KU to honor 59 seniors from Labette, Montgomery county high schools

LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 59 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.

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.

Frank DeSalvo, associate vice provost 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. Garen Cox, of Independence, is the site coordinator. Nancy Wright, of Coffeyville, is the 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 2015 scholars:

Labette

Chetopa High School

Abigail Dominguez - Chetopa

Philip Moses - Chetopa

Labette County High School

Janel Baker - Parsons

Trey Dodsworth - Altamont

Parker Grant - Parsons

Emily Harrison - Altamont

Taylore Kusel - Parsons

Loren Lay - Bartlett

Caleb Mathes - Bartlett

Jake Mattox - Parsons

Brittany McConnell - Oswego

Meredith Reitemeier - Parsons

Bayleigh Smith  - Coffeyville

Ashley Stalford - Edna

Rhianne Taylor - Oswego

Zachary Wolgamontt - Parsons

Oswego High School

Jenna Goodnight - Oswego

Kathryn Solomon - Oswego

Matthew Wegner - Parsons

Parsons High School

Tyler Drisdell - Parsons

Conner Falke - Parsons

Nikita Gandhi - Parsons

Elyjah Lyons - Parsons

Maxwell Newland - Parsons

Victoria Port - Parsons

Morgan Stephens - Parsons

Bryan Walker - Parsons

Montgomery

Caney Valley High School

Abigail Billingsley - Caney

Aevri Crowe - Caney

Lisha Lamb - Independence

Cristin Shepard - Caney

Levi Wyrick - Elk City

Cherryvale High School

Roger Bennin III - Thayer

Brooke Blaes - Cherryvale

Jorden Ellis - Cherryvale

Devin Linn - Cherryvale

Zachary Torkelson - Cherryvale

Field Kindley High School

Tandi Cox - Coffeyville

Bradly Hershey - Coffeyville

Alexus Johnson - Coffeyville

Blair Johnson - Coffeyville

Lakayla Mims - Coffeyville

Grant Newton - Coffeyville

Olivia Palmer - Coffeyville

Katherine Stringer - Coffeyville

Nicholas Wintjen - Coffeyville

Carina Zogg - Coffeyville

Independence High School

Kinsey Carroll - Independence

Shelby Corn - Independence

Amanda Freeman - Independence

Abigail Groff - Independence

Patrick Hardy - Independence

Joshua Hilger - Independence

Caringtyn Julian  - Independence

Connor King - Independence

Sierra Marquez - Independence

Dimitrious McCaffery - Independence

Zachary Stacy - Independence

Rachel White - Independence.