KU to honor 121 seniors from Harvey and Reno county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 30, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 121 seniors from high schools in Harvey and Reno counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Ramada Conference Center, 1400 North Lorraine, Hutchinson.
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 and a commemorative certificate.
University of Kansas Chancellor, Bernadette Gray-Little, 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. Jeff and Marla Eriksen, of Hutchinson, are the site and county coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2016 scholars are:
Harvey
Burrton High School
Dakotah Baumann - Burrton
Joshua Smith - Burrton
Halstead High School
Kinsey Davidson - Halstead
Kaci Foraker - Halstead
Courtney Glassco - Halstead
Megan Hardtarfer - Halstead
Tate Kaufman - Halstead
Mackenzie Matlack - Burrton
Harper Zongker - Halstead
Hesston High School
Leah Arrasmith - Hesston
Megan Baldauf - Hesston
Amelia Broadfoot - Hesston
Grant Dahlsten - Hesston
Abigail Decker - Hesston
Anastasia Good - Hesston
Sofia Goodman - Hesston
Katelyn Hageman - Hesston
Tessa Isaac - Hesston
Brenna Peters - Hesston
Cami Richardson - Hesston
Maartje van Bergeijk - Hesston
Kendrick Weaver - Hesston
Newton High School
Aubrey Bartel - Newton
Paige Berg - Newton
Hannah Boese - Newton
Wyatt Dickinson - Newton
Taylor Edson - Newton
Naomi Epp - N Newton
Susannah Epp - Newton
Eleanor Marshall - Newton
Courtney Mellinger - Newton
Jaiden Ochoa - Newton
Emily O'Meara - Newton
Ashleigh Pulaski - Newton
Carson Reimer - Newton
Jarrett Rodriguez - Newton
Madelyn Stonehouse - Newton
Alexandra Tozier - Newton
Jennifer Tozier - Newton
Elizabeth Tran - N Newton
Molly Williams - Newton
Sadie Winter - Newton
Sedgwick High School
Nathaniel Becker - Sedgwick
Hunter Giffin - Sedgwick
Tyler Griggs - Sedgwick
Grant Hilliard - Sedgwick
Reno
Buhler High School
Morgan Caywood - Hutchinson
Dillon Engelland - Hutchinson
Jacob Grinstead - Hutchinson
Lyndsey Horne - Hutchinson
Isaac Hubbell - Hutchinson
Mauryn Kennedy - Hutchinson
Brigette Kloeppner - Buhler
Logan Lawson - Hutchinson
Elieka Linder-Taylor - Hutchinson
Dean Markel - Buhler
Connor Ridder - Hutchinson
Ashley Sides - Hutchinson
Jamie Staggs - Buhler
Jessica Steffen - Hutchinson
Fairfield High School
Ethan Williams - Arlington
Josie Zink - Turon
Haven High School
Shelby Davis - Haven
Edward Dorey - Haven
Mary Emile-Wagler - Partridge
Haley Kauffman - Hutchinson
Jeff Kauffman - Hutchinson
Susan Mattingly - Haven
Annika Miller - Hutchinson
Lucia Nisly - Partridge
Jordan Shafer - Hutchinson
Hutchinson High School
Connor Atkinson - Hutchinson
Shannon Bellamy - Hutchinson
Taylor Bishop - Hutchinson
Shae Cannon - Hutchinson
Elayne Carey - Mount Hope
Zoe Crater - Hutchinson
Emily Fan - Hutchinson
Jack Fee - Hutchinson
Madelyn Fee - Hutchinson
Sarah Hansen - Hutchinson
Kacia Hilty - Hutchinson
Harriet Hobart - Hutchinson
Jack Howard - Hutchinson
Eduardo Ibarra - Hutchinson
William Johnson - Hutchinson
Molly Kinney - Hutchinson
Chance McDaniel - Hutchinson
Brady McFadden - Hutchinson
Laura Miller - Arlington
Meghan Morey - Hutchinson
Michael Morey - Hutchinson
Kyle Oldham - Hutchinson
Audrey O'Sullivan - Hutchinson
Grace Proett - Hutchinson
Grant Sanders - Hutchinson
Lane Saylor - Hutchinson
Taylor Scholes - Hutchinson
Anna Stafford - Hutchinson
Zachary Thurston - Hutchinson
Samuel Vasquez - Hutchinson
Logan Williams - Hutchinson
Margaret Williams - Hutchinson
Nicholas Young - Hutchinson
Nickerson High School
Bryce Brown - Nickerson
Anna Carder - Hutchinson
Alexandria Christian - Hutchinson
Mark Hoyle - Hutchinson
Margaret Jordan - South Hutchinson
Chase Liby - Hutchinson
Dalton Moser - Nickerson
Lacey Nichols - Hutchinson
Allison Schweizer - Sterling
Dalton Yoder - South Hutchinson
Pretty Prairie High School
Amber Krehbiel - Pretty Prairie
Nikayla Lampkins - Pretty Prairie
Tanner Ray - Pretty Prairie
Trinity Catholic High School
Phillipe Diaz - Hutchinson
Sofia Garcia - Hutchinson
Haley Hedrick - Hutchinson
Rhiannon Vieyra - Hutchinson.