KU honors 67 high school seniors from six Southwest Kansas counties

LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 67 seniors from high schools in Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a dinner and program at the Seward County Community College Student Union in Liberal.

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 received a Webster’s New College Dictionary.

Heath Peterson, president of the KU Alumni Association, spoke to students and their parents and guests.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Al and Donna Shank, of Liberal, are the site coordinators. Nathan McCaffey, of Liberal, is coordinator for Morton and Seward counties. Kevin and Catherine Moyer, of Ulysses, are coordinators for Grant and Stanton counties. Jackie and Sterling Hall, of Sublette, are the Haskell County coordinators. Erick and Debbie Nordling, of Hugoton, are the Stevens 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:

Grant

Ulysses High School

Emily Curl - Ulysses

Ashley Devore - Ulysses

Jennifer Garza - Ulysses

Tyra Hayden - Ulysses

Brayden Higgs - Ulysses

Jesika James - Ulysses

Katrina McMahon - Ulysses

Cori Meyer - Ulysses

Perla Moncayo - Ulysses

Deven Peters - Ulysses

Sofia Salinas - Ulysses

Andrew Tyler - Ulysses

Haskell

Satanta High School

Rogelio Pando- Satanta

Sublette High School

Jalee Birney- Sublette

Nicole Tarpein - Sublette

Brooklyn Withers - Copeland

Morton

Elkhart High School

Kenzie Jones - Rolla

Mica Ratzlaff - Rolla

Grace Sparkman - Keyes

Emily Wesley - Elkhart

Rolla High School

Teagan Simmons - Rolla

Seward

Liberal High School

Saw Ahmara - Liberal

Kristy Alonso - Liberal

Hazel Arafol - Liberal

Sarah Bayouth - Liberal

Dave Bhakta - Liberal

Huy Cam - Liberal

Amira Coleman - Liberal

Sarah Davis - Liberal

Cole Evans - Liberal

Keith Evans - Liberal

John Francis - Liberal

Kaitlyn Franz - Liberal

Mia Garcia - Liberal

Izzy Heathman - Liberal

Cade  Hinkle - Liberal

Rachel  Jones - Liberal

Leslie Laguna - Liberal

Nancy Lopez - Liberal

Lizbeth Macias - Liberal

Odalis Marin - Liberal

Jazmine Mendoza - Liberal

Emireth Monarrez - Liberal

Viviana Patino - Liberal

Angelica Rangel - Liberal

Alondra Rios - Liberal

Emily Roberts - Liberal

Caleb Schwindt - Liberal

Dylan Shellenberger - Liberal

Camryn Slatten - Liberal

Tierra Stoney - Liberal

Southwestern Heights High School

Alexa Amerin - Plains

Kaitlin Arellano - Plains

Nicholas Chandler - Plains

Eleni Earnst - Meade

Robert Evans - Plains

Stanton

Stanton County High School

Rebeca Avelar - Johnson

Carlee Gum - Johnson

Heather Julian - Johnson

Jose Mendoza - Johnson

Stevens

Hugoton High School

Jaqueline Armendariz - Hugoton

Lynnelle Bogan - Hugoton

Hunter Dale - Hugoton

Elias Mendoza - Hugoton

Pedro Ordoñez - Hugoton

Amy Scott - Hugoton

Moscow High School

Maggie White - Moscow.