KU to honor 78 high school seniors from five East Central Kansas counties

LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Oct. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 78 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 pm 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.

Ken Audus, dean of pharmacy 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 and Osage 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 2017 scholars:

Chase

Chase County High School

Elijah Dorsey – Cottonwood Falls

Brock Hazelton – Elmdale

Garrett Jackson – Cedar Point

Molly Soyez - Elmdale

Coffey

Burlington High School

Samuel Hageman – New Strawn

Rylie Hess – Burlington

Colby Johnson – Burlington

Nickolas Johnson – Burlington

Isaac Kuhlmann – Burlington

Caitlin Schneider – Hartford

Lebo High School

Hudson Doudna – Lebo

Brielle McArthur – Scranton

Cameron Rich – Lebo

Meisha Sonsteng – Lebo

Sydney Sullivan – Lebo

Southern Coffey County High School

Emma Lehmann – LeRoy

Marissa Luney – LeRoy

Waverly High School

Bryce Bailey – Burlington

Shayla Bowers – Waverly

Lyon

Emporia High School

Brooke Call – Emporia

Breanna Diaz – Emporia

Jeremy Dold – Emporia

Hannah Duncan – Emporia

Deanna Durler – Emporia

Monica Estrada Espinoza – Emporia

Noah Garrett – Emporia

Kelsey Gordon – Emporia

Daniel Huber – Emporia

Kathryn Kienholz – Emporia

Blair Meyer – Emporia

Diana Nguyen – Emporia

Jackeline Orellana Cuyan – Emporia

Mithulan Paramanathan – Emporia

Tommy Phan – Emporia

Carson Powers – Emporia

Jennifer Rick – Emporia

Michael Roos – Emporia

Emily Sanborn – Emporia

Morad Sehlaoui – Emporia

Jaden Silva – Emporia

Hannah Stump – Emporia

Alessa Torres – Emporia

Ivan Torres – Emporia

Sydney Ulrich – Emporia

Jorge E. Umana – Emporia

Addison Wagner – Emporia

Sophie Watkins – Emporia

Hartford High School

Luke Ikerd – Emporia

Riley Lane – Emporia

Northern Heights High School

Aubrie Arevalo – Allen

Emily Elbert – Americus

Courtny Smart – Americus

Olpe High School

Garrett Gulick – Olpe

Maranda Scheller – Emporia

Kyler True – Olpe

Morris

Council Grove High School

Brooke Dragone – Council Grove

Aaron Furman – Council Grove

Taylor McDiffett – Alta Vista

Jessica Prudence – Council Grove

Colton Steele – Council Grove

Makayla Stone – Council Grove

Osage

Burlingame High School

Alissa Jaynes – Burlingame

James Quaney – Burlingame

Darian Summers – Burlingame

Lyndon High School

Cody Anschutz – Lyndon

Daniel Pine – Vassar

Trystan Pringle – Lyndon

Marais des Cygnes Valley High School

Leon Sluder – Quenemo

Osage City High School

Genevieve Lowery – Reading

Amanda Pritchard – Reading

Trey Tomilinson – Osage City

Santa Fe Trail High School

Bryce Erickson – Overbrook

MacKinzie Foster – Topeka

Christina German – Topeka

Grace Herren – Scranton

Savannah Hinck – Topeka

Andrew Muckey – Overbrook

Kiara Padilla – Overland Park.