Category: Bonner Springs

KU announces degree candidates from Wyandotte County

The University of Kansas has announced fall degree candidates from Wyandotte County.

They are part of a group of more than 1,250 candidates for degrees this fall from throughout Kansas, the nation and 18 other countries.

Because KU conducts only one formal commencement ceremony each year, many of these graduates will return Sunday, May 15, 2016, for the university’s spring ceremony. However, some schools and programs conduct fall recognition ceremonies.

Diplomas are officially conferred in January 2016.

Degree candidates from Wyandotte County include:

• Mackenzie Mitchener, Bonner Springs, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
• Tyler Blevins, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Brian Callahan, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Joshua Cook, Kansas City, Kan., Master of Business Administration
• Rebecca Harris, Kansas City, Kan., psychology minor and Bachelor of General Studies in Public Administration
• Antoine Hopkins, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of General Studies in Public Administration and sociology minor
• Darius Johnson, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
• Monica Kennedy, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of General Studies in Sociology and African and African-American Studies minor
• Mohammed Khan, Kansas City, Kan., Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Integrative Physiology
• Cameron Kraft, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of General Studies in History and sociology minor
• Donna Maskil-Thompson, Kansas City, Kan., business minor and Bachelor of General Studies in Public Administration
• Caitlin McCarty, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Gabrielle Meeks, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology
• Ryan Muninger, Kansas City, Kan., Master of Business Administration
• Jake Nagy, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
• Zachary Ramsey, Kansas City, Kan., business minor and Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
• Phillip Shields, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Megan Slater, Kansas City, Kan., Master of Accounting
• Louise Strickland, Kansas City, Kan., Master of Science in Education
• Lisa Van Hoose, Kansas City, Kan., Master of Public Health
• Zackary Young, Kansas City, Kan., Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Lucia Moreno, Kansas City, Kan., Master of Science in Nursing.

Library workshop to guide writers in finding own ‘inner trickster’

Denise Low, former Kansas Poet Laureate and retired humanities professor at Haskell Indian Nations University, will read from her book of stories, “Jackalope,” and conduct a short workshop, guiding writers in finding their “inner tricksters,” on Dec. 14.

The program and workshop will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the Bonner Springs City Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs.

The program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

Low will conduct a fun writing exercise to help writers find their own “inner tricksters.” In the tradition of the Jackalope, Coyote, Brer Rabbit and Bugs Bunny, the tricksters, according to Low, are one’s own mischievous subconscious, causing change.

Low has won two Pushcart Prize nominations for her fiction. Her most recent book is “Jackalope,” published by Red Mountain Press. She blogs, reviews and co-publishes Mammoth Publications. Her workshops have national reach, and she teaches at Baker University.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 7
Macaroni and cheese, carrots, green peas, fruit cocktail.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Corn dog, garden salad, green beans, pineapple tidbits.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Chicken strips, tater tots, celery sticks, orange wedges.
Thursday, Dec. 10
Taco burger, refried beans, banana.
Friday, Dec. 11
Hot dog, tomatoes, cheesy broccoli, sun chips, mandarin oranges.
Additional lunch options include chef’s salad, fruit salad and yogurt muffin basket, as well as vegetarian options.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 7
Cheeseburger; turkey club wrap, garden salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Chicken nachos with white queso; grilled chicken sandwich, garden salad, Texas pintos, fruit, banana orange mix; taco salad, Texas pintos, fruit, banana orange mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll.
Thursday, Dec. 10
Hot dog; barbecued pork on bun, French fries, garden salad, fruit, applesauce; Cobb salad, fruit, applesauce, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Dec. 11
Pepperoni pizza; French dip, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 7
Cheeseburger; chicken and dumplings, garden salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Chicken nachos with white queso; chili with cornbread, garden salad, Texas pintos, fruit, banana orange mix; taco salad, Texas pintos, fruit, banana orange mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll.
Thursday, Dec. 10
Hot dog; meatball sub, French fries, garden salad, fruit, applesauce; Cobb salad, fruit, applesauce, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Dec. 11
Pepperoni pizza; Italian sub on deli bun, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwarsville Public Schools
Monday, Dec. 7
Cheeseburger; chicken and dumplings, garden salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Chicken nachos with white queso; chili with cornbread, garden salad, Texas pintos, fruit, banana orange mix; taco salad, Texas pintos, fruit, banana orange mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll.
Thursday, Dec. 10
Hot dog; meatball sub, French fries, garden salad, fruit, applesauce; Cobb salad, fruit, applesauce, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Dec. 11
Pepperoni pizza; Italian sub on deli bun, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.