KU to honor 32 high school seniors from Allen, Bourbon, Woodson counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 32 seniors from high schools in Allen, Bourbon and Woodson counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Fort Scott High School, 1005 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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.
Nathan Thomas, vice provost for diversity & equity 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. Jim and Karen Gilpin, of Iola, are the site and Allen County coordinators. Gary and Sally Cullor, of Fort Scott, and Susy Hammons, of Pittsburg, are Bourbon County coordinators. Sharon Suske, of Yates Center, is the Woodson County coordinator. Wade Park, of Iola, also volunteers at the program.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2016 scholars are:
Allen
Humboldt High School
Sarah Heisler - Humboldt
Bryce Isaac - Humboldt
Jadyn Maloney - Humboldt
Haylie Yost - Humboldt
Iola High School
Taylor Heslop - Iola
Clarie Moran - Iola
Sagar Patel - Iola
Mikaela Platt - Iola
Yohon Sinclair - Iola
Abigail Taylor - Iola
Brett Taylor - Iola
Clara Wicoff - Iola
Marmaton Valley High School
Keagan Boyd - Moran
Mackenzie Tynon - Moran
Bourbon
Fort Scott High School
Karleigh Arndt - Fort Scott
Kyley Brown - Fort Scott
Ashley Cook - Fort Scott
Kaleb DeLaTorre - Fort Scott
Abigail Denton - Fort Scott
Hannah Geneva - Fort Scott
Clare Gorman - Fort Scott
Katie Gorman - Fort Scott
Olivia Houston - Richards
Charlotte Hutchison - Fort Scott
Lily McCarter-Zimmerman - Fort Scott
Madeline McCoy - Fort Scott
Garrett Tatro - Fort Scott
Uniontown High School
Megan Blythe - Uniontown
Draven George - Ft. Scott
John Reed - Savonburg
Woodson
Yates Center High School
Dustin Dyer - Toronto
Hayden Splechter - Yates Center.