KU to honor 69 high school seniors from six Southwest Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 69 seniors from high schools in Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. dinner and program at the Seward County Community College Student Union, 1801 N. Kansas, Liberal.
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.
Paul Buskirk, associate athletics director 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. Al and Donna Shank, of Liberal, are the site coordinators. Nathan McCaffey, of Liberal, is coordinator for Morton and Seward counties. Kevin and Catherine Moyer, of Ulysses, are coordinators for Grant and Stanton counties. Jackie and Sterling Hall, of Sublette, are the Haskell County coordinators. Erick and Debbie Nordling, of Hugoton, are the Stevens 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:
Grant
Ulysses High School
Estefani Acosta-Delgado - Ulysses
Ryan Anthony - Ulysses
Braden Bohl - Ulysses
Darrick Brollier - Ulysses
Bryce Caldwell - Ulysses
Jessica Hanson - Ulysses
Allison Jones - Ulysses
Maverick Miller - Ulysses
Allyson Payne - Ulysses
Allison Raines - Ulysses
Serriana Schuldt - Ulysses
Sarah Swann - Ulysses
Haskell
Satanta High School
Jacob Apsley - Satanta
Valerie Caro - Satanta
Bennett Miller - Satanta
Sublette High School
Brooke Briggs - Sublette
Travis Hinkle - Sublette
Hannah Horinek - Sublette
Regan Matteson - Sublette
Taylor Watson - Sublette
Morton
Elkhart High School
Shelby Cline - Elkhart
Rebecca Hicks - Elkhart
Rolla High School
Chandler Burrows - Rolla
Garry Norton - Rolla
Seward
Liberal High School
Gabriela Amparan - Liberal
Sarah Arriaga - Liberal
Morgan Barnes - Liberal
Cennedee Burns - Liberal
Richard Carmona Andrade - Liberal
Jessica Cisneros - Liberal
Shandon Classen - Liberal
Ariana Diaz - Liberal
Ryan Doll - Liberal
Nathan Dowell - Liberal
Kevin Gomez - Liberal
Braedyn Hammond - Liberal
Jared Hasik - Liberal
Abbey Hebbert - Liberal
Marissa Hinz - Liberal
George Ibarra Martinez - Liberal
Mitchell Irby - Liberal
Christopher Koons - Liberal
Jacob McCarter - Liberal
Rylee Mitchell - Liberal
Dennis Nava - Liberal
Maria Nunez Corral - Liberal
Daniel Pivaral Urbina - Liberal
Marquisha Torres - Liberal
Emilio Tovilla - Liberal
Jordan Urban - Liberal
Karen Vazquez - Liberal
Connor Wilson - Liberal
Southwestern Heights High School
Madison Angell - Plains
Jose Carlos Avila - Kismet
Garret Compton - Plains
Jaime Torres, Jr. - Liberal
Brittany Walker - Kismet
Stanton
Stanton County High School
Reilly Erskin - Johnson
Ruby Martinez - Johnson
Ryan Morris - Johnson
Cassie Overturf - Johnson
Stevens
Hugoton High School
Carly Hittle - Hugoton
Sarah Johnson - Hugoton
Zack Littell - Hugoton
Austin Nordyke - Hugoton
Mark Persinger - Liberal
Parker Titus - Hugoton
Moscow High School
Madison Owens - Mosow
Vance Thompson - Hugoton.