KU honored 16 high school seniors from four western Kansas counties on April 13, 2011. http://www.news.ku.edu/2011/march/30/khpscottcity.shtml
LAWRENCE - Students from five Kansas high schools were honored Wednesday, April 13, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. A total of 16 seniors from high schools in Greeley, Lane, Scott, and Wichita counties were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the Majestic Theater, 420 Main St., Scott City.
The Kansas Honors Program celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Since 1971, the program has recognized 114,000 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 41 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state. During the ceremony, each student received an American Heritage Dictionary, in both hardback and electronic versions, presented by Michelle Miles, assistant director of Kansas programs for the KU Alumni Association. David Johnston, director of marketing and Internet services for the KU Alumni Association, spoke to the students and their parents and guests. Honored students were the guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program.
Those students honored from Scott Community High School were Christopher Davis, Emily Hess, Carl Minnix, Katelin Murphy, Miles Pearson, Kaleb Roemer, Kaitlyn Thornburg, and Kaytlin Whipple.