KU honors 305 seniors from Johnson county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 305 seniors from high schools in Johnson County were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a program and reception at Gardner Edgerton High School, Gardner.
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.
David Johnston, vice president of marketing & digital media at the KU Alumni Association, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Mark and Elaine Corder, of Olathe, serve as Johnson County coordinators. Elaine Vallejos, of Olathe, is the site coordinator and Johnson County coordinator.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:
Johnson
Gardner Edgerton High School
Cassidy Androff − Gardner
Katelyn Ayala − Gardner
Madison Beard − Gardner
Brooke Boyer − Gardner
Kayla Burcham − Gardner
Jacob Casey − Gardner
Madison Choate − Gardner
Kiley Collier − Gardner
Kristen Copple − Gardner
Joseph Corbin − Edgerton
Ashley Crabbs - Gardner
Heather Culbertson - Gardner
Sydney Deitz - Gardner
Brent Doerflinger - Edgerton
Lauren Haag - Gardner
Faith Ann Keffer - Gardner
David Kiker - Gardner
Nathan Kranzler - Gardner
Lindy Maska - Gardner
Jesse May - Gardner
Natalie Mullin - Gardner
Katherine Newburg - Gardner
Jonas Pippitt - Gardner
Kersten Postel - Gardner
Kristin Salazar - Gardner
Dylan Schneider - Edgerton
Codi Shanks - Gardner
Bailey Sprague - Gardner
Logan Turner - Spring Hill
Sarah Ulmer - Gardner
Aaron VanVleet - Gardner
Noah Watkins - Olathe
Eden Weyand - Gardner
Kirsten Whitnah - Gardner
Marvy Whittaker - Gardner
Spencer Williams - Gardner
Benjamin Wyss - Gardner
Jacob Zink - Gardner
Heritage Christian Academy
Jonathan Edmondson − Overland Park
Joanna Finley − Gardner
Ross Smith − Olathe
Kansas School for the Deaf
Jaeden Rolofson − Gardner
Olathe East High School
Nicholas Aaronson − Overland Park
Christie Allison − Olathe
Adrian Blanco − Overland Park
Margaret Breidenbach − Overland Park
Jacob Chapman − Lenexa
Mason Crabtree − Olathe
Samuel Day − Olathe
Julien Denis − Overland Park
Kaitlyn Dickerson − Olathe
Kalliope Elliott − Overland Park
James Evans − Olathe
Kathryn Gjovig − Olathe
Lindsey Hart − Overland Park
Sarah Heckmann − Overland Park
Taylor Hicks − Overland Park
Alaina Jerguson − Olathe
Aaron Johnson − Overland Park
Daniel Johnson − Olathe
Ellie Johnson − Overland Park
Brock Kaufmann − Overland Park
Joseph Kempin − Olathe
Cameron Kincaid − Olathe
Lauren Kirk − Overland Park
Paul Laurenzo − Olathe
Austin Lee − Overland Park
Christian Lee − Overland Park
Wei-Jian Lin − Overland Park
Emerson Logan − Overland Park
Lauren Lyman − Overland Park
Samantha Lyons − Overland Park
Blake Marsee − Olathe
Matthew Miller − Olathe
Claire Mitchell − Overland Park
Travis Nebeker − Olathe
Connor Newell − Overland Park
Jill Nicholson − Overland Park
Samuel Ockerhausen − Overland Park
Ellen O'Gorman − Overland Park
Andrew Park-Diep − Olathe
Jerome Rouser − Lenexa
Abigail Salberg − Overland Park
Grace Seger − Olathe
Griffin Stone − Olathe
Emily Sweat − Overland Park
Christian Tatham − Olathe
Isaac Taylor − Overland Park
Carter Tews − Olathe
Ryan Weishaar − Olathe
Jonie Welland − Olathe
Jenna Wooten − Olathe
Olathe North High School
Nicholas Aaronson − Overland Park
Christie Allison − Olathe
Adrian Blanco − Overland Park
Margaret Breidenbach − Overland Park
Jacob Chapman − Lenexa
Mason Crabtree − Olathe
Samuel Day − Olathe
Julien Denis − Overland Park
Kaitlyn Dickerson − Olathe
Kalliope Elliott − Overland Park
James Evans − Olathe
Kathryn Gjovig − Olathe
Lindsey Hart − Overland Park
Sarah Heckmann − Overland Park
Taylor Hicks − Overland Park
Alaina Jerguson − Olathe
Aaron Johnson − Overland Park
Daniel Johnson − Olathe
Ellie Johnson − Overland Park
Brock Kaufmann − Overland Park
Joseph Kempin − Olathe
Cameron Kincaid − Olathe
Lauren Kirk − Overland Park
Paul Laurenzo − Olathe
Austin Lee − Overland Park
Christian Lee − Overland Park
Wei-Jian Lin − Overland Park
Emerson Logan − Overland Park
Lauren Lyman − Overland Park
Samantha Lyons − Overland Park
Blake Marsee − Olathe
Matthew Miller − Olathe
Claire Mitchell − Overland Park
Travis Nebeker − Olathe
Connor Newell − Overland Park
Jill Nicholson − Overland Park
Samuel Ockerhausen − Overland Park
Ellen O'Gorman − Overland Park
Andrew Park-Diep − Olathe
Jerome Rouser − Lenexa
Abigail Salberg − Overland Park
Grace Seger − Olathe
Griffin Stone − Olathe
Emily Sweat − Overland Park
Christian Tatham − Olathe
Isaac Taylor − Overland Park
Carter Tews − Olathe
Ryan Weishaar − Olathe
Jonie Welland − Olathe
Jenna Wooten − Olathe
Ian Adams − Olathe
Nicole Allen − Olathe
Sydney Beck − Olathe
Cole Bellamy − Olathe
Sabrina Bogart − Olathe
Saatatya Chakraborty − Olathe
Adam Coffman − Overland Park
Andrea Dahl − Overland Park
Kate Delaney − Olathe
Abbie Devoe − Olathe
Hunter Eisler − Olathe
Noah Falcon − Olathe
Kimberly Fenton − Lenexa
Lauren Gasiorowski − Olathe
Grayson Goyer − Olathe
Aubree Grantz − Lenexa
Olivia Hamlin − Olathe
Josiah Heikes − Olathe
Jocelyn Henderson − Olathe
Annelise Holland − Olathe
Aubrey Holland − Olathe
Dylan Honors − Lenexa
Madison Hughes − Olathe
Michael Jobson − Olathe
Jaida Kenana − Overland Park
Alexander Kolar − Olathe
Anthony Lakkeo − Olathe
Alice Liu − Olathe
Machaela Madsen − Olathe
Madison Magee − Overland Park
Chase Mays − Olathe
Alexis McCalla − Olathe
Naomi Mendoza − Olathe
Kavya Nataraj − Olathe
Nakita Nouth-Chea − Olathe
Maggie O'Sullivan − Olathe
Rachel Price − Overland Park
Carson Sader − Olathe
Kailey Scharff − Olathe
Aurora Shaver − Olathe
Madison Silvis − Olathe
Ayawna Singleton − Olathe
Nina Skinner − Olathe
Arvind Subramanian − Olathe
Shillan Thaithi − Olathe
Elysa Thompson − Olathe
Carrick Wilson − Olathe
Catherine Wiltanger − Olathe
Erin Zimmerman − Lenexa
Olathe Northwest High School
Abigail Aycock − Lenexa
Bessie Bauman − Olathe
Marcus Becerra − Olathe
Kacie Beebe − Olathe
Cole Brabec − Olathe
Allison Campbell − Olathe
Jack Cashman − Lenexa
Cody Cost − Olathe
Christopher Cotton − Olathe
Easton Crupper − Olathe
Jewell Dehon − Olathe
Jacob Downing − Olathe
Laura Nell Gilson − Olathe
Reese Greiner − Lenexa
Chase Hartquist − Olathe
Josephine Hilton − Olathe
Melanie Hiraki − Lenexa
Sumner Holtzman − Overland Park
Lauren Hund − Olathe
Morgan Keller − Olathe
Jace Kline − Lenexa
Zachary Kulphongpatana − Overland Park
Michael Lacy − Overland Park
Taylor Lang − Olathe
Colton Laptad − Olathe
Kyra Larson − Olathe
Austin Latham − Lenexa
Sophia Latorella − Olathe
Jonah Laughlin − Overland Park
Olivia Lawler − Olathe
Amy Leuszler − Lenexa
Jordan Love − Overland Park
Greta Lundy − Olathe
Samantha Marks − Olathe
Milan Minocha − Overland Park
Savannah Moxley − Olathe
Christopher Ogren − Olathe
Nathan Oswalt − Lenexa
Benjamin Owen − Overland Park
Neel Patel − Olathe
Olivia Pruss − Olathe
Logan Rance − Olathe
Grace Reeves − Lenexa
Lilyanna Riederer − Lenexa
Alexia Sebghati − Olathe
Taylor Siegrist − Lenexa
Jacob Stegeman − Olathe
Katelyn Stepanek − Lenexa
Allison Strickland − Olathe
Madison Tunnell − Olathe
Katherine Wolf − Olathe
Nathan Wolf − Olathe
Andrew Wood − Lenexa
Olathe South High School
Nadeen N. Abusalim − Olathe
Camille N. Addison − Olathe
Olivia E. Bachtold − Olathe
Kathryn A. Bauerly − Olathe
Bethany S. Bluel − Olathe
Peyton N. Boxberger − Olathe
Megan E. Brune − Olathe
Lynae E. Carlson − Olathe
Joy Chang − Olathe
Leone M. Choi − Olathe
Nathan T. Dieckmann − Olathe
Patrick C. Grey − Olathe
Kara A. Griswold − Olathe
William A. Hartnell − Olathe
Allyssa M. Herlein − Olathe
Nicholas A. Hinman − Olathe
Aubrey E. Horn − Olathe
Caleb G. Hundelt − Olathe
Jared W. Hutton − Olathe
Jacob R. Johnston − Olathe
Brandon P. Keeling − Olathe
Bret J. Knappenberger − Olathe
Aleksandra Kostic − Olathe
Hunter J. Larson − Olathe
Morgan A. McBride − Olathe
Alexis G. McGhee-Dinvaut − Olathe
Drake C. Minter − Olathe
Nicholas P. Misse − Olathe
Peyton A. Mosher − Olathe
Trinh T. Nguyen − Olathe
Emma K. Nicholson − Olathe
Neil T. Niere − Olathe
Alexander Q. Parker − Olathe
Haley M. Petersen − Olathe
Emmalee J. Reed − Olathe
Amy L. Salinas − Olathe
Courtney Saysiri − Olathe
Mallory H. Schwindt − Olathe
Rebekah F. Sluyter − Olathe
Kathryn G. Sommers − Olathe
Emily M. Sonsthagen − Olathe
Max A. Stoneking − Olathe
Madeline A. Suellentrop − Olathe
Marko A. Tasic − Olathe
Jillian R. Walker − Olathe
Miriam A. Ward − Olathe
Justin H. Wastler − Olathe
Kyle M. Wetter − Olathe
Samantha L. Yeh − Olathe
Bradley M. Zeeff − Olathe
Spring Hill High School
Dylan Brenneman − Paola
Rachel Burger − Spring Hill
Tamara Cox − Olathe
Raechel Davis − Spring Hill
Erika Ingold − Osawatomie
Lauren Joeckel − Olathe
Nicholas Kaechele − Spring Hill
Kelsey Kroutch − Olathe
Savannah Leaton − Spring Hill
Melanie Long − Spring Hill
Nicholas McCreight − Spring Hill
Megan Milroy − Spring Hill
Katie Orton − Olathe
Keenan Powell, Jr. − Spring Hill
Dallas Reichard − Spring Hill
Kelsey Spaulding − Olathe
Addison Weakley − Olathe
St. James Academy
Joseph Barragree − Edwardsville
Jacob Bednar − Lenexa
Abby Davidow − Lenexa
Isabelle Ellington − Basehor
Douglas Farleigh − Olathe
Ryan Geris − Shawnee
Anna Hecke − Shawnee
Amanda Helt − Lenexa
Johnny Higgins − Olathe
Rebecca Hopwood − Overland Park
Anna Le − Lenexa
Emily Miller − Overland Park
Lauren Niesen − Olathe
Jacob Peddicord − Shawnee
Bridget Plunkett − Bonner Springs
Sarah Rose − Lenexa
Madeline Rosebrough − Overland Park
Megan Schulte − Merriam
Courtney Setter − Lenexa
Peter Walsh − Shawnee
Margo Walters − Lenexa
Vivian Weaver − Lenexa
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Skylar Bird − Overland Park
Bailey Bush − Leawood
Steven (Steve) Bush − Leawood
Colin Connor − Overland Park
Bridget Doherty − Overland Park
Joe Drilling − Olathe
Aubrey Evans − Olathe
Emily Feuerborn − Olathe
Kenna Franzen − Lenexa
Rebecca Haeusser − Overland Park
Addison Hagge − Overland Park
Brittany Jones − Olathe
Analiese Lahey − Village of Loch Lloyd
Danica McGrevey − Leawood
Grace Mitchell − Overland Park
Hugh O'Reilly − Overland Park
Matthew Sandoval − Overland Park
Maria Scanlan − Olathe
Katherine Schartz − Olathe
Maggie Sieben − Bucyrus
Gabrielle Stukel − Overland Park
Allison Wombwell − Village of Loch Lloyd.