KU to honor 36 high school seniors from Allen, Bourbon, Woodson counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 36 seniors from schools in Allen, Bourbon and Woodson counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Iola High School, 300 East Jackson, Iola.
Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized more than 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.
Bernie Kish, director of facilities & lecturer for the School of Education 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. Jim and Karen Gilpin, of Iola, are the site and Allen County coordinators. Gary and Sally Cullor, of Fort Scott, and Susy Hammons, of Pittsburg, are Bourbon County coordinators. Sharon Suske, of Yates Center, is the Woodson County coordinator. Wade Park, of Iola, also volunteers at the program.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
Allen
Humboldt High School
Jacob Carpenter, Savonburg
Joshua Hawley, Iola
Chelsea Lea, Iola
Rachael Taylor, Humboldt
Iola High School
Alex Bauer, Iola
Colton Heffern, Iola
Travis Hermstein, Iola
Jo Lohman, Iola
Lexie Long, Iola
Kaden Macha, Iola
Emma Piazza, Iola
Baylea Thompson, Iola
Jonathan Tidd, Iola
Shane Walden, Iola
Marmaton Valley High School
Emily Boyd, Moran
Trent Johnson, Moran
Bourbon
Fort Scott High School
Kennyn Baldwin, Arcadia
Jacob Bradbury, Fort Scott
Chase Brown, Fort Scott
Kaitlyn Brown, Fort Scott
Sydney Cullison, Fort Scott
Kristian Engle, Fort Scott
Meredith Hill, Fort Scott
Benjamin Labbe, Uniontown
Heather LaFarge, Fort Scott
Andrew Martin, Fort Scott
Emily Martin, Fort Scott
Courtney Rooks, Fort Scott
Taylor Schilling, Fort Scott
Dacey Simpson, Fort Scott
Uniontown High School
Hannah Fry, Ft. Scott
Michaela Nietfeld, Mapleton
Lane Sutterby, Savonburg
Woodson
Yates Center High School
Shayna Karmann, Yates Center
Aubrey Smith, Yates Center
Rhett Stratman, Yates Center.