TOPEKA — Fifty-eight Kansas high school seniors have been named 2018 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars, the Kansas State Department of Education announced Tuesday, April 17, 2018.The Kansas CTE Scholar program is an opportunity to recognize well-rounded outstanding CTE students who are finishing their senior year of high school. This is the second year for the initiative.
Students have to be a high school senior and meet the following criteria to be selected as a scholar:
- Have earned or presently enrolled in 3.0 or more CTE credits.
- Provide documentation of technical skill attainment.
- Have a CTE Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or better in CTE coursework.
- Demonstrated leadership.
- Demonstrated community engagement.
- Have professional learning experiences.
- Provide a career vision summary statement.
Scholars will receive a commemorative pin, special certificate and statewide recognition.
This year’s Kansas CTE Scholars are:
· Matthew Boehm, Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe Unified School District (USD) 233
· Wesley Cavanaugh, Olathe East High School, Olathe USD 233
· Nolan Dean, Olathe East High School, Olathe USD 233
· Liam Delancy, Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
· Alexander Ge, Olathe East High School, Olathe USD 233
· Zachary Peterson, Olathe East High School, Olathe USD 233
· Collin Wall, Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
· Ethan Weeks, Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe USD 233
· Sydnee Caton, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
· Mackenzie Greer, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
· Lilly Hoang, Wichita South High School, Wichita USD 259
· Delenn Hubble, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
· Kellen Marcum, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
· Isabel McCarty, Wichita Northwest High School, Wichita USD 259
· Michael Nguyen, Wichita West High School, Wichita USD 259
· Brooke Olson, Wichita West High School, Wichita USD 259
· Destiny Reicher, Wichita West High School, Wichita USD 259
· Rosalinda Saenz, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
· Otoniel (Tony) Vicencio, Wichita Northwest High School, Wichita USD 259
· Cashton Baker, Eisenhower High School, Goddard USD 265
· Bailey Beauchamp, Eisenhower High School, Goddard USD 265
· Brenna Franklin, Eisenhower High School, Goddard USD 265
· Natalee Sharp, Eisenhower High School, Goddard USD 265
· Emily Alexander, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
· Grace Collins, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
· Kaetlynn Ade, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Kinleigh Brecheisen, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Zoie Counts, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Tabetha Deines, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Trenton Fabrizius, Salina South High School, Salina USD 305
· Jennifer Guardado, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Peyton Kavanagh, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Troy Miller, Salina Central High School, Salina USD 305
· Andrew Aston, Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson USD 308
· Lucas Gudenkauf, Marysville High School, Marysville USD 364
· Kaylee Anderson, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Erica Beebe, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Skylar Botterweck, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Tanner Duerksen, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Ryan Hirsh, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Kathryn (Kit) Kingsley, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Lauren Mitchell, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Kaitlyn Serrano, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Kailei Sidebottom, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Eleanor St. Peter, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Verania Torres, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Brian Wolfe, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
· Ashton Brunk, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Maxwell Harman, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Gabriel Knechtel, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Katie Krehbiel, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Ally Leslie, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Collin Wedel, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Kaylee Wedel, Inman High School, Inman USD 448
· Alise Boal, Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth USD 453
· Ashley Dunivan, Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth USD 453
· Magdalena Kellogg, Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth USD 453
Jazmine McBurney, Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth USD 453