KU to honor 91 seniors from Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Nov. 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 91 seniors from high schools in Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Four Points by Sheraton, 530 Richards Drive, Manhattan.
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.
Robert Walzel, dean of music at KU, 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. Toni Stremel, of Manhattan, is the site and Riley County coordinator. Ellen Remsing, of Manhattan is a Montgomery County coordinator. Lucy Mulroney and Sylvia Mansfield, of Clay Center, are the Clay County coordinators. Doug and Joyce Elcock, of Wamego, are the Pottawatomie 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:
Clay
Clay Center Community High School
Katelyn Bohnenblust - Clay Center
Jonathon Ellis - Clay Center
Audrey Gaug - Clay Center
Sadie Hartner - Clay Center
Joshua Kelley - Clay Center
Savannah Kipfer - Clay Center
Mariah Larson - Clay Center
Lane Liby - Clay Center
Jackie Mayo - Clay Center
Haley Pederson - Clay Center
Wakefield High School
Autumn Adams - Wakefield
Brock Barrett - Riley
Christina Chappell - Milford
Annabella Floro - Wakefield
Pottawatomie
Onaga High School
Antonia Marten - Onaga
Reilly Stumpff - Soldier
Rock Creek High School
Rachel Askew - St. George
Alyssa Brown - Manhattan
Mariah Matthews - St. George
Justin Moser - Westmoreland
Lillian Schmitz - Westmoreland
Allissa Snapp - Westmoreland
St. Mary's High School
Shelby Flach - Paxico
Kayce Flanagan - Emmett
Aubrey Huaracha - St. Marys
Kendra Hutley - St. Marys
Lauren Kasprzak - St. Marys
Wamego High School
Chloe Albin - Wamego
Courtney Alexander - Wamego
Caitlyn Claussen - Manhattan
Elijah Darey - Wamego
Ashlyn Helus - Wamego
Brooke Hupe - Wamego
Anne Kenworthy - Wamego
Ally Lonker - Wamego
Margaret Miksch - Wamego
Samantha Milke - Wamego
Aaron Pachta - Wamego
Trey Schmidt - Wamego
Parker Waters - Wamego
Riley Wilson - Wamego
Riley
Blue Valley Randolph High School
Michael Olson - Olsburg
Flint Hills Christian School
Ashlyn Shultz - St. George
Manhattan High School
Bryan Armbrust - Manhattan
Matthew Bandy - Manhattan
John Benfer - Manhattan
Alexis Bieker - Manhattan
Alan Brown - Manhattan
Krista Burton - Manhattan
Rachel Chang - Manhattan
Arnav Das - Manhattan
Emmalee Devane - Manhattan
Sterling Edgar - Manhattan
Emma Galitzer - Manhattan
Varun Govind - Manhattan
Cole Gritton - Manhattan
Mackenzie Gwinner - Manhattan
Evan Heger - Manhattan
Brooke Henry - Manhattan
Nabil Hossain - Manhattan
Colton Joyce - Manhattan
Trang Le - Manhattan
Catherine Lei - Manhattan
Andrea Lu - Manhattan
Madeline Marshall - Manhattan
Christine Martin - Manhattan
Nathan Mcclendon - Manhattan
Tammie Melton - Manhattan
Kyndall Norris - Riley
Christa Osarczuk - Manhattan
Addison Pablo - Manhattan
Thomas Parish - Manhattan
Philip Randall - Manhattan
Caitlin Rusk - Manhattan
Joshua Schwartz - Manhattan
Corbin Sedlacek - Manhattan
Elaine Snowden - Manhattan
Josiah Stonebraker - Manhattan
Ashley Stuckwisch - Manhattan
Bridgett Sutton - Manhattan
Madalyn Taylor - Manhattan
Kyle Thompson - Manhattan
Benjamin Turnley - Manhattan
Matthew Turnley - Manhattan
Blake Wewer - Manhattan
Justin Wickham - Manhattan
Riley County High School
Dalton Huey - Manhattan
Alyssa Kulp - Leonardville
Zach Richard - Manhattan
Josiah Satzler - Manhattan
Michaella Wahl - Riley.