KU to honor 87 high school seniors from five East Central Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Nov. 3, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 87 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 p.m. 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 and a commemorative certificate.
Rueben Perez, director of the Student Involvement & Leadership Center 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 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 2015 scholars are:
Chase
Chase County High School
Gabriel Dorsey - Cottonwood Falls
Scott Hazelton - Elmdale
Ashley Tubach - Strong City
Coffey
Burlington High School
Cobe Garcia - Burlington
Marisa Haselhuhn - Burlington
Paige Maley - Burlington
Timothy Scheimann - Burlington
Adam Schuh - Burlington
Grant Shell - Burlington
Malorie Wagner - Lebo
Lebo High School
Eric Charboneau - Lebo
Erin Gould - Lebo
Alexa Thomas - Lebo
Misty Weiss - Lebo
Southern Coffey County High School
Brittne Brite - LeRoy
Lydia Brooks - LeRoy
Trever Vahsholtz - Yates Center
Andrea Zlab - Yates Center
Waverly High School
Will Fehr - Waverly
Dalton Foster - Waverly
Tara Henderson - Waverly
Lyon
Emporia High School
Kylie Burd - Emporia
Sierra Carr - Emporia
Alexandria Davis - Emporia
Meg Detwiler - Emporia
Katelyn Dold - Emporia
Marco Enriquez - Emporia
Rafael Garcia - Emporia
Breanna Gilger - Emporia
Jordyn Harmon - Americus
Autumn Howell - Emporia
Aubrey Jenkins - Admire
Jordan Krisman - Emporia
Gabriel Lopez - Emporia
Joshua McAnarney - Emporia
Corrine Payton - Emporia
Noah Plank-Retherford - Emporia
Mason Polston - Emporia
Aubrey Rech - Emporia
Emily Riggs - Emporia
Bryan Sandoval - Emporia
Ashten Scheller - Emporia
Christian Smith - Emporia
Thuong Tran - Emporia
Zachary White - Emporia
Brettany Williams - Emporia
Gavin Youngberg - Emporia
Hartford High School
Brett Darbyshire - Hartford
Mason Esch - Neosho Rapids
Northern Heights High School
Megan French - Admire
Sarah Moyer - Emporia
Josey Wooderson - Allen
Olpe High School
Kelsi DeLong - Olpe
Mathew Duncan - Emporia
Joe Redeker - Olpe
Krista Vogts - Olpe
Haley Wecker - Olpe
Morris
Council Grove High School
Hannah Bolieu - Council Grove
Samantha Davidson - Alta Vista
Monica Henton - Herington
Mason Hinkle - Alta Vista
Megan Poole - Alta Vista
Osage
Burlingame High School
Jordan Herrick - Burlingame
Joseph Lewis - Eskridge
Karli Zabokrtsky - Burlingame
Lyndon High School
Flint Spencer - Lyndon
Caroline Sprecker - Lyndon
Autumn Weir - Overbrook
Marais des Cygnes Valley High School
Julie Heslop - Melvern
Alexandra Sluder - Quenemo
Samantha Volkman - Melvern
Osage City High School
Jacob Butterfield - Osage City
Aundrea Koger - Osage City
Zinru Li - Osage City
Maren Peterson - Osage City
Sarah Peterson - Osage City
Kurtis Wilk - Osage City
Santa Fe Trail High School
Georgie Branson - Overbrook
Zane Cersovsky - Overbrook
Haley Ferris - Carbondale
Weston Gloss - Overbrook
Andrea Hinck - Topeka
Lauren Hobart - Carbondale
Colin McIver - Overbrook
Michael Musick - Overbrook
Joseph Penrod - Overbrook
Cody Vandevord - Scranton.