KU to honor 183 seniors from Wyandotte county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 183 seniors from high schools in Wyandotte County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at Wyandotte High School, 2501 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City.
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.
Stephen Kapp, interim dean of social welfare at KU, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Chris Schneider and Stephanie Parker, of Kansas City, are program coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:
Wyandotte
Bishop Ward High School
Lidija Begic - Kansas City
Natalie Bragdon - Kansas City
Michael LeDesma - Kansas City
Melissa Maldonado - Kansas City
Islaynn Pena - Kansas City
David Rodriguez - Kansas City
Sehila Rodriguez - Kansas City
Bonner Springs High School
Caleb Brungardt - Bonner Springs
Peyton Capehart - Bonner Springs
Alysa Carpenter - Bonner Springs
Lacey Dean - Edwardsville
Jonathan Diaz-Rosales - Bonner Springs
Alayna Dooley - Bonner Springs
Anna Dutton - Bonner Springs
Tanner Hitchcock - Basehor
Rachel Mauk - Edwardsville
Alexia McCleary - Bonner Springs
Jarod Mortensen - Bonner Springs
Marissa Satterfield - Bonner Springs
Sayra Serrano Villegas - Bonner Springs
Sydney Sprague - Kansas City
Eric Valenzuela - Bonner Springs
Elijah VanWinkle - Kansas City
Kayla Willis - Edwardsville
Jessica Willmon - Edwardsville
Megan Willmon - Kansas City
Sabria Zlitni - Bonner Springs
F.L. Schlagle High School
Krystal Claybourne - Kansas City
Alecia Florez - Kansas City
Sky Freeman - Kansas City
Tywone Garrett - Kansas City
Jessica Her - Kansas City
Pajntsais Her - Kansas City
Jaquelin Jimenez - Kansas City
Chandrawati Kami - Kansas City
Kyle Kong - Kansas City
Izalia Leal - Kansas City
Ram Za Pen - Kansas City
Ei Ei Pyoe - Kansas City
Mercedes Ramos - Kansas City
Cornelius Ruff - Kansas City
Sa'Mone Springsteen - Kansas City
Alondra Tovar Salgado - Kansas City
Mulan Vang - Kansas City
Ayana Williams - Kansas City
Adrianne Wilson-Murphy - Kansas City
Luke Wortman - Kansas City
J.C. Harmon High School
Yris Aguilar Parra - Kansas City
Itzel Almanza - Kansas City
Alicia Alonso - Kansas City
Vilmer Alvarado - Kansas City
Bryanna Contreras - Kansas City
Edgar Contreras - Kansas City
Luz Cortez - Kansas City
Viviana Dominguez - Kansas City
Cynthia Estebane - Kansas City
Elodia Herrera-Vaquera - Kansas City
Juan Medrano - Kansas City
Galilea Mosqueda - Kansas City
Stephany Padilla - Kansas City
Jonathan Paez - Kansas City
Brenda Picont - Kansas City
Elizabeth Rodriguez - Kansas City
Damaris Rodriguez - Kansas City
Aylin Rodriguez - Kansas City
Jhonatan Rodriguez - Kansas City
Jorge Rosa Castro - Kansas City
Kendra Rutiaga-Perez - Kansas City
Brenda Sarmiento - Kansas City
Alexandra Serafin Oseguera - Kansas City
Abbey Smith - Kansas City
Anviana Washington - Kansas City
Piper High School
Katelyn Angell - Kansas City
Tana Bradley - Kansas City
Geidy Contreras-Kelly - Kansas City
Raven Fletcher - Kansas City
Chase Giese - Kansas City
Abigail Neal - Kansas City
Michelle Obiesie - Kansas City
Chidera Okoye - Kansas City
Cailin O'Mara - Kansas City
Richard Pappert - Kansas City
Katherine Sullivan - Kansas City
Zoe Surprise - Kansas City
Patricia Telthorst - Kansas City
Kennedy Wallace - Kansas City
Mary Winzer - Kansas City
Margaret Wolf - Kansas City
Jalen Zwart - Kansas City
Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences
Juan Pablo Baltazar - Kansas City
Theodore W. Bynum - Kansas City
Emma L. Campbell - Kansas City
John Carrazco - Kansas City
Jose Luis Carrillo-Gonzalez - Kansas City
Michael James Franklin - Kansas City
Hanah Glimpse - Kansas City
Rileigh Lentz - Kansas City
Andrew Loaiza - Kansas City
Caroline Meek - Kansas City
Amalia Murguia - Kansas City
Stephanie L. Norris - Kansas City
Terrence Noel Pledger - Kansas City
Elva Denise Quinones - Kansas City
Donny Joe Randolph - Kansas City
Leah Diane Romo-Nieves - Kansas City
Evelyn Guadalupe Ruiz - Kansas City
Elizabeth Santillan - Kansas City
Ivana Xiong - Kansas City
Turner High School
Josephine Alvey - Kansas City
Ciera Ayala - Kansas City
Grayce Beery - Kansas City
Alexis Burgard - Kansas City
Rachel Castro - Kansas City
John Cox - Kansas City
William Erwin - Kansas City
Gracie Gentry - Kansas City
Maria Guerrero - Kansas City
Jessica Heflin - Kansas City
Ashley Marrs - Kansas City
Steven McCord - Kansas City
Gabriel Pena - Kansas City
Dylan Rinne - Kansas City
Ashly Rojas - Kansas City
James Shultz - Kansas City
Diana Soto-Andrade - Kansas City
Monica Tlaxcalteca Romero - Kansas City
Thomas Xiong - Kansas City
Ashley Yang - Kansas City
Jennifer Yulich - Kansas City
Washington High School
Ivan Alarcon - Kansas City
Makayla Black - Kansas City
Lejean Brown - Kansas City
Corajean Cunningham - Kansas City
Sergio Del Toro - Kansas City
Deja Edwards - Kansas City
Keyonna Ellingberg - Kansas City
DaiOnna Ferguson - Kansas City
Tyra Harris - Kansas City
Makayla Her - Kansas City
Kub Her - Kansas City
Malachi Hibler - Kansas City
Alesia Jackson - Kansas City
Faith Johnson - Kansas City
Jazmine Johnson - Kansas City
Lariana Miller - Kansas City
DeAngela Robinson - Kansas City
Raul Ruiz-Gonzalez - Kansas City
Manique Shannon-Burnett - Kansas City
Cung Thang - Kansas City
Nathan Yang - Kansas City
Wyandotte High School
Hannah Abell - Kansas City
Wakeelah Ali - Kansas City
Lauren Barnes - Kansas City
Tieisha Bradley - Kansas City
Aldayr Carrillo - Kansas City
Gabriela De La Cruz-Mendoza - Kansas City
Cory Epps - Kansas City
Yodit Gebrezgabher - Kansas City
Noel Guzman - Kansas City
Treyvyon Harrison - Kansas City
Steven Hoang - Kansas City
Banita Kami - Kansas City
Maleana Khounvongsa - Kansas City
Daniel Leiva Funes - Kansas City
Evelyn Lopez - Kansas City
Madison Martinez - Kansas City
Megan McLaughlin - Kansas City
Monserrat Mora - Kansas City
Mario Oliva - Kansas City
Yuri Peraza - Kansas City
Angelica Ponce - Kansas City
Mit Pyo - Kansas City
Elizabeth Ramirez - Kansas City
Nikkala Randall - Kansas City
Jacqueline Rios - Kansas City
Mayra Rodriguez - Kansas City
Alan Rosales - Kansas City
Gloria Ruiz - Kansas City
A Long Thao - Kansas City
Bawi Tlem - Kansas City
Thian Uk - Kansas City
Karla Vizcarra Ochoa - Kansas City
Rafael Zamora Fernandez - Kansas City.