KU to honor 63 seniors from Labette, Montgomery 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 Labette and Montgomery counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Independence Civic Center, 410 North Penn Ave, Independence, Kansas.
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.
David Johnston, vice president of internet services & marketing at the KU Alumni Association, 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. Matt Hoover, of Independence, is the site and Montgomery County coordinator. Joanna and Dennis Wilson, of Parsons, are the Labette 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:
Labette
Chetopa High School
Chelsea Adler - Chetopa
Juliette Woodruff - Chetopa
Labette County High School
Kyle Carpenter - Mound Valley
Carly Cole - Parsons
Erica Gartner - Altamont
Shelby Gilstrap - Coffeyville
Colby Manley - Parsons
Timothy Moore - Coffeyville
Trey Morgan - Parsons
Haley Page - Oswego
Michael Parker - Parsons
Justin Sexton - Altamont
Clancie Sorrell - Edna
Renae White - Oswego
Oswego High School
David McBrien - Oswego
Teale McKinzie - Oswego
Hailey Solomon - Oswego
Parsons High School
Bryan Amor - Parsons
Jessica Farris - Parsons
John Feess - Parsons
Samantha Ford - Parsons
Lee Head - Parsons
Dylan Misener - Parsons
Lauren Nehrbass - Parsons
Montgomery
Caney Valley High School
Emily Collier - Niotaze
Cortney Gardner - Caney
Kennedy Griffin - Caney
Ashlyn Hefley - Caney
Caleb Scoles - Caney
Troy Watson - Coffeyville
Cherryvale High School
Quentin Austin - Cherryvale
Jordan Carinder - Cherryvale
Joseph Hammer - Cherryvale
Alexa Maulsby - Coffeyville
Brenna Robertson - Thayer
Trenton Smedley - Thayer
Braden Snider - Cherryvale
Nathaniel Torkelson - Cherryvale
Field Kindley High School
Steven Coward - Coffeyville
Kenneth Dodson - Coffeyville
Riley Griffin - Coffeyville
Emma Herkelman - Coffeyville
Bailey Jackson - Coffeyville
Jaycee Meek - Coffeyville
Nicholas Noland - Coffeyville
Mitchell Reitz - Coffeyville
Meaghan Rettele - Coffeyville
Logan Vacca - Coffeyville
Independence High School
Sarah Brennan - Independence
Logan Bruce - Elk City
Taylor Chapman - Independence
Courtney Day - Independence
Brooke Drumeller - Independence
Taylor Dufur - Independence
Daphne Lin - Coffeyville
Eleni McCaffery - Independence
Anna Miller - Independence
Madeline O'Rourke - Independence
Eric Parker - Independence
Hope Renfro - Independence
Kyler Sanders - Independence
Spencer Sanders - Elk City
MacKenzie Strycker - Independence.