KU to honor 235 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools


Fri, 09/09/2016

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Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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.

Fri, 09/09/2016

author

Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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