Local students have been awarded scholarships from Fort Hays State University for the 2016- 2017 academic year.
From Bonner Springs:
• Alexis Sechrist, a 2016 Bonner Springs High School graduate, accepted a $2,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant. Sechrist, daughter of James and Amber Sechrist, Bonner Springs, plans to major in nursing.
• Payton Sechrist, a 2016 Bonner Springs High School graduate, accepted a $2,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant. Sechrist, daughter of James and Amber Sechrist, Bonner Springs, plans to major in communication sciences and disorders.
From Kansas City, Kan.:
• Aaron Galvan, a 2016 Sumner Academy of Arts and Science graduate, accepted a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in chemistry. Galvan, son of Maria E. Vitz, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in chemistry.
• Millie Talavera, a 2016 Sumner Academy of Arts and Science graduate, accepted won a drawing for a $150 Eastern Kansas Region FHSU Tiger Scholar Award. Talavera, daughter of Susan Serrano, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in psychology.
• Tatum Monley, a 2016 Piper High School graduate, accepted a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in the College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Monley, daughter of Michelle Monley, Kansas City, Kan., and Patrick Monley, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in accounting.
• Kai-Amani Gilbert-Walker, a 2016 Sumner Academy graduate, accepted a $2,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in psychology. Gilbert-Walker, daughter of Lanique Gilbert, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in psychology.
• Kearyn Zahnter, a 2016 Sumner Academy of Arts and Science graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in biological sciences. Zahnter, daughter of Brandon and Summer Wendt, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in biology.