KU to honor 68 high school seniors from 7 western Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
A total of 68 seniors from high schools in Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny Lane, Scott and Wichita counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Garden City High School, 2720 Buffalo Way, Garden City.
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.
Steven Warren, professor of speech-language-hearing research & disorders, 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. Dana Nanninga, of Garden City, is the site coordinator as well as the coordinator for Finney, Hamilton and Kearny counties. Kristi Schmitt, of Scott City, is the coordinator for Scott, Lane and Wichita counties. Dalene Moser, of Tribune, is the Greeley County coordinator.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2015 scholars:
Finney
Garden City High School
Isaac Alfaro - Garden City
Cassandra Ashlock - Garden City
Marco Banuelos - Garden City
Sydney Bellows - Garden City
Jaymie Bernbeck - Garden City
Sara Bilberry - Garden City
Lindsay Bradstreet - Garden City
Mary Lynn Buchele - Garden City
Tom Cao - Garden City
Tania Carmona Pastrana - Garden City
David Chacon - Garden City
Lauren Collins - Garden City
Zachary Daugaard - Garden City
Liliana Delgado Dominguez - Garden City
Zachary Finch - Garden City
Lucas Goss - Garden City
Austin Greathouse - Garden City
Reed Harp - Garden City
Levi Harris - Garden City
Dursitu Hassen - Garden City
Alexa Hemmert - Garden City
Kimberly Hernandez - Garden City
Jessica Hinde - Garden City
Kari Huynh - Garden City
Kaitlyn Inglis - Garden City
Ashwini Kapadia - Garden City
Kaylee Kipp - Garden City
Sebastian Kyaw - Garden City
Alice Lam - Garden City
Binh Le - Garden City
Corinna Lemke - Garden City
Karina Martin - Garden City
Mario Ortega - Garden City
Lisa Rodriguez - Garden City
Ryan Sabata - Garden City
Claire Schmidt - Garden City
Consuelo Sobalvarro - Garden City
Loan Trinh - Garden City
Margret Unruh - Garden City
Dylan Victor - Garden City
Holcomb High School
Kaitlynn Hammond - Holcomb
Allyson Knoll - Garden City
Alexis Lang - Garden City
Jared Medina - Holcomb
Jacob Ramsey - Holcomb
Calen Rupp - Holcomb
Greeley
Greeley County High School
Bailey Harris - Tribune
Coraima Yanez - Tribune
Hamilton
Syracuse High School
Chase Keller - Syracuse
Lakota Stucky - Syracuse
Gabriel Upson - Syracuse
Kearny
Deerfield High School
Brytnee Huggard - Deerfield
Kayden Webb - Deerfield
Lakin High School
DeAndra Anderson - Lakin
Mathew Armstrong - Lakin
Jordyn Crum - Lakin
Zerikhun Filatov - Lakin
Aubrey Horton - Lakin
Lane
Dighton High School
Rebecca Harmison - Dighton
Healy High School
Kiara Sharp - Healy
Scott
Scott Community High School
Sloan Baker - Scott City
Macy Davis - Scott City
Marshal Hutchins - Scott City
James Jurgens - Scott City
Chantz Yager - Scott City
Wichita
Wichita County High School
Joshua Clark - Leoti
Hannah Fairchild - Leoti
Skyler Hembree - Leoti.