KU to honor 135 seniors from Butler, Elk and Greenwood county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored tonight, Oct. 17, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 135 seniors from high schools in Butler, Elk and Greenwood counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at El Dorado High School, 401 McCollum Road, El Dorado.
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.
Nathan Thomas, vice provost for diversity and equity at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Vince Haines, of El Dorado, is the site and 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:
Butler
Andover Central High School
Brenna Base - Andover
Elizabeth Brosz - Andover
Esther Choi - Andover
Nicholas Detter - Andover
Kason E - Andover
Taryn Gray - Andover
Jack Griffith - Andover
Sara Idol - Andover
Nada Jibbe
Emma Karber - Andover
Sarah Kohman - Andover
Jackson Lewis - Andover
Emma Magee - Andover
Ashley Marlowe - Andover
Christianah McKenna - Andover
Jacob Meeker - Andover
Madison Orlowski - Andover
Emma Schumann - Andover
Jeremiah Sitz - Andover
Rylie Toom - Andover
Andover High School
Elizabeth Aikman - Andover
Ethan Brenner - Wichita
Taylor Casady - Benton
Hannah Coggeshall - Wichita
Katherine Dakan - Wichita
Ashley Dorf - Wichita
Carly Flake - Wichita
Ashley Gorton - Andover
Nathan Hammar - Wichita
Lisa Kaiser - Wichita
Andre Kurait - Andover
Trent Madden - Andover
Timothy Munson - Wichita
Nathan Nichols - Wichita
Whitney Pepper - Wichita
Abigail Phelps - Wichita
Paige Ramsett - Andover
Yasmin Shashova - Wichita
Garrett Sims - Andover
Hannah Steinert - Wichita
Sarah Taylor - Wichita
Abigail Wenninger - Wichita
Anna Wilson - Wichita
Brittany Woodbury - Wichita
Augusta High School
Amanda Bennett - Augusta
Robert Bisagno - Augusta
Alexis Bowen - Augusta
Matthew Canedy - Augusta
Sophia Dalziel - Augusta
Trevor Davidson - Augusta
Luke Dockers - Towanda
Taylor Hinnenkamp - Augusta
Adam Kroeker - Augusta
Alison Macari - Augusta
Lacey Merz - Augusta
Elizabeth Richey - Augusta
Nolan Riley - Augusta
Taylor Werner - Augusta
Brooklyn Wiswell - Augusta
Bluestem High School
Kaylyn Baker - El Dorado
Quinn Hughes - Leon
Jay (Weston) Scott - Leon
Day Taran - El Dorado
Circle High School
Cody Aikens - Towanda
Olivia Barrier - Benton
Morgan Baughman - Andover
Allison Derry - Wichita
Dalyn Garrison - El Dorado
Cal Hartley - Benton
Madison Huynh - Bel Aire
Spencer Jacobson - Towanda
Saige Jeffries - Augusta
Kayla Joyce - Towanda
Hayley Leonard - Benton
Kassidy Redington - Towanda
Kaitlyn Sabala - Towanda
Tessa Seybert - Wichita
Brylee Thompson - El Dorado
Ashley Warehime - Kechi
Amanda Weber - Benton
Brooklynn White - El Dorado
Kendra Wicks - Bel Aire
Bethany Wolff - Benton
Douglass High School
Vaughn Anderson - Andover
Shayna Bergley - Douglass
Jonathon Skinner - Leon
Emily Valentine - Douglass
Gabriel Wasson - Douglass
Madison Woody - Douglass
Allison Zalusky - Douglass
El Dorado High School
Hannah Brock - El Dorado
Trevor Burnett - El Dorado
Brock Harvey - El Dorado
Hannah Haury - El Dorado
Jolie Howland - El Dorado
Sidney Howland - El Dorado
Hailey Lea - El Dorado
Lorraine Lowrey - El Dorado
Shawn Luehrs - El Dorado
Abigail Manke - El Dorado
Ally Martinez - El Dorado
Caedyn Reinhardt - El Dorado
Logan Stenseng - El Dorado
Ridge Towner - El Dorado
Flinthills High School
Mary Bisbee - Rosalia
Payton Gawith - El Dorado
Alyssa Howard - Eureka
Remington High School
Coleton Crisp - Whitewater
Hannah Entz - Benton
Baylee Tice - Whitewater
Rose Hill High School
Noah Baden - Rose Hill
Maci Carlson - Rose Hill
Lauren Diaz - Rose Hill
Kelby Dinkel - Rose Hill
Hunter Forsberg - Rose Hill
Henry Mann - Rose Hill
Griffin McBride - Rose Hill
Jessica Nusz - Rose Hill
Madison Partridge - Rose Hill
Jessica Strawn - Derby
Sierra Thomas - Rose Hill
Trinh Kathy Phuong Tran - Wichita
Luke Treiber - Rose Hill
Elk
Elk Valley High School
Ben Dowell - Longton
West Elk High School
William McClendon - Severy
Angela Perkins - Howard
Faith Weber - Howard
William Young -Howard
Greenwood
Eureka High School
Raegan Boone - Eureka
Kate McDonald - Eureka
Jessica Moffat - Eureka
Bailee Wallace - Hamilton
Hamilton High School
Emily Rayburn - Hamilton
Madison High School
Camryn Crespino - Madison
Makenna Farrow - Madison.