KU to honor 63 seniors from Dickinson, Geary, Morris county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 63 seniors from high schools in in Dickinson, Geary and Morris counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Chapman High School, 400 W. Fourth St., Chapman.
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.
Rick Ginsberg, dean 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. Sue and Todd Frieze, of Chapman, are the site coordinators. Sandy Wong, of Junction City, is the alumni reservations coordinator. Sally and Mark Edwards, of Junction City, are the student/parent reservations coordinators. Barbara Craft, of Junction City, volunteers at the event.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2016 scholars:
Dickinson
Abilene High School
Ashley Collette - Solomon
Cara Donley - Abilene
Gehrig Geissinger - Abilene
Eric Harms - Abilene
Cole Hiatt - Abilene
Natalie Howie - Abilene
Ryan LaCombe - Abilene
Madison Roth - Abilene
Sarah Stout - Abilene
Rogan Tokach - Abilene
Isaac Wright - Abilene
Chapman High School
Brittni Atkinson - Chapman
Jessica Garrison - Chapman
Jessica Heiman - Junction City
Michaela Hummel - Chapman
Macey Langvardt - Chapman
Joseph Shurtleff - Junction City
John Young - Chapman
Herington High School
Chelsea Cowart - Herington
Katharyn Roe - Herington
Mardi Traskowsky - Herington
Hope High School
Alex Hendricks - Hope
Solomon High School
Sarah Arnett - Solomon
Maggie Aylward - Solomon
Cyrus Haynes - Minneapolis
Geary
Junction City High School
Nicholas Arneson - Junction City
Andrew Beamer - Milford
Ryan Boland - Junction City
Deshon Brooks - Chapman
Ciara Brown - Milford
Paige Dacus - Junction City
Kelly Ann DelaCruz - Junction City
Ricardo Erans - Junction City
Henry Escobar - Junction City
Heather Gambrell - Junction City
Hannah Hanson - Junction City
Nenah Hewins - Junction City
Christopher Hogue - Junction City
Maximillian Jenkins - Fort Riley
Robert Khoury - Junction City
Kaiser Kim - Junction City
Jennifer Knight - Milford
Joseph Kyser - Junction City
Robert Long - Junction City
Trae McDaniel - Junction City
Sierra Mortimer - Milford
Isabella Omann - Milford
Gunner Palmgren - Junction City
Jay Patel - Junction City
Keaton Petite - Junction City
Maurice Powell, Jr. - Junction City
Shannie Refumanta - Milford
Trey Reynolds - Junction City
Kai Robert - Fort Riley
Samantha Rodriguez - Milford
Madison Roether - Milford
Eliezer Soto, Jr. - Fort Riley
Kaylee Stutz - Junction City
Natalie Wells - Fort Riley
Kathryn Westerhaus - Junction City
Reagan Wood - Milford
St. Xavier High School
Tyler Tanguay - Junction City
Morris
White City High School
Jake Anderson - White City.