KU to honor 88 high school seniors from 4 North Central Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 88 seniors from high schools in Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa and Saline counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Salina Country Club, 2101 East Country Club Road, Salina.
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.
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. Peter and Sara Johnston, of Salina, are the site coordinators. Jim and Joyce Trower, of Salina, are the Saline County coordinators. Kevin and Barbara Kennedy, of Ellsworth, are the Ellsworth County coordinators. Bob and Sharron Hamilton, of Salina, are the Lincoln and Ottawa County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:
Ellsworth
Ellsworth High School
Sarina Fay – Holyrood
Malley Jones – Ellsworth
Emma Klein – Ellsworth
Janae Schulte – Ellsworth
Amy Westerman – Ellsworth
Wilson High School
Anna Criswell – Wilson
Aaron Dlabal – Wilson
Trey Fink – Wilson
Lincoln
Lincoln High School
Bjorn Jonsson – Lincoln
Faith Panzer – Lincoln
Sylvan-Lucas Unified High School
Greta Wehrman - Hunter
Ottawa
Bennington High School
Skylar Nelson – Bennington
Ashley Oldham – Bennington
Claire Schmidt – Salina
Minneapolis High School
Mykenzi Allison – Delphos
Logan Nichols – Longford
Kylee Roth – Minneapolis
Lane Sanders – Miltonvale
Carlie Shupe – Minneapolis
Tescott High School
Deidre Evans – Tescott
Saline
Ell-Saline High School
Duncan Anglin – Salina
Kodee Christensen – Salina
Levi Harapat – Salina
Megan Northcutt – Salina
Emily Wagner – Brookville
Sacred Heart High School
Abby Markel – Salina
Kelli Ward – Solomon
Rhiannon Wilcox – Salina
Grace Worcester – Salina
Salina Central High School
Tiffany Bair – Salina
Brittany Blackim – Salina
Deriece Burse – Salina
Emma Cain – Salina
Kendra Cole – Salina
Paige Hieger – Salina
Quinn Hill – Salina
Caroline Holgerson – Salina
Hannah Janzen – Salina
Sophia Justus – Salina
Angela Kim – Salina
Casey Knoth – Salina
Angelica Lance – Salina
Hanna Leiker – Salina
Samual Neff – Salina
Emma Norris – Salina
Maddie Nowlin – Salina
Emily Oberle – Salina
Delani Rudacille – Salina
Umar Sandhu – Salina
Abigail Schroeder – Salina
Laurel Thompson – Salina
Dylan Wentzel – Salina
Salina South High School
Gavin Aills – Salina
Jonathan Andrew – Salina
Ethan Bandre – Salina
Analisa Bridge – Salina
Ryan Davis – Salina
Oscar Flores Garcia – Salina
Mason Frost – Salina
Petricia Hall – Salina
Nazly Hernandez Aparicio – Salina
Dylan Kruep – Salina
Brendan Larson – Salina
Alondra Martin-Escobedo – Salina
Logan Maxwell – Salina
Quinn Munk – Salina
Lynn Nguyen – Salina
Logan Peppers – Salina
Kasey Renshaw – Salina
Kylie Roberts – Salina
Tyler Ross – Salina
Morgan Russell – Salina
Samantha Skieff – Salina
Jessica Smith – Salina
Elaine Stineman – Salina
Maddison Teschke – Salina
Tessa Wolf – Salina
Katelynn Zuercher – Salina
Southeast of Saline High School
Bryce Banks – Salina
Sydney Clements – Salina
Kaylen Lassley – Salina
Jackson Montgomery – Salina
Madison Roths – Salina
Kendall Schlesener – Salina
Cedar VanTassel – Gypsum
Mary Winship – Gypsum
St. John's Military School
Daniel Wei – Superior, Colorado
Brendan Myrick – Manhattan.