KU to honor 28 seniors from Sumner county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 21, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 28 seniors from high schools in Sumner County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Wellington High School, 1700 E. 16th, Wellington.
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.
David Johnston, vice president of marketing and digital media at 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. Cathy McEwen, of Derby, is the site coordinator. David Carr and Colette Kocour, of Wellington, are the Sumner 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:
Sumner
Argonia High School
Jesse Tracy - Argonia
Belle Plaine High School
Tyler Blake - Peck
Hannah Chorn - Wellington
Alex Enochs - Belle Plaine
Peyton Nolan - Belle Plaine
Cassidy Williams – Belle Plaine
Caldwell High School
Lydia Stewart - Caldwell
Colten Ward - Caldwell
Conway Springs High School
Marian Ast - Conway Springs
Erica Ebenkamp - Conway Springs
Janae Pauly - Conway Springs
Kyle Phillips - Conway Springs
Annie Robinson - Viola
Oxford High School
Braydon Hull - Oxford
Elisha Stone - Wellington
South Haven High School
Shianne Howell - South Haven
Sara Wilson - Braman
Wellington High School
Kayma Brand - Wellington
Stephanie Bristow - Wellington
Brock Edwards - Wellington
Ashley Ewing - Wellington
Kelsie Haydon - Wellington
Laken Kimball - Wellington
Brecken Lawrence - Wellington
Carson LeGrand - Wellington
Madison Lewellen - Wellington
William Long - Wellington
Peighton Westmoreland - Wellington.