TOPEKA — Fifty Kansas high school seniors have been named 2021 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars, the Kansas State Department of Education announced Tuesday.
The Kansas CTE Scholar program is an opportunity to recognize well-rounded outstanding CTE students who are finishing their senior year of high school. This is the fourth year for the initiative.
Students must be a high school senior and meet the following criteria to be selected as a scholar:
●Have earned or presently enrolled in 3.0 or more CTE credits with documentation of technical skill attainment.
●Senior level status.
●Have a CTE Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or better in CTE coursework.
●Civic engagement or outstanding community service with verification letter.
●Work-place experience. These experiences can include school-based experiences, internships, clinicals, supervised agricultural experiences, community-based or student-led businesses located on or off the school campus. The experiences should reflect the career interests of the candidate and industry expectations. A minimum of 80 hours of experience is expected prior to submission.
●Career vision summary statement. This is a short reflection of a candidate’s personal career vision and future plans. A maximum of 175 words is allowed.
Scholars receive a commemorative pin, special certificate and statewide recognition.
This year’s Kansas CTE Scholars are:
John Webb, Piper High School, Piper Unified School District 203
Kaden Armstrong, Gardner Edgerton High School, Gardner Edgerton USD 231
Mychael Britt, Olathe South High School/Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
Cooper Dady, Olathe South High School/Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
Autumn Hughey, Olathe West High School, Olathe USD 233
Gavin Kennedy, Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
Emilee Peet, Olathe North High School, Olathe USD 233
Boston Randall, Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
Ethan Ross, Olathe South High School/Olathe Advanced Technical Center, Olathe USD 233
Taylor Moorman, Emporia High School, Emporia USD 253
Sophia Rethman, Emporia High School, Emporia USD 253
Ashlyn Rich, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
Tehya Williams, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita USD 259
Sara Brown, Derby High School, Derby USD 260
Jace Burgess, Valley Center High School, Valley Center USD 262
Dominic Santiago, Valley Center High School, Valley Center USD 262
George Wallman, Valley Center High School, Valley Center USD 262
Kaylie Reese, Wellsville High School, Wellsville USD 289
Carson Richardson, Wellsville High School, Wellsville USD 289
Emelynn Cruce, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
Lauren Curtis, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
Daniel Dandreo, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
Ethan Janssen, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
McKenna Schulz, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
Summer Spigle, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
Erin Wooge, Ottawa High School, Ottawa USD 290
Kira Bryant, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Dade Coldren, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Malachi Fabian, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Corey Gilbert, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Brooklyn Golden, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Seth Gould, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Kaysen Seidel, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Kinley Siemens, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Karlee Wiggins, Buhler High School, Buhler USD 313
Jenna Reinert, Colby High School, Colby USD 315
Rachel Sebesta, Ellsworth High School, Ellsworth USD 327
Nathan Gudenkauf, Marysville High School, Marysville USD 364
Ross Latta, Marysville High School, Marysville USD 364
Jakob Graber, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
Taylor Hill, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
Shelby Spreier, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
Anthony Wedel, Newton High School, Newton USD 373
Riley Bright, Caney Valley High School, Caney Valley USD 436
Trinity Kirchner, Caney Valley High School, Caney Valley USD 436
Mya Cruz, Garden City High School, Garden City USD 457
Seth Jarmer, Garden City High School, Garden City USD 457
Rilee McGraw, Garden City High School, Garden City USD 457
Ryan Unsworth, Garden City High School, Garden City USD 457
Kaelyn Hess-Burch, Junction City High School, Geary County USD 475