KU to honor 59 seniors from Labette, Montgomery county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 59 seniors from high schools in Labette and Montgomery counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Independence Civic Center, 410 North Penn Ave., Independence.
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.
Frank DeSalvo, associate vice provost 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. Garen Cox, of Independence, is the site coordinator. Nancy Wright, of Coffeyville, is the Montgomery County coordinator. Joanna and Dennis Wilson, of Parsons, are the Labette 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:
Labette
Chetopa High School
Abigail Dominguez - Chetopa
Philip Moses - Chetopa
Labette County High School
Janel Baker - Parsons
Trey Dodsworth - Altamont
Parker Grant - Parsons
Emily Harrison - Altamont
Taylore Kusel - Parsons
Loren Lay - Bartlett
Caleb Mathes - Bartlett
Jake Mattox - Parsons
Brittany McConnell - Oswego
Meredith Reitemeier - Parsons
Bayleigh Smith - Coffeyville
Ashley Stalford - Edna
Rhianne Taylor - Oswego
Zachary Wolgamontt - Parsons
Oswego High School
Jenna Goodnight - Oswego
Kathryn Solomon - Oswego
Matthew Wegner - Parsons
Parsons High School
Tyler Drisdell - Parsons
Conner Falke - Parsons
Nikita Gandhi - Parsons
Elyjah Lyons - Parsons
Maxwell Newland - Parsons
Victoria Port - Parsons
Morgan Stephens - Parsons
Bryan Walker - Parsons
Montgomery
Caney Valley High School
Abigail Billingsley - Caney
Aevri Crowe - Caney
Lisha Lamb - Independence
Cristin Shepard - Caney
Levi Wyrick - Elk City
Cherryvale High School
Roger Bennin III - Thayer
Brooke Blaes - Cherryvale
Jorden Ellis - Cherryvale
Devin Linn - Cherryvale
Zachary Torkelson - Cherryvale
Field Kindley High School
Tandi Cox - Coffeyville
Bradly Hershey - Coffeyville
Alexus Johnson - Coffeyville
Blair Johnson - Coffeyville
Lakayla Mims - Coffeyville
Grant Newton - Coffeyville
Olivia Palmer - Coffeyville
Katherine Stringer - Coffeyville
Nicholas Wintjen - Coffeyville
Carina Zogg - Coffeyville
Independence High School
Kinsey Carroll - Independence
Shelby Corn - Independence
Amanda Freeman - Independence
Abigail Groff - Independence
Patrick Hardy - Independence
Joshua Hilger - Independence
Caringtyn Julian - Independence
Connor King - Independence
Sierra Marquez - Independence
Dimitrious McCaffery - Independence
Zachary Stacy - Independence
Rachel White - Independence.