KU to honor 183 seniors from Wyandotte County high schools

Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

A total of 183 seniors from high schools in Wyandotte County will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 7 p.m. program and reception at Wyandotte High School, 2501 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized over 125,000 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 hold 36 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state and include approximately 360 high schools.

During the ceremony, each student will receive a Webster’s New College Dictionary.

Stephen Kapp, interim dean of social welfare at KU, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Chris Schneider and Stephanie Parker, of Kansas City, Kan., are program coordinators.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program. The Class of 2017 scholars:

Bishop Ward High School

Lidija Begic – Kansas City, Kan.
Natalie Bragdon – Kansas City, Kan.
Michael LeDesma – Kansas City, Kan.
Melissa Maldonado – Kansas City, Kan.
Islaynn Pena – Kansas City, Kan.
David Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Sheilah Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.

Bonner Springs High School
Caleb Brungardt – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Peyton Capehart – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Alysa Carpenter – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Lacey Dean – Edwardsville, Kan.
Jonathan Diaz-Rosales – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Alayna Dooley – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Anna Dutton – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Tanner Hitchcock – Basehor, Kan.
Rachel Mauk – Edwardsville, Kan.
Alexia McCleary – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Jarod Mortensen – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Marissa Satterfield – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Sayra Serrano Villegas – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Sydney Sprague – Kansas City, Kan.
Eric Valenzuela – Bonner Springs, Kan.
Elijah VanWinkle – Kansas City, Kan.
Kayla Willis – Edwardsville, Kan.
Jessica Willmon – Edwardsville, Kan.
Megan Willmon – Kansas City, Kan.
Sabria Zlitni – Bonner Springs, Kan.

Schlagle High School

Krystal Claybourne – Kansas City, Kan.
Alecia Florez – Kansas City, Kan.
Sky Freeman – Kansas City, Kan.
Tywone Garrett – Kansas City, Kan.
Jessica Her – Kansas City, Kan.
Pajntsais Her – Kansas City, Kan.
Jaquelin Jimenez – Kansas City, Kan.
Chandrawati Kami – Kansas City, Kan.
Kyle Kong – Kansas City, Kan.
Izalia Leal – Kansas City, Kan.
Ram Za Pen – Kansas City, Kan.
Ei Ei Pyoe – Kansas City, Kan.
Mercedes Ramos – Kansas City, Kan.
Cornelius Ruff – Kansas City, Kan.
Sa’Mone Springsteen – Kansas City, Kan.
Alondra Tovar Salgado – Kansas City, Kan.
Mulan Vang – Kansas City, Kan.
Ayana Williams – Kansas City, Kan.
Adrianne Wilson-Murphy – Kansas City, Kan.
Luke Wortman – Kansas City, Kan.

Harmon High School
Yris Aguilar Parra – Kansas City, Kan.
Itzel Almanza – Kansas City, Kan.
Alicia Alonso – Kansas City, Kan.
Vilmer Alvarado – Kansas City, Kan.
Bryanna Contreras – Kansas City, Kan.
Edgar Contreras – Kansas City, Kan.
Luz Cortez – Kansas City, Kan.
Viviana Dominguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Cynthia Estebane – Kansas City, Kan.
Elodia Herrera-Vaquera – Kansas City, Kan.
Juan Medrano – Kansas City, Kan.
Galilea Mosqueda – Kansas City, Kan.
Stephany Padilla – Kansas City, Kan.
Jonathan Paez – Kansas City, Kan.
Brenda Picont – Kansas City, Kan.
Elizabeth Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Damaris Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Aylin Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Jonathan Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Jorge Rosa Castro – Kansas City, Kan.
Kendra Rutiaga-Perez – Kansas City, Kan.
Brenda Sarmiento – Kansas City, Kan.
Alexandra Serafin Oseguera – Kansas City, Kan.
Abbey Smith – Kansas City, Kan.
Anviana Washington – Kansas City, Kan.

Piper High School
Katelyn Angell – Kansas City, Kan.
Tana Bradley – Kansas City, Kan.
Geidy Contreras-Kelly – Kansas City, Kan.
Raven Fletcher – Kansas City, Kan.
Chase Giese – Kansas City, Kan.
Abigail Neal – Kansas City, Kan.
Michelle Obiesie – Kansas City, Kan.
Chidera Okoye – Kansas City, Kan.
Cailin O’Mara – Kansas City, Kan.
Richard Pappert – Kansas City, Kan.
Katherine Sullivan – Kansas City, Kan.
Zoe Surprise – Kansas City, Kan.
Patricia Telthorst – Kansas City, Kan.
Kennedy Wallace – Kansas City, Kan.
Mary Winzer – Kansas City, Kan.
Margaret Wolf – Kansas City, Kan.
Jalen Zwart – Kansas City, Kan.

Sumner Academy of Arts and Science
Juan Pablo Baltazar – Kansas City, Kan.
Theodore W. Bynum – Kansas City, Kan.
Emma L. Campbell – Kansas City, Kan.
John Carrazco – Kansas City, Kan.
Jose Luis Carrillo-Gonzalez – Kansas City, Kan.
Michael James Franklin – Kansas City, Kan.
Hanah Glimpse – Kansas City, Kan.
Rileigh Lentz – Kansas City, Kan.
Andrew Loaiza – Kansas City, Kan.
Caroline Meek – Kansas City, Kan.
Amalia Murguia – Kansas City, Kan.
Stephanie L. Norris – Kansas City, Kan.
Terrence Noel Pledger – Kansas City, Kan.
Elva Denise Quinones – Kansas City, Kan.
Donny Joe Randolph – Kansas City, Kan.
Leah Diane Romo-Nieves – Kansas City, Kan.
Evelyn Guadalupe Ruiz – Kansas City, Kan.
Elizabeth Santillan – Kansas City, Kan.
Ivana Xiong – Kansas City, Kan.

Turner High School
Josephine Alvey – Kansas City, Kan.
Ciera Ayala – Kansas City, Kan.
Grayce Beery – Kansas City, Kan.
Alexis Burgard – Kansas City, Kan.
Rachel Castro – Kansas City, Kan.
John Cox – Kansas City, Kan.
William Erwin – Kansas City, Kan.
Gracie Gentry – Kansas City, Kan.
Maria Guerrero – Kansas City, Kan.
Jessica Heflin – Kansas City, Kan.
Ashley Marrs – Kansas City, Kan.
Steven McCord – Kansas City, Kan.
Gabriel Pena – Kansas City, Kan.
Dylan Rinne – Kansas City, Kan.
Ashly Rojas – Kansas City, Kan.
James Shultz – Kansas City, Kan.
Diana Soto-Andrade – Kansas City, Kan.
Monica Tlaxcalteca Romero – Kansas City, Kan.
Thomas Xiong – Kansas City, Kan.
Ashley Yang – Kansas City, Kan.
Jennifer Yulich – Kansas City, Kan.

Washington High School

Ivan Alarcon – Kansas City, Kan.
Makayla Black – Kansas City, Kan.
Lejean Brown – Kansas City, Kan.
Corajean Cunningham – Kansas City, Kan.
Sergio Del Toro – Kansas City, Kan.
Deja Edwards – Kansas City, Kan.
Keyonna Ellingberg – Kansas City, Kan.
DaiOnna Ferguson – Kansas City, Kan.
Tyra Harris – Kansas City, Kan.
Makayla Her – Kansas City, Kan.
Kub Her – Kansas City, Kan.
Malachi Hibler – Kansas City, Kan.
Alesia Jackson – Kansas City, Kan.
Faith Johnson – Kansas City, Kan.
Jazmine Johnson – Kansas City, Kan.
Lariana Miller – Kansas City, Kan.
DeAngela Robinson – Kansas City, Kan.
Raul Ruiz-Gonzalez – Kansas City, Kan.
Manique Shannon-Burnett – Kansas City, Kan.
Cung Thang – Kansas City, Kan.
Nathan Yang – Kansas City, Kan.

Wyandotte High School
Hannah Abell – Kansas City, Kan.
Wakeelah Ali – Kansas City, Kan.
Lauren Barnes – Kansas City, Kan.
Tieisha Bradley – Kansas City, Kan.
Aldayr Carrillo – Kansas City, Kan.
Gabriela De La Cruz-Mendoza – Kansas City, Kan.
Cory Epps – Kansas City, Kan.
Yodit Gebrezgabher – Kansas City, Kan.
Noel Guzman – Kansas City, Kan.
Treyvyon Harrison – Kansas City, Kan.
Steven Hoang – Kansas City, Kan.
Banita Kami – Kansas City, Kan.
Maleana Khounvongsa – Kansas City, Kan.
Daniel Leiva Funes – Kansas City, Kan.
Evelyn Lopez – Kansas City, Kan.
Madison Martinez – Kansas City, Kan.
Megan McLaughlin – Kansas City, Kan.
Monserrat Mora – Kansas City, Kan.
Mario Oliva – Kansas City, Kan.
Yuri Peraza – Kansas City, Kan.
Angelica Ponce – Kansas City, Kan.
Mit Pyo – Kansas City, Kan.
Elizabeth Ramirez – Kansas City, Kan.
Nikkala Randall – Kansas City, Kan.
Jacqueline Rios – Kansas City, Kan.
Mayra Rodriguez – Kansas City, Kan.
Alan Rosales – Kansas City, Kan.
Gloria Ruiz – Kansas City, Kan.
A Long Thao – Kansas City, Kan.
Bawi Tlem – Kansas City, Kan.
Thian Uk – Kansas City, Kan.
Karla Vizcarra Ochoa – Kansas City, Kan.
Rafael Zamora Fernandez – Kansas City., Kan.