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Kyrstie Miller
  • Physical Education
  • Class of 2018
  • Holton, Kansas

Kyrstie Miller named Kansas Honors Scholar

2014 Feb 17

Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 26, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment, including Kyrstie Miller, of Holton. Miller is a senior at Holton High School.

A total of 38 seniors from high schools in Jackson and Nemaha Counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at the First United Methodist Church, 1401 W. 4th St., Holton.

Since 1971, the Kansas Honors Program has recognized over 120,000 scholars, who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of occupational plans or higher-education goals. Each year, the KU Alumni Association and its volunteers host 37 programs that reach all 105 counties across the state and include approximately 360 high schools.

During the ceremony, each student will receive a Webster's New College Dictionary and a commemorative certificate.

Sarah Crawford-Parker, assistant vice provost for the First-Year Experience at the University of Kansas, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.

Honored students will be guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment; parents and area alumni are welcome to attend at a cost of $15 each.

Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Matt and Paula Taylor, of Holton, are the site coordinators and Jackson County coordinators. Erika Buessing, of Beattie, is the Nemaha County coordinator.

The Kansas Honors Program is made possible by KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program.