KU honors 73 high school seniors from 7 Western Kansas counties

LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools were honored Wednesday, Oct. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 73 seniors from high schools in Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny Lane, Scott, and Wichita counties were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a dinner and program at Garden City High School, 2720 Buffalo Way, Garden City.

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 receives a Webster’s New College Dictionary.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Dana Nanninga, of Garden City, is the site coordinator as well as the coordinator for Finney, Hamilton and Kearny counties. Kristi Schmitt, of Scott City, is the coordinator for Scott, Lane and Wichita counties. Dalene Moser, of Tribune, is the Greeley 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:

Finney

Garden City High School

Baylee Almos – Garden City

Evelyn Arredondo – Garden City

Kali Befort – Garden City

Kyra Bellows – Garden City

Darlene Bennett – Garden City

Karina Camacho – Garden City

Daniel Carrasco – Garden City

Erik Chaparro – Garden City

Haley Daugaard – Garden City

Rebecca Doll – Garden City

Madison Farr – Garden City

Mitchell Fischer – Garden City

Hailey Francis – Garden City

Maribel Garcia – Garden City

Emily Greene – Garden City

Sarah Hansen – Garden City

Cara Hopkins – Garden City

Aung Htoo – Garden City

Yesenia Huerta – Garden City

Destiny Johnson – Garden City

Caleigh Knight – Garden City

Marie-Isabel Lemke – Garden City

Alyssa Long – Garden City

Lucio Lopez – Garden City

Ashly Lopez Reyes – Garden City

Kendra Martinez-Carrillo – Garden City

Isaac McVey – Garden City

Goretti Mendez-Vallejo – Garden City

Danielle Miller – Garden City

Alexander Nelson – Garden City

Vicki Nguyen – Garden City

Citlali Padilla – Garden City

Hasina Patel – Garden City

Alyssa Ralston – Garden City

Erica Ramos – Garden City

Caroline Robinson – Garden City

Agustin Rodriguez – Garden City

Dustin Snodgrass – Garden City

Andy Su – Garden City

Sophia Tran – Garden City

Emily Unruh – Garden City

Giselle Velasco – Garden City

Holcomb High School

Taylor Beckley – Garden City

Aaron Elliott – Garden City

Jerica Garcia – Garden City

Garett McGee – Holcomb

Jacob Rico-Martinez – Holcomb

Brandon Stegman – Holcomb

Greeley

Greeley County High School

Morgan Crockett – Tribune

Jessica Mendoza – Leoti

Hamilton

Syracuse High School

Christian Gonzalez – Syracuse

Payden Hook – Syracuse

Raul Leyva – Syracuse

Emily Westeman – Syracuse

Madison Wilson – Syracuse

Kearny

Deerfield High School

Jarret Huggard – Deerfield

Devin Oberembt – Deerfield

Lakin High School

Kaylay Calkins – Lakin

Jayden Garcia – Lakin

Hayden Kessler – Lakin

Lane

Dighton High School

Sara Cramer - Healy

Scott

Scott Community High School

Krystal Appel – Scott City

Karen Gonzalez – Scott City

Traylor Goodman – Scott City

Bo Hess – Scott City

Katie Nowak – Scott City

Clarissa Ratzlaff – Scott City

Kylee Trout – Scott City

Paige Winderlin – Scott City

Kiana Yager – Scott City

Wichita

Wichita County High School

Morgen Budde – Leoti

Abbey Fischer – Leoti

Abigail Ridder – Marienthal.