavenworth

Emma Hamilton - Lansing

Lindsay Hattok - Lansing

Thomas Lauber - Lansing

Alexandria Lesniak - Leavenworth

RongXin Liu - Lansing

Rachel Long- Leavenworth

Nathan Martin - Lansing

Sebastian Neal - Lansing

Mackenzie O'Donnell - Easton

Joshua Park - Lansing

Allison Short - Lansing

Allison Wagner - Leavenworth

Autumn Wano - Lansing

Elaine Wong - Lansing

Leavenworth High School

Nicole Asbury - Leavenworth

Jacob Bohnemann - Leavenworth

Stephanie Brunson - Leavenworth

Taryn Burks - Leavenworth

Daniel Butler - Leavenworth

Matthew Chapman - Leavenworth

Emma Cleland-Leighton - Leavenworth

Belle Conard - Lansing

Adrienne Curl - Leavenworth

Rebecca Hollister - Leavenworth

Ingyun Jung - Leavenworth

Victoria Knolton - Leavenworth

Abigail Ko - Leavenworth

Benjamin Kurz - Leavenworth

Anna Loch - Lansing

Colin Lucas - Leavenworth

Abigail Mack - Leavenworth

Celeste Marchbanks - Leavenworth

Summer McCowen - Leavenworth

Abby McElroy - Leavenworth

Savannah Moon - Leavenworth

Chloe Moore - Leavenworth

William O'Donnell - Leavenworth

Ryan Pangracs - Leavenworth

Natalie Price - Leavenworth

Derek Rosello - Leavenworth

Lauren Ruggles - Leavenworth

Kloe Runyan - Leavenworth

Korian Runyan - Leavenworth

Juliana Saunders - Leavenworth

Taylor Schmitt - Leavenworth

Megan Unrath - Leavenworth

Lillyanna Webster - Leavenworth

Caroline Wooten - Leavenworth 

Pleasant Ridge High School

Madilynn Grafke - Lansing

Bridget Howard - Leavenworth

Haven Stutz - Leavenworth

Delanie Thomason - Easton

Derek Zule - Leavenworth

Tonganoxie High School

Emilee Agnew - Tonganoxie

Austin Ballard - Tonganoxie

Nathan Bothwell - Tonganoxie

Emily Chambers - Tonganoxie

Ananaliese Colacicco - Tonganoxie

Drew Cook - Tonganoxie

Luke Falk - Linwood

Darya Frank - Tonganoxie

Brett George - Tonganoxie

Bailey Jackson - Tonganoxie

Amanda Martin - Tonganoxie

Madison Meitler - Tonganoxie

Sara Osborne - Tonganoxie

Kyanna Thorne - Tonganoxie

Grace Woods - Tonganoxie.