Community news
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 12:37 p.m., November 13, 2007
Updated 12:37 p.m., November 13, 2007
Students honored
Thirty-two senior students from high schools in Osage and Wabaunsee counties were recognized Monday by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner program at Wabaunsee High School in Alma. Honorees from this area were Sadie Johnson, Neil Holloway, Julia Barnhart and Amber Oshel, all from Osage City High School; Tyler Davis and Chris Walker from Burlingame High School; and Stephanie Goetz, Ashley Persinger, Kayla Schmidt, Chelsea Schmitz and Alex Wendling, all from Lyndon High School.
Completes basic
Army National Guard Private Tanner J. Banks has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky. Banks is the son of Shirley Banks of Topeka and Jim Banks of Osage City. He attends Osage City High School.
Olpe junior high
The Olpe Junior High School honor rolls for the firest nine week are as follows:
Principal’s honor roll
Grade Eight — Kendyl McDougald, Taylor Redeker and Jacob Schwindt.
Grade Seven — Josie Herrick and Taylor Scheidegger.
High honor roll
Grade Eight — Cara Garretson and Emily Redeker.
Grade Seven — Emma Etherton, McKenzie Gulick, Janae Haag, Jordan Mercer and Emily Samuels.
Honor roll
Grade Eight — Jennifer Bechtel, Stetson Bell, Dalten Benton, Paige Blankley, Aaron Brinkman, Nicole Burenheide, Logan Dreier, Paige Gurley, Jessica Hutchison, Mackenzie Lahman, Richard Murray, Lee Redeker, Sarah Wendling and Larissa Wilke.
Grade Seven — Mitchell Argabright, Katie Barnhart; Brandon Baumgarder, Logan Fawcett, Liam Williams and Mindy Woods.
Olpe High School
The honor rolls for OIlpe Senior High school for the first nine weeks are as follows:
Principal’s honor roll
Seniors — Lukas Lahr, Brianna Sage, Trey Stead, Kim Underwood, Elizabeth Wendling and Sharon Zeller.
Juniors — Courtney Kuhlmann, Wade Schmidt and Camille Webb.
Sophomores: —Ethan Hall, Brooke Schmidt and Jordan Spellman.
Freshmen — Jill Cole, JoAnna Dieker, Katelyn Henderson and Natalie Kuhlmann.
High honor roll
Seniors — Erica Brinkman, Cody Dedmon, Kylie Haag, Nathan Hammond, Ethan Schneider and Megan Woods.
Juniors — Brianne Davis, Josh Klumpe, Kaitlyn McEvoy, Luke Mille, Sarah Schierling and Nicole Wendling.
Sophomores — Bradley Argabright, Merecedes Levan, Meghan Murray, Matt Redeker and Nicole Tempelmeyer.
Freshmen — Nicolas Ashmore, Kathryn Flott, Noah Haag, Colby Nuessen, Chad Schmidt, Logan Sleezer, Andrew Spellman and Linden Stueve.
Honor roll
Seniors — Bryant Duenas, Alex Medenciy, Rachel Vogts and Ted Williams.
Juniors — Clint Barnhart, Richard Bechtel, Ronnie Bell, Tanna Bell, Mandy Clifton, Michael Dieker, Megan Gasche, Hannah Haag, Cole Krueger, Katie Kuhlmann and Katelyn Moyer.
Sophomores — Kelsey Camien, Crystal Hinck, Caroline Murray, Cheslsea Schierling and Shelby Stout.
Freshmen — Kyle Barnhart, Angela Bartley, Preston Bechtel, Marah Chambers, Glen Haag, Rachel Hall, Jason Klumpe, Tyson Pettijohn, Brandi Siebenaler, Beth Traner and Kelsey Vaughn.