KU to honor 44 high school seniors from 4 central Kansas counties

LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Thursday, Oct. 9, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 44 seniors from high schools in Ellis, Rooks, Russell and Trego counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Hays High School, 2300 East 13th St., Hays.

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 and a commemorative certificate.

Kevin Corbett, president of the KU Alumni Association, 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. Jessica Calhoun, of Hays, is the site coordinator. Alan and Lori Moore, of Hays, are the Ellis County coordinators. Tom and Cassie Nuckols, of Plainville, are the Rooks County coordinators.  Nancy Lane, of Russell, is the Russell County coordinator. Jim and Kathy Cleland, of WaKeeney, are the Trego County coordinators.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
 

Ellis

Ellis High School
Brandon Bollig - Ellis
Ashley Butler - Hays
Stephanie Greenway - McCracken
Eli Lohrmeyer - Ellis
Sarah Mick - Ellis

Hays High School
Jacob Balzer - Hays
Shelbie Berens - Hays
Tristan Callis - Hays
Ashley Cossaart - Hays
Conrad Hoffman - Hays
Tessa Johnson - Hays
Adam Klaus - Hays
Meredith Martin - Hays
Benjamin Rajewski - Victoria
Nathan Romme - Hays
Sarah Rooney - Hays
Rylie Rowland - Hays
Rebecca Stegman - Hays
Sydney Vahling - Hays
Jordan Wilson - Hays
Brandon Wise - Hays

Thomas More Prep-Marian High School
Heidi Gottschalk - Hays
Alyssa Keil - Hays
Matthew Mindrup - Hays
Bethany Staab - Hays
Owen Toepfer - Hays
Kelli Veach - Hays
Grace Volker - Hays

Victoria High School
Maegan Karlin - Victoria
Anna Schmidtberger - Victoria

Rooks

Palco High School
Jaclyn Benoit - Damar
Maci Knipp - Damar

Plainville High School
Brianna Casey - Plainville
Aaron Fisher - Plainville
Craig Garvert - Plainville

Stockton High School
Morgan Beougher - Stockton

Russell

Russell High School
Kelsey Farmer - Russell
Kierra Mitchell - Russell
Tammy Nguyen - Russell
McKaleigh Short - Russell
Angeleah Stierlen - Russell

Trego

Trego Community High School
Allyson Denning - WaKeeney
Isaiah Fabrizius - WaKeeney
Caden Kemp - WaKeeney.