Ashley Abbott: Mei Mei Montgomery Memorial Scholarship.Jeffrey Ahle: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Kansas State Scholar, University of Kansas Freshman Achievement Scholarship, Army ROTC Tuition and Books Scholarship.Hannah Angelone: President’s Award for Educational ...
Ty C. Aldridge: Robert Barr Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Scholarship.Taylor E. Baloga: Del Fambrough Memorial Scholarship, Merit Scholarship, Weston Noble Music Scholarship.Morgan F. Banning: H.C. Stuart Memorial Scholarship, Jim Yowell Lawrence Breakfast Optimists Scholarship, Presidential ...
Ashley Rose Abbott, Jeffrey Patrick Ahle, Dillon C. Allen, Asa Marie Alonge, Rebecca Elizabeth Anderson, Hannah Marie Angelone, Allison Ann Arnold, Emma Ray Bader, Colin Henry Arndt Bain, Tyler Baker, Cassandra M. Barrett, Taylor C. Beals, Alex C. Becker, Dylan Phetsagrat Bergstrom, Trevor ...
Elated, anxious or indifferent, the nearly 300 graduates of Free State High School managed to celebrate the completion of their secondary educations Sunday.Now it’s up to them to decide where to go, what to do and how to build on the lessons learned while attending the school in northwest ...
They finished their classes, celebrated with families and just plain got through it all.In the end, more than 300 seniors at Lawrence High School soaked up the sun, held onto their mortarboards and picked up their diplomas Sunday afternoon at the Lions’ football stadium, completing a ...
After about a half dozen people needed medical attention to deal with heat-related issues at Lawrence High School’s commencement ceremony early Sunday afternoon, Jeff Krall says it’ll be even more important for folks across town to take precautions as they migrate to ceremonies at Free ...
The threat of rain having evaporated overnight, administrators of Lawrence’s two public high schools are pleased to report that this afternoon’s graduation ceremonies will be conducted outdoors as planned.But that doesn’t mean people should ignore preparing for the weather.“It’s going ...
Lindsey E. Alderman, Ty C. Aldridge, Sydney L. Alexander, Austin W. Anderson, Gustavo Arroyo, Brittney A. Austin, Jesus M. Ayala, Maddelyn H. Bailey, Maxwell T. Bailey, Taylor E. Baloga, Morgan F. Banning, Lauren E. Barr, Samantha J. Beeson, Sondra S. Begay, Ashley R. Beiter, Collin J. Belcher, ...
Collin Belcher played with Legos.Stephen Bell used K’NEX blocks to build tiny ATVs, their electric motors packing enough power to scale piles of toys in his room.And Matt Zabel? He and Stephen spent part of last summer assembling a T-shirt cannon with a CO2 cartridge, barrel of PVC pipe and ...
Ashley Abbott started her high school career in isolation, snarfing down lunch alone before scurrying off to find somewhere to hide.Dominique Shaffer screamed and yelled so much that she scared others away — even if, inside, she was the one who was afraid.And Alysia Foust? She struggled with ...
Veritas Christian School’s graduates like to refer to one another as family, many of them having spent the past 13 years together in class, worship and everything else that goes along with attending the nondenominational institution in north-central Lawrence.Following the school’s ...
Blair Capps, Madison Eakin, Shereen Fattaahi, Brenden Gardner, Caysi Gatts, Ethan Kay, Tirzah McFarland, Joshua Myers, Jordan Rebman, Ethan Scott, Nathan Scott.
Jeans or shorts, heels or flats, car or cash.Yes, graduating seniors have plenty of pivotal decisions ahead this Sunday and beyond, but perhaps none more crucial than the one awaiting upon entrance to Abe & Jake’s Landing for the 34th annual Project Graduation bash.There, each ...
A few notes and items regarding education in the area:In weeks past we’ve detailed some of the high-tech, high-value and high-interest — remember the ukulele? — prizes expected to be given away to graduates attending Project Graduation, the end-of-the-year bash that runs from 10 p.m. ...
A few notes and items regarding education in the area:Some of Lawrence High School’s past and future put on quite a show Wednesday in the nation’s capital, and we’ll all get a chance to watch on TV in July.Stefan Petrovic, who will be an eighth-grader this fall at South Middle School, ...
A few notes and items regarding education in the area:The television coverage won’t come for another few weeks, but folks won’t have to wait to follow the progress of Lawrence’s Stefan Petrovic during today’s finals of the National Geographic Bee finals.Officials will be providing live ...
Four soon-to-be graduates of high schools in Lawrence are winners of college-sponsored scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corp.Winners in the competition receive anywhere from $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the sponsoring institutions.The ...
A few notes and items regarding education in the area:The Bobs’ Award gives one outstanding educator in the Lawrence school district $10,000 to be used for whatever he or she pleases.But don’t ask who the Bobs are.Susan Esau, executive director of the Lawrence Schools Foundation, says ...
The Lawrence school district will spend nearly $250,000 for new books and other materials, as the district moves forward with its plans for creating middle schools and four-year high schools.Monday night, members of the Lawrence school board approved spending $249,767 on textbooks and other ...
Renee Babin, a Title I reading interventionist at Schwegler School, is the winner of the 2011 Bobs’ Award, an honor given annually to an outstanding educator in the Lawrence school district.Previous winnersThese are previous winners of the Bobs’ Award: Christy Kelly, Cordley School; ...