Peter and Deana Shenouda, Lawrence, announce the birth of a son, Jacob Milad Shenouda, born Jan. 23, 2004, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He has a brother Victor Shenouda, 3.

• Bryan and Laura Hedges, Lawrence, announce the birth of a son, William Bryan Hedges, born Feb. 4, 2004, in Lawrence. He has a sister, Faith Hedges. Maternal grandparents are Marlene and Bill Penny. Paternal grandparents are Yvonne and Chuck Hedges.
• Becky and Johnny Taylor, Elpaso, Ark., announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Ann Taylor, born Feb. 11, 2004, in Searcy, Ark. She has a brother, Garrett Taylor, 4. Maternal grandparents are Wray and Sondra Spooner, Lawrence, and Joyce and Lloyd Bledsoe, Lawrence. Paternal grandparents are J.C. Taylor and the late Reba Faye Taylor.
• The Lawrence High School Class of 1944 is seeking to locate some classmates. The class will be having its 60th reunion Oct. 6-7 in Lawrence. If you have any information, please call Dick Wagstaff by phone at 843-4864 or by e-mail at CandDWag@aol.com.

Here is a list of people the class is trying to locate: Elaine Arnold, Rosemary Auchard Harris, Thelma Bedingfield Hurt, Alice Boener Anderson, Paul Cowen, Ruth Craig, Bill Daggette, Betty Dietrich, John Ewing, Frank Findley, Ethel Holcom Gordon, Ludwig Heine, Mary Holtzclaw Jones, Elaine Jost Arnold, Betty Riggs Korte, Donna Lou Kump Heim, Martha Learnard, Ruth Quarve, Edna Mae Radford, Harry Robson, Del Spalsbury, Bryce Stallard, Barbara Chieks Thompson, Jean Stanwix Tipton, Marian Walker and Robert Walker.

• Kenneth Wilcox, Eudora, will celebrate his 91st birthday on Wednesday. Cards may be sent to him at the Eudora Nursing Center, 1415 Maple, Room 41, Eudora, 66025.
• Devon Bireta, of Lawrence, has been named to the 2003 fall semester president’s list at Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo., by earning a 4.0 grade-point average. Devon is a freshman and the daughter of Rich and Jane Bireta.
• MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, has announced area students who made honors during the fall 2003 semester.

Tabitha Jones, Baldwin; Rebekah Vann, Lawrence; Diana Hill, Ottawa; and Matthew Rogers, Wellsville; qualified for the school’s honor roll by earning a 3.2-3.49 grade-point average.

Lisa Wise, Basehor; Julie Beck and Kathryn Davis, De Soto; Steven Hood and Terri Schwager, Lawrence; Jean Mace, Ottawa; and Amy Barnes and Sarah Mages, Tonganoxie; made the dean’s list by earning a 3.5-3.99 grade-point average.

Ryan Stroud, Basehor; Amy Birdsell and Jonathan Riley, Lawrence; and Lauren Bohi, Wellsville; qualified for the president’s list by earning a 4.0 grade-point average.

• Kaitlynn Heflin and Katherine Heflin, Lawrence, were named to the fall 2003 semester dean’s list at Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn. They are the daughters of Melvin Heflin.