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Three Wyandotte County students named National Merit semifinalists

Three Wyandotte County students have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, according to an announcement today.

The Wyandotte County students are Abigail P. Neal and Margaret J. Wolf of Piper High School, and John Cox of Turner High School.

They are among 16,000 semifinalists nationwide who are competing for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships, according to the announcement. The scholarship winners will be named next spring.

About 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT-National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

The semifinalists are less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Sept. 12
Pork ribette sandwich, green beans, baby carrots, diced pears, fruit salad and milk. Alternate entrees: Uncrustable sandwich, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Chicken nuggets, roll, tater tots, cucumber slices, mandarin oranges, fruit salad and milk. Alternate entrees: Southwestern chef salad, hummus plate, yogurt parfait.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Chicken and waffles, broccoli, grape tomatoes, orange wedges, fruit salad and milk. Alternate entrees: Garden chef salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Chili, Fritos, garden salad, banana, fruit salad and milk. Alternate entrees: Southwestern chef salad, hummus plate, yogurt parfait.
Friday, Sept. 16
Chicken quesadilla, celery sticks, cauliflower, apple slices, fruit salad and milk. Alternate entrees: Garden chef salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Sept. 12
Chicken nuggets with Italian bread; beef and noodles with Italian bread, garden salad, corn, applesauce, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, corn, applesauce, fruit and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Cheeseburger; barbecued rib on bun, tater tots, garden salad, mandarin oranges, fruit; Cobb salad, mandarin oranges, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; strawberry chicken salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches and roll.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Chicken nachos with white queso; Mexican pizza, garden salad, pintos, banana orange mix, fruit; taco salad, pintos, banana orange mix, fruit and cornbread.
Friday, Sept. 16
Cheese pizza; corn dog, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Sept. 12
Chicken nuggets with Italian bread; beef and noodles with Italian bread, garden salad, corn, applesauce, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, corn, applesauce, fruit and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Cheeseburger; barbecued rib on bun, tater tots, garden salad, mandarin oranges, fruit; Cobb salad, mandarin oranges, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; strawberry chicken salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches and roll.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Chicken nachos with white queso; Mexican pizza, garden salad, pintos, banana orange mix, fruit; taco salad, pintos, banana orange mix, fruit and cornbread.
Friday, Sept. 16
Cheese pizza; corn dog, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs Public Schools
Monday, Sept. 12
Chicken nuggets with Italian bread; beef and noodles with Italian bread, garden salad, corn, applesauce, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, corn, applesauce, fruit and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Cheeseburger; barbecued rib on bun, tater tots, garden salad, mandarin oranges, fruit; Cobb salad, mandarin oranges, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; strawberry chicken salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches and roll.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Chicken nachos with white queso; Mexican pizza, garden salad, pintos, banana orange mix, fruit; taco salad, pintos, banana orange mix, fruit and cornbread.
Friday, Sept. 16
Cheese pizza; corn dog, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Name of shooting victim on South 46th Terrace released

Kansas City, Kan., police today released the name of a shooting victim Sept. 6 in the 3000 block of South 46th Terrace in Kansas City, Kan.

The victim was Jennifer Combs, 45, a police spokesman said.

Police are investigating her death as a possible homicide.

Her body was discovered by a 17-year-old daughter, who came home from school to find her mother and stepfather dead inside the residence.

A police spokesman said the initial investigation revealed that both the mother and stepfather died from gunshot wounds. The Police Department is investigating it as a murder-suicide, but cannot confirm it as a murder-suicide until the investigation is complete, the spokesman said.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.