Archive By Section - Education
USD 428 Board of Education meeting
Unified School District 428 Board of Education will be at 5 p.m. on Monday at the District Education Office, 201 S. Patton Road. Items on the agenda include a congratulatory message from Senator Ruth Teichman to Jean Cavanaugh; 2010-2011 activities report; tax exemptions and incentives for economic development; approval of changes to the District's Health Insurance; approval of school fees for 2011-2012; approval of mileage reimbursement rate for district's parents; and recommendations for 2011-2012 compensation ...
Sterling College graduates 119 during 2011 Commencement
Sterling College graduated 119 students at the College's 119th annual Commencement ceremony held on Saturday, May 14. The Commencement ceremonies were held on Cooper Hall's East Lawn, and began at 9:45 a.m. with the traditional bagpipe, flag, faculty, staff and student processional. Rev. Dr. James D. Miller, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Okla., delivered the Commencement address entitled, "Your Role in the Theatre of God's Glory." Graduates included: Nicole Ball, Great Bend, ...
Great Bend Middle School 4th Quarter Honor Roll
Principal's Honor Roll - All A's 8th Grade: Gabby Batt, Natasha Bieker, Laura Black, Matthew Black, Peyton Burkhart, Krystal Coleman, Samantha Croft, Justin Denney, Paul Flores, Morgan Francis, Anna Frizell, Daniella Gabrieli-Vasquez, Javier Gonzalez, Grant Harris, Kiley Heine, Jenna Hertel, Maycie Hestand, Taylor Hofeling, Audrey Ibarra, Adam Jacobs, Kelsie Keener, Kelci Keyse, Lindsay Leuenberger, Jamie Liebl, Morgan McIntosh, Hunter Middleton, Alex Morgan, Sarah Niederee, Stevee Nily, Tyler Nuss, Allison Peak, Michelle Rooney, Abigail Rose, Kameko ...
Great Bend High School 4th Quarter Honor Roll
A-B Honor Roll Seniors: Crystal D. Alkire, Christopher D. Allen, Andrew J. Baker, Colby A. Barton, Ashley C. Boeger, Sawyer Borror, Taycee R. Bunn, Carmen M. Carranza, Steven M. DeVorss, Morgan E. Fletchall, Sam W. Hafner, Abigail J. Hammeke, Jamie Hatfield, Summer R. Hoss, Mason Keeler, Jessica L. Kuhlman, Chelsea N. Leuenberger, Devon T. Link, Randi McAfee, Marcella McCluskey, David J. Monceaux, Abigail J. Morrison, Joshua D. Murphy, Sarah J. Neeland, Jeffrey M. Pike, Joshua ...
Barton awards Dance Line Scholarships for 2011-112
Barton Community College has announced dance line scholarships for 2011-12. The scholarship recipients are selected by Barton's head dance coach Amanda Schnoebelen. The following students have been selected for Barton dance line scholarships: Lacie Stalder, a 2011 graduate of Abilene High School, has danced in studio/competition dance. In high school, she also has been active in Future Business Leaders of America and Student Council. She is the daughter of Kelly and Desiree Stalder, Abilene, and ...
Pratt Community College honor roll
Pratt Community College announces the presidents and deans honor roll list for the spring of 2011. The dean's honor roll is for students with a 3.5 to a 3.99 GPA and the president's is for students with a 4.0.
Sterling College recognizes students at Honors Convocation
Sterling College recently recognized 87 students for their accomplishments for the 2010-2011 academic school year. These students were presented with their honors at the annual Honor's Convocation held on April 29. Area students who received awards and scholarships are: Lyons- Jessica Brayton-Carl Dudrey Scholarship, Timothy Kerr-Best Freshman Expository Essay Award, Jenny Linville-John Knox Presbyterian Church Scholarship, Vance Stegma-Dr. John Clark Scott & Virginia Huffman Scott English Award; Sterling- Ryan Corwin-Clayton Campbell Memorial Award, First Bank ...
Burrow graduates from Tabor College
HILLSBORO - Tristan L. Burrow of Great Bend graduated from Tabor College on Saturday, May 21. Burrow received a bachelor of arts degree in Elementary Education. Tabor College is a four-year Christian liberal arts institution located in Hillsboro, with a second campus, the Tabor College School of Adult and Graduate Studies, located at 21st Street and Ridge Road in Wichita. Its website is www.tabor.edu.
Barton honors Student Ambassadors of the Year
Barton Community College announced its 2010-11 Brant J. Ballhorst Student Ambassadors of the Year at a luncheon May 12 in the Plaza de Cavanaugh in Barton's Learning Resource Center. This award named in memory of B.J. Ballhorst recognizes outstanding Student Ambassadors, who are chosen by their peers and Barton's Admissions staff for their work as ambassadors for the college. Kaitlin Ptacek, Dorrance, and Jared Marcuson, Oberlin, were ...
Kiwanis scholarships
Northwest Kansas Technical College graduation
Northwest Kansas Technical College announcese the Class of 2011 Commencement Ceremony. Northwest Kansas Technical College hosted the annual Commencement Ceremony on May 20 at the Max Jones Field House in Goodland, The Class of 2011 is the largest Northwest Tech graduating class in years with 158 graduating students from all over the nation.
Super Students: College of Human Ecology names 19 outstanding seniors
Nineteen students, selected for their academic achievement, professional potential leadership, participation and service, are the 2011 Outstanding Seniors in the College of Human Ecology.
Local students named Governor’s Scholars
At the invitation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Alby Harris, Dakota Ellis and MaKenzie Sauder of Great Gend High School were selected to attend the 28th Annual Governor's Scholars Awards Program on May 1, in Topeka.
HH and Jennie Kopke Memorial Scholarship
The First United Methodist Church, 2123 Forest Ave., Great Bend, announces the recipients of the HH and Jennie Kopke Memorial Scholarship for the 2011-2012 school year. The new recipients are: Rana Ahmadi, daughter of Hashmatullah and Tourpaki Ahmadi; Ryan Bretches, son of Mark and Sarah Bretches; Derek Moos, son of Mike and Stephanie Moos; Marcella McCluskey, daughter of Patrick and Tish McCluskey; Brittany Pflughoeft, daughter of Brian and Malissia Pflughoeft; and Lauren Thill, daughter of ...
Garden City Community College Commencement “A Beginning”
Commencement is a beginning, not a conclusion. That's the message Brooke Feikert and Andrew Staats shared with more than 400 cap-and-gown-clad listeners and a crowd of 2,200 spectators this morning in the 91st annual graduation ceremony at Garden City Community College.
Articles by Section - Education
API scholarships
API offered two special scholarships this year to students majoring in either Geology or Engineering. API is trying to retain some students to graduate and work in the industry. The winners of these two scholarships were Anthony Cannata and Jonathan Schotte. These recipients were not required for one of their parents to be employed in the oil or gas industry.
Barton Community College students named to President’s and Dean’s List for Spring 2013
Barton Community College has named 234 students to the President's List for the spring 2013 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.
Key of prestige: Phi Beta Kappa selects 50 new members
Fifty students at Kansas State University are among the newest members of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.
Spring graduates: Nearly 3,000 students earn degrees from Kansas State University
Nearly 3,000 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this spring.
Hoisington native graduates from Ivy League School
Dakota Meyers, Hoisington High Class of 2009, graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in the field of Economics during the university's 312th commencement ceremony, which took place last week. During the daylong ceremony, degrees were conferred to graduates of Yale College and all of the university's graduate schools, except for Yale Law School. Additionally, the ceremonies featured the conferral of honorary degrees to people of national notoriety, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia ...
P.E.O. Star Scholarship winner
Taylor Fry, daughter of Jeff and Angie Fry was recently awarded the prestigious P.E.O. Star Scholarship. Fry was recommended by Chapter HR of Great Bend. The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is based on excellence in leadership, activities, community service, academics and potential for future success. This year there were 302 STAR Scholarships awarded out of 1,961 applications, eight winners in Kansas. Fry is a recent graduate of GBHS and was accepted into Kansas State University where ...
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