KU to honor 38 seniors from Anderson and Franklin county high schools

LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 12, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 38 seniors from high schools in Anderson and Franklin counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, 514 E. Fourth St., Garnett.

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.

Barbara Ballard, associate director for outreach and civic engagement at the Dole Institute of Politics, 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. Charlie and Margy Porter, of Ottawa, are the Franklin County coordinators. Terry Solander, of Garnett, is the Anderson County coordinator.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:

Anderson

Anderson County High School

Caleb Anderegg - Garnett

Adam Kropf - Westphalia

Katie Lybarger - Garnett

Trevor McDaniel - Westphalia

Brady Rockers - Greeley

Sydney Scheckel - Richmond

Hunter Spencer - Garnett

Jasmine White - Garnett

Nicole Wittman - Garnett

Crest High School

Laurel Godderz - Colony

Karlee Hammond - Colony

Franklin

Central Heights High School

Megan Davis - Princeton

Morgan Jilek - Princeton

Abby Meyer - Princeton

Sarah Wood - Richmond

Ottawa High School

Driestin Aho - Ottawa

Jacob Aiken - Ottawa

Donald Arndt - Wellsville

Lia Boese - Ottawa

Andy Croucher - Ottawa

Byron Fangman - Ottawa

Keegan Finch - Ottawa

Emily Fish - Ottawa

Carter McCullough - Ottawa

Isaac McCullough - Ottawa

Brock Reed - Ottawa

Molly Scott - Ottawa

Kyra Skoog - Ottawa

Ellen Thyr - Ottawa

Chelsey Wolsey - Ottawa

Wellsville High School

Taylor Cunningham - Wellsville

Hope Kearney - Wellsville

Anna Kline - Wellsville

Lauren McDaniel - Wellsville

Rylee Winters - Wellsville

West Franklin High School

Yelland Alexander - Quenemo

Cooper Flory - Pomona

Trenton Worley - Overbrook.