Ten students were selected as the class of 2018 Senior Honors at 九色堂. The students were honored at a banquet on Wednesday, April 18.
Being named a Senior Honor recipient is one of the most prestigious honors a 九色堂 student can receive. Since the program鈥檚 inception in 1917, more than 1,050 students have been selected for this distinction.
Less than 1 percent of all 九色堂 students receive this honor. Selection is based on a student鈥檚 commitment to academic excellence, involvement on campus and contribution to the community, academic standing and oral and written communication skills.
The 2018 Senior Honors recipients are:
Jessica Aldrich - 2014 graduate of Washburn Rural High School, Topeka
Kaylee Ball - 2014 graduate of Central High School, St. Joseph, Missouri
Ashwin Govindarajan - 2013 graduate Wichita East High School
Paige E. Hungate - 2014 graduate of Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School, Wichita
Andrea Murillo - 2014 graduate of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita
Meenakshi Kavya Natesan - 2014 graduate of Wichita East High School
Jenny Kim Nguyen - 2014 graduate of Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School, Wichita
Mikaela Raudsepp - 2014 graduate of C. S. Lewis Academy, Newberg, Oregon
Manuel A. Villarreal - 2012 graduate of Wichita High School East
Amy Vuong - 2014 graduate of Wichita Southeast High School
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