KU to honor 235 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 26, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 235 seniors from high schools in Sedgwick County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at Maize High School, 11600 W. 45th St. N., Maize.
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.
Christina Holt, associate director of the workgroup for community health & development at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect contributions, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Blair and Mark Rogers, of Wichita, are the site coordinators. Gary and Amy Decker, of Wichita, are the Sedgwick County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:
Sedgwick
Andale High School
Cooper Bradbury - Colwich
Isaac Albert - Wichita
Julie Archer - Colwich
Jewel Eck - Andale
Morgan Fairchild - Cheney
Christian King - Andale
Madeline Lane - Goddard
Peter Martin - Colwich
Madison McMillian - Cheney
Zachary Meyer - Andale
Cole Murray - Colwich
Taylor Nemechek - Goddard
Davon Spexarth - Andale
Victoria Ward - Colwich
Campus High School
Garrison Branom - Wichita
Pavita (Gina) Chaleunsavath - Haysville
Savhanna Chrisco - Wichita
Bryce Cook - Haysville
Dawsen Crum - Wichita
Hanah Denning - Derby
Taylor Diffenbaugh - Wichita
Trever Eberl - Haysville
Corey Evans - Haysville
Avary Finch - Haysville
Jodie Hampton - Mulvane
Jaycee Hill - Haysville
Kaitlyn Larsen - Wichita
Nicole Lawrence - Wichita
Cassie Maestas - Wichita
Jasmine Mai - Haysville
Kyler McMullin - Wichita
Marissa Miller - Haysville
Kristen Nicholas - Wichita
Katie Parks - Colwich
Zane Robert - Wichita
Erica Rodriguez - Wichita
Sydney Rodriguez - Wichita
Savana Sanders - Wichita
Madison Saucedo - Wichita
Evelyn Scott - Haysville
Ashley Sharbutt - Haysville
Ashley Sheler - Wichita
Max Shetler - Haysville
Callie Simpson - Haysville
Ashleigh Williams - Haysville
Hope Wilson - Wichita
Dez Zimmerman - Wichita
Cheney High School
Haley Albers - Cheney
Kaleigh Black - Cheney
Addison Dewey - Cheney
Matthew Slusser- Cheney
Kylie Young - Cheney
Clearwater High School
Grayce Berntsen - Clearwater
Taylor Cowles - Clearwater
Brady Helton - Clearwater
Allison Klausmeyer - Derby
Kale Mills - Clearwater
Sarah Rakes - Clearwater
Jenna Stonehocker - Clearwater
Konner Wells - Clearwater
Lindsey Wolf - Clearwater
Olivia Worden - Clearwater
Derby High School
Brady Ashton - Derby
Jacob Barta - Derby
Kyla Beasley - Derby
Paul Boulom - Wichita
Tess Coffindaffer - Derby
Natalie Collins - Derby
Braeden Cooper - Derby
Kya Crocker - Derby
Megan Denis - Derby
Lauren Eichman - Derby
Jordan Eickelman - Derby
Michaela Ensor - Wichita
Michaela Gerhard - Derby
Tori Golden - Derby
Samantha Hill - Derby
Emily Jones - Derby
Preston Keasey - Derby
Karoline Kennedy - Derby
Michael Klein - Derby
Mason Klish - Derby
Zane Liu - Derby
Raley Mantz - Derby
Hazel May - Derby
Anthony Mazzara - Derby
Hailey Miller - Derby
Sarah Onken - Derby
Ryan Palmer - Derby
Justin Pechanec - Derby
Autumn Pouhussin - Udall
Zachary Reece - Derby
Madison Scott - Derby
Ashley Sherrow - Derby
Carly Smith - Derby
Marissa Stuckey - Derby
Taylor Tompkins - Derby
Toni Tompkins - Derby
Zachary Vilaythong - Wichita
Chace Wedel - Derby
James Werbin - Derby
Ryan Werdel - Derby
Kristopher Wood - Derby
Eisenhower High School
Sara Adams - Wichita
Kensey Arlt - Wichita
Alyssa Arnold - Goddard
Abigail Beliel - Wichita
Katherine Berner - Wichita
Jason Bornowsky - Goddard
Nicholas Clapp - Goddard
Taylor Daugherty - Goddard
Rebecca Debes - Wichita
Veronica Embrey - Wichita
Joshua Garrelts - Goddard
Samantha Harpenau - Wichita
Caleb Janzen - Wichita
Jason Lu - Wichita
Emily Moore - Wichita
Mason Perkins - Wichita
Matthew Pile - Wichita
Brooke Pogue - Wichita
Brianna Southworth - Wichita
MyLinh Truong - Wichita
Alexander Welicky - Wichita
Garden Plain High School
Ryann Flax - Garden Plain
Dylan Gordon - Garden Plain
Vincent Meyer - Garden Plain
Nathan Pauly - Viola
Alena Regier - Garden Plain
Kori Scheer - Viola
Clayton Sell - Wichita
Ashlyn Thomas - Cheney
Brooke Zoglman - Garden Plain
Goddard High School
Jeremy Bartnick - Goddard
Kacey Collins - Wichita
Hana Forrester - Wichita
Sharon Gary - Goddard
Soyeon Kim - Wichita
Madison Koger - Wichita
Kaitlyn Logan - Wichita
Pelumi Okeowo - Wichita
Ashley Peery - Goddard
Talli Shepherd - Wichita
Jimmy Ta - Wichita
Bethany Terry - Wichita
Kaitlyn Tibbitts - Goddard
Jenna Todd - Wichita
Clara Towey - Goddard
Sinjin Vu - Wichita
Brooke Wentz - Goddard
Shea Witherspoon - Wichita
Madeline Yost - Wichita
Maize High School
Haleigh Avila - Maize
Kyle Bannon - Wichita
Nikola Braynov - Wichita
Madison Bruun - Wichita
Ashley Carpenter - Wichita
Samantha Chesser - Wichita
Kendra Cunningham - Wichita
Baylee Dobler - Wichita
Justin Elwell-Cuddy - Wichita
Samuel Emerson - Wichita
Caroline Erickson - Wichita
Madison Gallagher - Wichita
Samuel Gilchrist - Wichita
Emma Hahn - Wichita
Jacey Handy - Wichita
Meet Kapadia - Wichita
Justin Khounsombath - Wichita
Jonathon Kohl - Wichita
Mia Magby - Wichita
Tiffany Nold - Wichita
Katherine Reimer - Wichita
Brecken Roe - Maize
Eric Schartz - Wichita
Gabrielle Schreiner - Wichita
Kyle Stutzman - Wichita
Madison Tannahill - Wichita
Hannah Tice - Maize
Bailey Tredway - Wichita
Allison Wheeler - Wichita
Chloe Willems - Wichita
Maize South High School
Brooke Bulloch - Wichita
Hayden Burnett - Wichita
Ames Castelli - Wichita
Alexander Crisler - Wichita
Dominick Decker - Maize
Mackenzie Downs - Wichita
Marley Drake - Wichita
Katharine Ewing - Wichita
David Garcia - Wichita
Jenna Hainke - Wichita
Cady Jarman - Wichita
Kassidy Johnson - Wichita
Sierra Mortensen - Wichita
Jacob Onderek - Wichita
Emma Ratcliffe - Wichita
Hannah Reed - Wichita
Preston Seiler - Wichita
Alec Suchan - Wichita
Jessica Tung - Wichita
Braden Wituk - Wichita
Mulvane High School
Kaylie Barker - Mulvane
Lorynn Boyce - Mulvane
Emily Bradley - Peck
Holly Carter - Peck
Emma Chambers - Mulvane
Kaitlin Holland - Derby
Victoria Jansen - Derby
Megan Magee - Derby
Chase Penka - Derby
Lindsay Runquist - Mulvane
Samantha Schmitz - Mulvane
Samantha Strecker - Mulvane
Bethany Warne - Peck
Caitlyn Young - Mulvane
Valley Center High School
Corbin Alderson - Valley Center
Hannah Arneson - Valley Center
Ethan Bauguess - Valley Center
Don Boone - Valley Center
Madison Breault - Valley Center
Jadyn Eddy - Valley Center
Davinna Farney - Park City
Trent Gierhart - Valley Center
Caleb Isaacs - Valley Center
Ashlyn Jacobs - Wichita
Ashlyn Joyal - Wichita
Zakery Keith - Wichita
Kristina Lay - Sedgwick
LaTaylah Perez - Park City
Alexander Schul - Valley Center
Abigail Sheahan - Valley Center
Jaidyn Stokes - Park City
Trace Tobin - Valley Center
Sarah Wolfe - Valley Center.