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Junior Honorary Chimes in with new members for 2011-2012 school year
Outstanding scholarship, leadership and service has earned 29 Kansas State University students membership in Chimes, the junior honorary, for the 2011-2012 school year.
Electrical Power Technology program hosts summer camp for high school juniors and seniors
PRATT - Pratt Community College Electrical Power Technology Program will host a mini boot camp for high school juniors and seniors with Westar Energy, June 11-12 on the college's main campus at the EPT Center's training field.
GBHS Regional Music Festival
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars welcomes Matthew Dobratz as a new member
Matthew Dobratz of Great Bend has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). Matthew will be honored during an Induction Convocation this fallon the campus of Kansas State University.
University of Kansas recognizes Great Bend High School students
Three seniors from Great Bend High School were recently awarded the Summerfield Scholarship and admitted into the University of Kansas Honors Program. The Scholars Recognition Reception took place on April 3 in Lawrence at the University of Kansas Campus in Hasinger Hall. Dr. Kala Stroup, a Great Bend High School graduate, Woman's Hall of Fame Recipient at the University of Kansas and Watkins-Berger Scholarship Alumna was the Keynote Speaker for this very prestigious award banquet. ...
Sterling College students and professor give presentations at the Kansas Academy of Science
The Sterling College Biology Department was recently represented at the Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting held on April 8-9 in Baldwin City. Two students, Leonore Enfield of Raymond, and Tyler Wise of Clearwater, gave a research presentation titled, "Effects of Prairie Restoration on Small Mammals."
Sterling College graduate stars in new ABC show
Windell Middlebrooks, a Sterling College alumnus, recently debuted in his first role as a regular on the new ABC series "Body of Proof." Middlebrooks is certainly is not new to television as his recognizable face has been seen on the Disney Channel television series "The Suite Life on Deck" and in national advertisements as the Miller High Life Delivery Man.
Lyons one of KDHE Green School Grant recipients
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment's Bureau of Waste Management has awarded grants in the amount of $68,702 to twenty six Kansas schools from districts across the state. The grant awards range from $200 to $4,500, the maximum amount eligible under the Green School grant program. These grants are for projects to take place during the 2011–2012 school year and projects include purchasing recycling bins, beginning composting programs for cafeteria waste and field trips ...
BCC awards Achievement Scholarships
Barton Community College has announced recipients of Achievement Scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. These awards are administered by Barton's Financial Aid Office.
Dekalb Agricultural Award
Great Bend High School senior, Colby Barton, was recently presented the school's highest agricultural honor, the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award, sponsored by Monsanto Company.
University of Kansas grad students attend workshop in Alaska
A Great Bend High School Alum, Alexis Reed, along with 17 other students and faculty from four National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship programs recently met in Juneau, Ak., for a workshop titled Understanding Rapid Environmental and Social Change in the Arctic: Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Interdisciplinary Science Across IGERTs.
FBLA State Competition
Twenty-two students traveled to the state FBLA competition on March 31 and April 1 in Topeka. The event was held at the Capitol Plaza hotel. Students competed in a variety of business events. Those placing at the state competition were: Emily Seiwert, 9th Place (Chapter Scrapbook); Lance Popp, 6th Place (Chapter Banner); Colton Lagerman-2nd Place (Business Math); Nick Elliott-7th Place (Cyber Security); RJ Seidel-5th Place (Hospitality Management); Dylan Dreiling-3rd Place (Job Interview); Sylvia Ofoma-5th Place ...
Barton announces Honor Scholarship recipients
Barton Community College has announced recipients of Honor Scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. To earn an Honor Scholarship at Barton, the student must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49. These awards are administered by Barton's Financial Aid Office. The following students, listed by hometown, are recipients of Honor Awards:
Great Bend High School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
All A Honor Roll Seniors: Jonna Anspaugh, Cody Behrends, Nicole Blankenship, Taycee Bunn, Carmen Carranza, Michelle Clifford, Dakota Ellis, Chasity Farr, Alby Harris, Gregory Hildebrand, Austin Morgan, Allison Niederee, Joshua Prescott, Karla Reza, Erica Stacey, Brooke Tiemeyer Juniors: Kelsey Couture, Donna Craven, Kelsey Crosby, Dylan Dreiling, Morgan Gauby, Kristin Kelley, Brandi Schneider, Lindsey Smith. Michaela Stephenson, Dylan Unrein Sophomores: Haylee Blake, Bonny Boultinghouse, Morgan Choitz, Amy Christopher, Taylor Fry, Hunter Harrison, Tyler Jordan, Stephanie Langer, ...
Hays Academy of Hair Design attends hair show expo
Hays Academy of Hair Design took 26 staff and students to the International Hair Show and Expo in Long Beach, Calif., the last weekend of January.
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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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