KU to honor 78 high school seniors from five East Central Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Oct. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 78 seniors from high schools in Chase, Coffey, Lyon, Morris and Osage counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 pm dinner and program at Emporia State University’s Student Union – Webb Hall, 1200 Commercial St., Emporia.
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.
Ken Audus, dean of pharmacy at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Honored students will be guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment; parents and area alumni are welcome to attend at a cost of $15 each.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Gary Ace, of Emporia, is the site and Lyon County coordinator. Brian Filinger, of Emporia, is the Chase County coordinator. Polly Epting, of Burlington, is the Coffey and Osage County coordinator. Jody Sellers of Council Grove is the Morris 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:
Chase
Chase County High School
Elijah Dorsey – Cottonwood Falls
Brock Hazelton – Elmdale
Garrett Jackson – Cedar Point
Molly Soyez - Elmdale
Coffey
Burlington High School
Samuel Hageman – New Strawn
Rylie Hess – Burlington
Colby Johnson – Burlington
Nickolas Johnson – Burlington
Isaac Kuhlmann – Burlington
Caitlin Schneider – Hartford
Lebo High School
Hudson Doudna – Lebo
Brielle McArthur – Scranton
Cameron Rich – Lebo
Meisha Sonsteng – Lebo
Sydney Sullivan – Lebo
Southern Coffey County High School
Emma Lehmann – LeRoy
Marissa Luney – LeRoy
Waverly High School
Bryce Bailey – Burlington
Shayla Bowers – Waverly
Lyon
Emporia High School
Brooke Call – Emporia
Breanna Diaz – Emporia
Jeremy Dold – Emporia
Hannah Duncan – Emporia
Deanna Durler – Emporia
Monica Estrada Espinoza – Emporia
Noah Garrett – Emporia
Kelsey Gordon – Emporia
Daniel Huber – Emporia
Kathryn Kienholz – Emporia
Blair Meyer – Emporia
Diana Nguyen – Emporia
Jackeline Orellana Cuyan – Emporia
Mithulan Paramanathan – Emporia
Tommy Phan – Emporia
Carson Powers – Emporia
Jennifer Rick – Emporia
Michael Roos – Emporia
Emily Sanborn – Emporia
Morad Sehlaoui – Emporia
Jaden Silva – Emporia
Hannah Stump – Emporia
Alessa Torres – Emporia
Ivan Torres – Emporia
Sydney Ulrich – Emporia
Jorge E. Umana – Emporia
Addison Wagner – Emporia
Sophie Watkins – Emporia
Hartford High School
Luke Ikerd – Emporia
Riley Lane – Emporia
Northern Heights High School
Aubrie Arevalo – Allen
Emily Elbert – Americus
Courtny Smart – Americus
Olpe High School
Garrett Gulick – Olpe
Maranda Scheller – Emporia
Kyler True – Olpe
Morris
Council Grove High School
Brooke Dragone – Council Grove
Aaron Furman – Council Grove
Taylor McDiffett – Alta Vista
Jessica Prudence – Council Grove
Colton Steele – Council Grove
Makayla Stone – Council Grove
Osage
Burlingame High School
Alissa Jaynes – Burlingame
James Quaney – Burlingame
Darian Summers – Burlingame
Lyndon High School
Cody Anschutz – Lyndon
Daniel Pine – Vassar
Trystan Pringle – Lyndon
Marais des Cygnes Valley High School
Leon Sluder – Quenemo
Osage City High School
Genevieve Lowery – Reading
Amanda Pritchard – Reading
Trey Tomilinson – Osage City
Santa Fe Trail High School
Bryce Erickson – Overbrook
MacKinzie Foster – Topeka
Christina German – Topeka
Grace Herren – Scranton
Savannah Hinck – Topeka
Andrew Muckey – Overbrook
Kiara Padilla – Overland Park.