KU to honor 87 high school seniors from five East Central Kansas counties


Mon, 10/20/2014

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Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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.

 

Mon, 10/20/2014

author

Jennifer Jackson Sanner

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