Category: Education

KCK student named to dean’s list at Trevecca Nazarene University

James Shultz, Kansas City, Kansas, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2019 semester at Trevecca University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Shultz is a graduate of Turner High School.

Students on the dean’s list have attained a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grading scale. Traditional undergraduates must be full-time students.

Three KCK students awarded freshmen academic scholarships at Washburn

Three Kansas City, Kansas, students have been awarded a freshman academic scholarship at Washburn University, Topeka.


The renewable scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and an ACT composite score of 21 or higher. Scholarship award amounts range from $500 to $5,000 based on academic performance.

Academic scholarship recipients from Kansas City, Kansas, include:
Megan Dorantes, graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts and Science;
Wyatt Oakland, graduate of Piper High School;
Essence Reese, graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts and Science.

Two KCK students named to President’s List at Simpson College

Two Kansas City, Kansas, students have been named to the President’s List at Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.

The students achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester.

The two Kansas City, Kansas, students on the President’s List are Patricia Telthorst, a Piper High School graduate; and Bryce Yoder, a Piper High School graduate.

Simpson College, founded in 1860, has about 1,300 full-time undergraduate students and 400 part-time students.