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KU to honor Wyandotte County high school seniors

This fall, the Kansas Honor Scholar Program, a longstanding tradition of the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment, will honor more than 3,700 high school seniors throughout Kansas, including some from Wyandotte County, for their academic excellence and achievement.

Since 1971 the program has honored more than 140,000 high school seniors—from all 105 Kansas counties and approximately 360 high schools—for ranking academically in the top 10 percent of their class.

The program is made possible by KU Endowment, alumni donations and proceeds from the Alumni Association’s Jayhawk license plate program, and allows the University and the Alumni Association to create more scholarship opportunities for Kansas students.

Since 1985, more than 17,000 Kansas Honor Scholars have attended KU.

An honors ceremony for the seniors will be held in the Greater Kansas City area on Nov. 14.

Students on the Kansas Honor Scholar list from Wyandotte County include:

From Bishop Ward High School: Julia Calvert, Kacie Hernandez, Anna Mikesic, Ana Pacheco, Sophie Sadrakula, Zachary Sambol and Daruny Sengdara.

From Bonner Springs High School: Blake Best, Sydni Bolewski, Klayton Coffman, Mariah Duarte-Martinez, Valerie Flores-Espino, Virginia Hartley, Hallie Hoffine, David Holt, Seth Kennedy, Lucas Knapp, Jose Lopez, Gracijela Lucic, Drew McGregor, Abigail McLaughlin, Louella Noland, Jennifer Saldivar, Noah Susuico, Grace Tsen and Harland Vic Zamora.

From Schlagle High School: Brianna Arnold, Denyce Chatmon, Angelika Dupree, Carmen Garia Benitez, Elijah Gibson, Adreidi Gonzalez Chavez, Niles Her, Brianna Jackson, Zung Lian, Abel Mata, Alex Medley, Citaly Mejia Isidro, Angelica Moreno, Jada Pittman, Dinash Raj, Valeria Rivera, Syi Sipple, Caleb Taussig, Jamie Timm, Kong Pheng Vang, Cha Kong Vang and Van Zi.

From Harmon High School: Lesly Alonso, Fernando Avitia, Melissa Camacho Hernandez, Estefania Diaz, Katelyn Farnsworth, Gael Gallardo, Michelle Guzman, Sabrena Hayles, Leonardo Kim, Kenia Lopez, Mumina Madey, Alan Mefia, Evelyn Molina, Leslie Moreno-Perez, Frida Nunez, Deby Padilla Izaguirres, Yulissa Paez, Jesus Palomares-Carmona; Maia Panguie, Ricardo Perez, Arleth Ramos-Valles, Cynthia Rodriguez, Mia Rojas, Cinthya Sandoval, Jennifer Silva Valles, Shanel Vazquez, Oliver Vera-Burgoa, Yurisa Zepeda and Annie Zheng.

From Piper High School: Brianna Andrade, Cody Davis, Anh-Dao Do, James Englis, Jamison Foglesong, Corbin Fullerton, Abigail Grimm, Emma Johnson, LaKya Leslie, Colton Lloyd, Melanie Mnirajd, Scout Molder, Jonathan Moon, Hannah Pappert, Lauren Textor and Anna Traynham.

From Sumner Academy: Kimberly Arroyo, Angelica Carrazco, German Castillo, Olivia Caudillo, Lucerito Chavez, Hana Dajani, Morgan Dierks, Amanda Hawj, Tamara McConnell, Juan Ponce, Salma Ramirez, Clarissa Rincon, Kasey Romo-Nieves, Anaiya Singletary, Regina Sosa, Adriana Suarez, Eric Terrazas and Cheeia Vang.

From Turner High School: Daniel Agustin-Sanchez, Ricardo Alvarado, Esmeralda Arreola, Miranda Ayala, Stephanie Basurto, Anaste Copeland, Lynn Davis, Weston Hutchings, Cari Joly, Jaime Knight, Meagan Laster, Glenn Mirithi, Lauren Orozco, Alexander Perez, Rebecca Russell, Sandra Tapia-Castro, Joanna Torres, Nicholas Trofa, Rheijan Villegas, Sarah Wilks, Tyler Xiong and Nathan Zager.

From Washington High School: Raneem Alasmi, Vaw Di, Sui Hiua, Meilani Jackson, Tial Lian, Leslie Madrigal-Calderon, Tong Moua, Bryanna Najera, Anita Orji, Adam Parker, Sui Ring, LaTeisha Starr, La’Dazhia Taylor, Uk Thang, Cheyanne Thorpe, Corrine Tooley, Josseline Ubanda-Ruiz, Kayla Wortman, Angelina Yang, Tin Za Thang and Elizabeth Zing.

From Wyandotte High School: Liborio Alaniz-Gutierrez, Si Aw, Aadesh Biswa, Sandra Carrizales, Josselyn Cervantes, Muh Chit, Angelique Drake, Jesse Garcia, Semira Gebrezgabher, Axel Hernandez, Pyo Htat, Kyaw Htun, Aylin Lara-Segura, Araceli Maldonado, Hector Martell, Erwin Martinez Solis, Christina Na, Nancy Navarro Trejo, Saul Orozco, Gabriel Razo Alatorre, Gita Regmi, Abigail Reyes, Gisselle Rodriguez, Yoab Rodriguez-Aguilar, Liliana Romero, Matalayna Seh, Alondra Velazquez Alvarado and Andrea Villeda.

Spectators enjoyed dry weather at Turner Days parade Saturday

Spectators lined the street in front of Turner Middle School on Saturday to watch the Turner Days parade. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Photos by Steve Rupert

The Turner Days parade enjoyed dry, cool autumn weather on Saturday morning.

The parade included the Turner High School Marching Band and many other floats and units.

The Turner Days festival was held after the parade, until 5 p.m. Turner Days continued on Sunday with a car show, mud volleyball tournament, musical performances, vendors and concessions. Turner Days closed at 5 p.m. Sunday.

The theme of Turner Days this year was “Go Blue: A Community United to Promote Kindness.”

Mayor David Alvey’s car was in the Turner Days parade on Saturday. Mayor Alvey, the parade marshal, was walking in the parade. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

More scenes from the Turner Day parade on Saturday on South 55th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The Turner Board of Education float in the Turner Day parade on Saturday on South 55th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Janet Waugh, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, was in the Turner Days parade on Saturday. To the west of Waugh was State Sen. Pat Pettey, D-6th Dist., who was walking in the parade. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Greg Orman, an independent candidate for governor, was in the Turner Days parade on Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., who is running for re-election, was in the Turner Days parade on Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Unified Government Commissioner Angela Markley’s entry in the Turner Days parade. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The 4-H Horse project float in the Turner Days parade Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The 4-H Horse project entry in the Turner Days parade Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

State Rep. Stan Frownfelter’s entry in the Turner Days parade on Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

State Rep. Scott Schwab, Republican candidate for secretary of state, had an entry in the Turner Days parade on Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Promoting kindness a theme of Turner Days this weekend

The theme of Turner Days this year is “Go Blue: A Community United to Promote Kindness.” The Turner Days 5k run and the mud volleyball tournament will benefit the families of two slain Wyandotte County deputies, according to event organizers.

The 5k run starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Turner Days, and the mud volleyball tournament will be on Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14.

They are two of the many events scheduled for Turner Days this year, according to Vikki Mullins, publicity chair of the event.

The annual Turner Days this weekend will be held rain or shine, she said. The weather forecast for Saturday currently calls for sunshine and a high of 58, while rain is possible on Sunday.

The annual Turner Days parade is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the festival following until 5 p.m. On Sunday, the festival continues, and there will also be a car show, she said.

Mullins anticipates about 2,000 people at Turner Days this year, and attendance could be affected by the weather, she added.

The 5k run and the mud volleyball tournament are sponsored by Turner Recreation Commission, she said, and there is a cost to enter both. Same-day registration is possible for the 5k run, while the mud volleyball tournament registration has already closed.

Proceeds from the other activities at Turner Days go back to the Turner Days group to pay for next year’s events, and also are used for other community activities during the year, as well as scholarships, Mullins said.

The grand marshal of Turner Days this year is Mayor David Alvey, who grew up in the Turner community, she said.

The event also will include craft and food booths and entertainment, she said. There will be activities for kids, also.

Most of the activities of Turner Days take place at Steineger Field at 58th and Metropolitan, Kansas City, Kansas. Turner Days is open to the public and there is no admission charge at the gate, although some activities such as the 5k run have a fee, and concessions will be for sale.

Turner High School’s homecoming is tonight at 7 p.m. at Turner stadium.

At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, South 55th Street will be blocked off for the Turner Days parade, which begins at 10 a.m. The parade route is north on South 55th Street from Douglas to Inland.

Booths at the festival will open after the parade. Parade awards are scheduled at 1 p.m. Lil Mister and Miss Turner, and Walk of Fame inductees will be recognized.

Mud volleyball games, adult division, begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Saturday schedule also includes Tim Bright, 2 p.m.; Dennis Chanay, 2:20 p.m.; Silver Streak, 3 p.m.; and Wyatt Huyett, 4 p.m.

The car show registration opens at 8 a.m. Sunday and closes at noon. Car show awards will be at 2:30 p.m. There also is a silent auction. The car show will end at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Scheduled on Sunday at 9 a.m. is an Olive Branch Ministries Service, and at 10:30 a.m., a Risen Lamb Church service.

Mud volleyball, high school division, is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Turner schools will provide music at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, by fourth grade music classes; and at 1:45 p.m. by the Turner Sixth Grade Academy Singers. The Turner High School Drama Department performance is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Kansas City Tsuruoka Karate is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Booths will close at 5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information on the Turner Days event, visit https://www.facebook.com/turnerdaysofficial/.