By BECKY KISER Hays&nbsp; Post

After an amicable discussion during last week's work session, Hays city commissioners this week will vote on whether to allow golf carts to be driven on public streets.

Low-speed vehicles are allowed by state law, while individual cities may decide whether to allow golf carts and if so, how to regulate them. 

At the March 7 work session, the city commission directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment allowing for the use of golf carts on public streets by drivers 18 and older with a valid driver's license. The golf cart must be insured. Staff also recommended requiring the vehicle be equipped with safety equipment, including seatbelts, signals, and lights, along with any additional equipment as required by state statute.

The commission will also vote on a recommended low bid from J Corp, Hays, for&nbsp;$759,955 to&nbsp;upgrade the waterline along Walnut Street between 11th and 17th Streets, including the 300 block of West 11th and the 400 block of West 17th.

The project replaces a 4-inch water main in residential areas with multiple breaks and quality issues in the past, said Jeff Crispin, water resources director.

The complete March 14 agenda is available <a href="https://www.haysusa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03142024-1471">here</a>.

The meeting begins at 4 p.m. Thursday in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By BECKY KISER Hays&nbsp; PostAfter an amicable discussion during last week's work session, Hays city commissioners this week will vote on whether to allow golf carts to be driven on public streets.Low-speed vehicles are allowed by state law, while individual cities may decide whether to allow golf carts and if so, how to regulate them. At the March 7 work session, the city commission directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment allowing for the use of golf carts on public streets by drivers 18 and older with a valid driver's license. The golf cart must be insured. Staff also recommended requiring the vehicle be equipped with safety equipment, including seatbelts, signals, and lights, along with any additional equipment as required by state statute.The commission will also vote on a recommended low bid from J Corp, Hays, for&nbsp;$759,955 to&nbsp;upgrade the waterline along Walnut Street between 11th and 17th Streets, including the 300 block of West 11th and the 400 block of West 17th.The project replaces a 4-inch water main in residential areas with multiple breaks and quality issues in the past, said Jeff Crispin, water resources director.The complete March 14 agenda is available <a href="https://www.haysusa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03142024-1471">here</a>.The meeting begins at 4 p.m. Thursday in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.&nbsp;

Hays City Commission to vote on whether to allow driving of golf carts on Hays streets  

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Feb. 21, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Johnson -&nbsp;10-46 KA-6926-01 - K-10, bridge #185 over Cedar Creek located 8.54&nbsp;miles east of the Douglas County line in De Soto, bridge repair, Comanche Construction Inc., Olathe, Kansas, $644,999.16.&nbsp;

Johnson -&nbsp;35-46 KA-7190-01 - I-35, from 95th Street to the I-635/I-35 junction, 4-inch&nbsp;overlay, 7.0 miles, Superior Bowen Asphalt Company LLC, Kansas City, Missouri, $12,169,170.25.&nbsp;

Leavenworth -&nbsp;32-52 KA-6583-01 - K-32, bridge #080 over Stranger Creek&nbsp;located 8.8 miles east of the I-70 (KTA)/ K-32 junction, bridge repair, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $436,059.36.&nbsp;

Pottawatomie -&nbsp;13-75 KA-4594-01 - K-13, located 0.123 mile south of&nbsp;bridge #020 over Cedar Creek, special, 0.1 mile, Smoky Hill LLC, Salina, Kansas, $594,181.85.&nbsp;

Wabaunsee -&nbsp;99-99 KA-2603-03 - K-99, from the I-70/K-99 junction north&nbsp;2 miles to Hereford Road, grading and surfacing, 2.0 miles, Ebert Construction Co. Inc. &amp; Subsidiary, Wamego, Kansas, $11,020,025.43.

Wabaunsee -&nbsp;99-99 KA-5728-01 - K-99, bridge #072 over Dragoon Creek&nbsp;Drainage located 3.7 miles north of K-31, bridge replacement, King Construction Company Inc. &amp; Subsidiaries, Hesston, Kansas, $3,075,482.97.

Wyandotte -&nbsp;70-105 KA-6767-01 - I-70, bridge #189 located 0.10 mile east of&nbsp;the Old K-32/I-70 west junction, bridge repair, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $133,100.00.

Wyandotte -&nbsp;70-105 KA-6928-01 - I-435, bridge #217 located 0.28 mile northeast&nbsp;of the I-70/I-435 junction in Kansas City, bridge repair, Comanche Construction Inc., Olathe, Kansas, $440,243.76.&nbsp;

Ellsworth -&nbsp;70-27 KA-5765-01 - I-70, bridge #016 over Elk Horn Creek located 0.26&nbsp;mile northeast of K-156; and bridge #017 over East Elkhorn Creek located 0.25 mile northeast of K-15, bridge replacement, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $6,168,427.54.&nbsp;

Mitchell -&nbsp;14-62 KA-6949-01 - K-14, bridge #040 over Salt Creek located 2.52 miles&nbsp;north of the Lincoln County line, bridge repair, L &amp; M Contractors Inc., Great Bend, Kansas, $627,960.50.&nbsp;

Saline -&nbsp;4-85 KA-5721-01 - K-4, bridge #113 over Gypsum Creek Drainage&nbsp;located 1.17 miles southeast of 7th Street in Gypsum, bridge replacement, L &amp; M Contractors Inc., Great Bend, Kansas, $90,682.00.

Ellis -&nbsp;70-26 KA-6954-01 - I-70, bridge #038 located 3.62 miles east of the I-70/K-255 junction; and bridge #039 located 3.61 miles east of the I-70/K-255 junction, bridge repair. (State Funds)&nbsp;

Sherman -&nbsp;27-91 KA-6123-01 - K-27, bridge #042 over the Kyle Railroad located&nbsp;0.84 mile north of I-70, bridge repair, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $1,257,728.50.

Anderson -&nbsp;59-2 KA-7172-01 - U.S. 59, from 0.4 mile south of roundabout north&nbsp;to 4th Street in the city of Garnett; and from Red Bud Avenue in the city of Garnett&nbsp;north to the north city limits of Garnett, milling and overlay, 2.5 miles, Bettis Asphalt &amp; Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $560,187.16.&nbsp;

Anderson -&nbsp;16-92 KA-7078-01 - U.S. 169B, from the U.S. 59/U.S. 169B junction east to the U.S. 169/U.S. 169B junction, milling and overlay, 1.4 miles, Bettis Asphalt &amp; Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $379,523.55.&nbsp;

Anderson -&nbsp;16-92 KA-6462-01 - U.S. 169, four locations beginning 0.76 mile&nbsp;northeast of southwest Missouri Road northeast to 0.2 mile north of 1900 Road, guard fence, 10.4 miles, J &amp; J Contractors Inc., Iola, Kansas, $653,424.60.&nbsp;

Chautauqua -&nbsp;166-10 KA-6464-01 - U.S. 166, four locations beginning 0.12&nbsp;mile east of I Street east to 0.63 mile east of Road 30, guard fence, 1.1 miles, J &amp; J Contractors Inc., Iola, Kansas, $1,741,750.68.&nbsp;

Greenwood -&nbsp;54-37 KA-5760-01 - U.S. 54, bridge #002 over Burnt Creek located&nbsp;3.52 miles east of the Butler County line, bridge replacement, B &amp; B Bridge Company LLC, St. Paul, Kansas, $2,369,167.50.&nbsp;

Miami -&nbsp;169-61 KA-6925-01 - U.S. 169, bridge #047 over the Marais Des Cygnes River located 0.40 mile south of the K-279 northbound junction in Osawatomie, bridge&nbsp;repair, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $1,468,550.73.

Reno -&nbsp;50-78 KA-6757-01 - U.S. 50, bridge #023 over BNSF Railroad located 10.33&nbsp;miles east of the K-61/U.S. 50 east junction, bridge repair, PBX Corporation &amp; Subsidiary, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, $898,150.94.&nbsp;

Sedgwick -&nbsp;87 N-0753-01 – Haysville, east side of South Seneca Street from north&nbsp;end of the M.S. Mitchell Floodway bridge to West 63rd Street South, east to South&nbsp;Mable Street, pedestrian and bicycle paths, 0.8 mile, APAC-Kansas Inc. Shears Division, Hutchinson, Kansas, $673,188.65.

Finney -&nbsp;83-28 KA-6732-01 - U.S. 83, bridge #017 located at the U.S. 50/U.S. 83 junction, bridge repair. (State Funds)&nbsp;

Finney -&nbsp;28 KA-7209-01 - U.S. 50, from concrete pavement west of Holcomb east&nbsp;to U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction; U.S. 83, from the U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction south to the U.S. 83/U.S. 83B south junction; U.S. 83B, from Mary Street to north end of concrete pavement north of the U.S. 50/U.S. 83 junction; include all ramps, pavement marking, 18.6 miles, Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc., Chicago, Illinois, $1,167,124.34.

Finney -&nbsp;83-28 KA-7210-01 - U.S. 50, from concrete pavement west of Holcomb&nbsp;east to the U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction; U.S. 83, from the U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction south to the U.S. 83/U.S. 83B south junction; U.S. 83B, from Mary Street to north end of concrete pavement north of the U.S. 50/U.S. 83 junction; include all ramps, pavement marking, 10.4 miles, Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc., Chicago, Illinois, $310,770.04.

Meade -&nbsp;54-60 KA-6956-01 - U.S. 54, bridge #033 over Spring Creek located 6.66&nbsp;miles northeast of the U.S. 54/U.S. 160 west junction, bridge repair, PBX Corporation &amp; Subsidiary, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, $847,656.44.

The following project was approved from the Dec. 13, 2023, letting.

Miami ‑&nbsp;61 C‑5123‑01 ‑ RS 1604, from 327th Street to Paola south city limits, grading and surfacing, 1.9 miles, Killough Construction, Inc., Ottawa, Kansas, $1,409194.57.

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 </figure>The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Feb. 21, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.District One — NortheastJohnson -&nbsp;10-46 KA-6926-01 - K-10, bridge #185 over Cedar Creek located 8.54&nbsp;miles east of the Douglas County line in De Soto, bridge repair, Comanche Construction Inc., Olathe, Kansas, $644,999.16.&nbsp;Johnson -&nbsp;35-46 KA-7190-01 - I-35, from 95th Street to the I-635/I-35 junction, 4-inch&nbsp;overlay, 7.0 miles, Superior Bowen Asphalt Company LLC, Kansas City, Missouri, $12,169,170.25.&nbsp;Leavenworth -&nbsp;32-52 KA-6583-01 - K-32, bridge #080 over Stranger Creek&nbsp;located 8.8 miles east of the I-70 (KTA)/ K-32 junction, bridge repair, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $436,059.36.&nbsp;Pottawatomie -&nbsp;13-75 KA-4594-01 - K-13, located 0.123 mile south of&nbsp;bridge #020 over Cedar Creek, special, 0.1 mile, Smoky Hill LLC, Salina, Kansas, $594,181.85.&nbsp;Wabaunsee -&nbsp;99-99 KA-2603-03 - K-99, from the I-70/K-99 junction north&nbsp;2 miles to Hereford Road, grading and surfacing, 2.0 miles, Ebert Construction Co. Inc. &amp; Subsidiary, Wamego, Kansas, $11,020,025.43.Wabaunsee -&nbsp;99-99 KA-5728-01 - K-99, bridge #072 over Dragoon Creek&nbsp;Drainage located 3.7 miles north of K-31, bridge replacement, King Construction Company Inc. &amp; Subsidiaries, Hesston, Kansas, $3,075,482.97.Wyandotte -&nbsp;70-105 KA-6767-01 - I-70, bridge #189 located 0.10 mile east of&nbsp;the Old K-32/I-70 west junction, bridge repair, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $133,100.00.Wyandotte -&nbsp;70-105 KA-6928-01 - I-435, bridge #217 located 0.28 mile northeast&nbsp;of the I-70/I-435 junction in Kansas City, bridge repair, Comanche Construction Inc., Olathe, Kansas, $440,243.76.&nbsp;District Two — North Central&nbsp;Ellsworth -&nbsp;70-27 KA-5765-01 - I-70, bridge #016 over Elk Horn Creek located 0.26&nbsp;mile northeast of K-156; and bridge #017 over East Elkhorn Creek located 0.25 mile northeast of K-15, bridge replacement, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $6,168,427.54.&nbsp;Mitchell -&nbsp;14-62 KA-6949-01 - K-14, bridge #040 over Salt Creek located 2.52 miles&nbsp;north of the Lincoln County line, bridge repair, L &amp; M Contractors Inc., Great Bend, Kansas, $627,960.50.&nbsp;Saline -&nbsp;4-85 KA-5721-01 - K-4, bridge #113 over Gypsum Creek Drainage&nbsp;located 1.17 miles southeast of 7th Street in Gypsum, bridge replacement, L &amp; M Contractors Inc., Great Bend, Kansas, $90,682.00.District Three — Northwest&nbsp;Ellis -&nbsp;70-26 KA-6954-01 - I-70, bridge #038 located 3.62 miles east of the I-70/K-255 junction; and bridge #039 located 3.61 miles east of the I-70/K-255 junction, bridge repair. (State Funds)&nbsp;Sherman -&nbsp;27-91 KA-6123-01 - K-27, bridge #042 over the Kyle Railroad located&nbsp;0.84 mile north of I-70, bridge repair, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $1,257,728.50.District Four — Southeast&nbsp;Anderson -&nbsp;59-2 KA-7172-01 - U.S. 59, from 0.4 mile south of roundabout north&nbsp;to 4th Street in the city of Garnett; and from Red Bud Avenue in the city of Garnett&nbsp;north to the north city limits of Garnett, milling and overlay, 2.5 miles, Bettis Asphalt &amp; Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $560,187.16.&nbsp;Anderson -&nbsp;16-92 KA-7078-01 - U.S. 169B, from the U.S. 59/U.S. 169B junction east to the U.S. 169/U.S. 169B junction, milling and overlay, 1.4 miles, Bettis Asphalt &amp; Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $379,523.55.&nbsp;Anderson -&nbsp;16-92 KA-6462-01 - U.S. 169, four locations beginning 0.76 mile&nbsp;northeast of southwest Missouri Road northeast to 0.2 mile north of 1900 Road, guard fence, 10.4 miles, J &amp; J Contractors Inc., Iola, Kansas, $653,424.60.&nbsp;Chautauqua -&nbsp;166-10 KA-6464-01 - U.S. 166, four locations beginning 0.12&nbsp;mile east of I Street east to 0.63 mile east of Road 30, guard fence, 1.1 miles, J &amp; J Contractors Inc., Iola, Kansas, $1,741,750.68.&nbsp;Greenwood -&nbsp;54-37 KA-5760-01 - U.S. 54, bridge #002 over Burnt Creek located&nbsp;3.52 miles east of the Butler County line, bridge replacement, B &amp; B Bridge Company LLC, St. Paul, Kansas, $2,369,167.50.&nbsp;Miami -&nbsp;169-61 KA-6925-01 - U.S. 169, bridge #047 over the Marais Des Cygnes River located 0.40 mile south of the K-279 northbound junction in Osawatomie, bridge&nbsp;repair, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $1,468,550.73.District Five — South Central&nbsp;Reno -&nbsp;50-78 KA-6757-01 - U.S. 50, bridge #023 over BNSF Railroad located 10.33&nbsp;miles east of the K-61/U.S. 50 east junction, bridge repair, PBX Corporation &amp; Subsidiary, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, $898,150.94.&nbsp;Sedgwick -&nbsp;87 N-0753-01 – Haysville, east side of South Seneca Street from north&nbsp;end of the M.S. Mitchell Floodway bridge to West 63rd Street South, east to South&nbsp;Mable Street, pedestrian and bicycle paths, 0.8 mile, APAC-Kansas Inc. Shears Division, Hutchinson, Kansas, $673,188.65.District Six — Southwest&nbsp;Finney -&nbsp;83-28 KA-6732-01 - U.S. 83, bridge #017 located at the U.S. 50/U.S. 83 junction, bridge repair. (State Funds)&nbsp;Finney -&nbsp;28 KA-7209-01 - U.S. 50, from concrete pavement west of Holcomb east&nbsp;to U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction; U.S. 83, from the U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction south to the U.S. 83/U.S. 83B south junction; U.S. 83B, from Mary Street to north end of concrete pavement north of the U.S. 50/U.S. 83 junction; include all ramps, pavement marking, 18.6 miles, Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc., Chicago, Illinois, $1,167,124.34.Finney -&nbsp;83-28 KA-7210-01 - U.S. 50, from concrete pavement west of Holcomb&nbsp;east to the U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction; U.S. 83, from the U.S. 83/U.S. 50 east junction south to the U.S. 83/U.S. 83B south junction; U.S. 83B, from Mary Street to north end of concrete pavement north of the U.S. 50/U.S. 83 junction; include all ramps, pavement marking, 10.4 miles, Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc., Chicago, Illinois, $310,770.04.Meade -&nbsp;54-60 KA-6956-01 - U.S. 54, bridge #033 over Spring Creek located 6.66&nbsp;miles northeast of the U.S. 54/U.S. 160 west junction, bridge repair, PBX Corporation &amp; Subsidiary, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, $847,656.44.The following project was approved from the Dec. 13, 2023, letting.Miami ‑&nbsp;61 C‑5123‑01 ‑ RS 1604, from 327th Street to Paola south city limits, grading and surfacing, 1.9 miles, Killough Construction, Inc., Ottawa, Kansas, $1,409194.57.

KDOT announces approved February bids

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

Families gathered at the Sternberg Museum on Tuesday for the annual World Water Day Fun Fest.&nbsp;

The event seeks to educate the public about water conservation.

Last year, 350 people attended the event, said Jeff Crispin, city of Hays water resources director.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/2fa92fef-bd7e-4379-8e11-15170bc1a1ea">RELATED STORY: DICKMAN: Hays water conservation rebate programs continue in 2024</a>

"Lots of parents and grandparents bring their kids out here," Crispin said. "They can learn about the water cycle, learn about wastewater, learn about soil. It's just a good way to educate the kids and keep them talking about water and water conservation as they go home and share with others in their family."

Crispin said the city tries to start young and reach every age level about water conservation.

"Every person that we reach, whether they are knowledgable about our water programs or not, is important," he said, "because that means we all have the same goal of saving water."

Although Hays is getting closer to making the R9 Ranch water available to the city, Crispin said water conservation will still be essential to the community.

"Our water conservation programs will stay put," he said. "We have invested too much in water conservation. Even when we get a new water source, it is important for us to conserve this earth and this precious resource."

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 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostFamilies gathered at the Sternberg Museum on Tuesday for the annual World Water Day Fun Fest.&nbsp;The event seeks to educate the public about water conservation.Last year, 350 people attended the event, said Jeff Crispin, city of Hays water resources director.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/2fa92fef-bd7e-4379-8e11-15170bc1a1ea">RELATED STORY: DICKMAN: Hays water conservation rebate programs continue in 2024</a><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710269540603.jpeg" alt="Jeff Crispin, city of Hays water resources director, talks to a girl Tuesday about conserving water at home.&nbsp;Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post" />
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 </figure>"Lots of parents and grandparents bring their kids out here," Crispin said. "They can learn about the water cycle, learn about wastewater, learn about soil. It's just a good way to educate the kids and keep them talking about water and water conservation as they go home and share with others in their family."Crispin said the city tries to start young and reach every age level about water conservation.<figure>
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 </figure>"Every person that we reach, whether they are knowledgable about our water programs or not, is important," he said, "because that means we all have the same goal of saving water."Although Hays is getting closer to making the R9 Ranch water available to the city, Crispin said water conservation will still be essential to the community."Our water conservation programs will stay put," he said. "We have invested too much in water conservation. Even when we get a new water source, it is important for us to conserve this earth and this precious resource."<figure>
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📷  World Water Day event continues Hays' focus on conservation

By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN Special to Hays Post

It may be true that a leopard can’t change its spots.

But there is a Tiger in this jungle who has at least changed the direction of his stripes. And he couldn’t be happier to do so.

Hays native Bob Swift is a huge supporter of Fort Hays State University basketball and has attended nearly every game – home and away – over the past four years.

Whether traveling the roads all across Kansas or to several surrounding states, he said he enjoys the road trips with his wife, Sondra.

Swift has become such a fan of the Tigers, he plans to make the nine-and-a-half-hour road trip to Mankato, Minn., to watch the FHSU men’s team play in this weekend’s NCAA Division II Central Region Championships.

Swift was a standout athlete in football, wrestling, and baseball growing up. He represented the Cadets of St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays during his high school days.

St. Joseph’s started the school wrestling program his junior year, and his love of the sport was so deep that he was instrumental in helping start the Hays Youth Wrestling Club in Hays.

The Swifts’ son, Shawn, wrestled as a youngster and all through high school, and their daughter, Stacy, served as the wrestling team manager at Hays High School.

But Swift learned that your allegiances can change when your grandsons have chosen basketball as their winter sport.

The Swifts started following their four grandchildren’s activities in Hutchinson from grade school on, and they were thrilled when their oldest grandson, Kaleb, chose to further his education and play basketball at FHSU.

Just like that, the Tiger basketball program got two more dedicated fans.

Sondra hasn’t been able to attend all the games over the years, but Bob has missed only a few of the 111 games that Kaleb has started since his freshman year.

“When you have grandkids involved, it’s easy to support them,” Bob said. “What a blessing grandkids are.”

The feelings are mutual for Kaleb and his younger brother, Lucas, also a member of the Tiger basketball team.

“My grandpa and my dad (Joe Hammeke) have come to nearly every single game for four years,” Kaleb said. “I didn’t realize how much it means to me until I got older. It’s always great to see them after the games.”

Not only has the Swifts’ house become a home-away-from-home for Kaleb and Lucas but for other Tiger players as well.

They have hosted Thanksgiving dinners for several of the Tigers and often taken the Hammeke brothers and some of their teammates out for dinner on Thursdays. The Swifts have gotten especially close to Tiger senior Bjarni Jonsson, a native of Iceland.

“Bjarni and I were roommates in the dorm my freshman year, and we’ve grown to be close friends, and my grandparents made him part of the family,” Kaleb said. “It’s been special for Bjarni to have someone here in Hays to be close to, but my grandparents do an incredible job of welcoming everyone. I feel so blessed. Not everyone is lucky enough to have grandparents like me.”

“It’s been great to be able to get to know these young people,” Bob said. “Those kids are all so polite. The coaches have done a great job – both recruiting kids of great character and having that kind of influence on them once they get here.”

Bob Swift was in the stands at both of the Tiger men’s games at the MIAA Championships in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., last weekend. And many other loyal fans attended both the men’s and women’s games.

Schuyler&nbsp;Coates, a director of development for the FHSU Foundation and Alumni Office, said there were too many long-time fans to name them all. However, one group surely won the prize for being the farthest from home – Jonsson’s family from Iceland.

“I understand the alumni in the Kansas City area making some of the games, but I’m amazed of how many people from Hays travel for those games,” Coates said. “I think it’s so incredible how our community takes care of the college kids once they come here. You can talk to a lot of fans, and they can reel off the players’ stat lines better than the players themselves. We are so fortunate.”

Relatives of some of the Tiger women’s team made the trip from Iowa for the MIAA tournament, including Megan Earney’s parents, who haven’t missed many games&nbsp;in their daughter’s three years on the team. It’s a six-hour drive from the Earneys’ home in Des Moines to Hays, so some of the Tigers’ away games are even closer to their home.

The drive to Kansas City was a relatively close one for Doug and Colette Earney, so they decided to make a week of basketball and attended games from Wednesday through Sunday.

“We have gotten to know a lot of the players on different MIAA teams, so it’s fun to watch them, too,” said Colette Earney, who echoed Coates’ appreciation for the community support.

“It’s wonderful from the business members to community members to moms and dads who bring their kids to games, we have been so pleased with the support the teams get,” she said. “The way the entire community embraces these players is heartwarming to parents.”

The number of Tiger fans sporting FHSU black and gold at Municipal Auditorium often rival the crowds cheering for teams located much closer to Kansas City than Hays.

From the pep rallies organized by the FHSU Foundation/Alumni at Johnny’s Tavern a few blocks from the auditorium to cheering them on in the stands, support for the Tigers is second to none.

Fort Hays State joined the MIAA in 2006 when the majority of the conference consisted of Missouri schools. The Tigers have shown that this western Kansas university belongs in the MIAA, revered as one of the top Division II conferences in the nation.

Year in and year out, FHSU’s attendance numbers at Gross Memorial Coliseum have ranked in the top echelon among Division II schools. That support carries over for away games as well.

“For being a school on the outskirts area of the MIAA, it’s amazing the turnout and support we get from our fans, both at home and on the road,” said Mark Johnson, in his 23rd year as head coach of the Tiger men’s team. “That’s what makes it fun for the players and us coaches. You want to be someplace where people care, and obviously at Fort Hays State, people care.”

Tiger women’s coach Talia Kahrs agrees. Kahrs is in her first year as head coach for the Tiger women, but she has been involved with the team for 15 years, both as a player and an assistant coach.

“The support we get from fans and the whole community is huge,” Kahrs said. “In our recruiting, it’s a big deal that we can say we are No. 1 or 2 in the nation for attendance. But I think the biggest thing is not only are they showing up at games, they really care about the girls. It’s a small-town feel. Even when you go to Walmart, people know the players.”

This marks the first time since 2016 that both men’s and women’s teams made the NCAA playoffs the same year.

While the men will play in Minnesota this weekend, the women will head south to Bethany, Okla., the site of the women’s Central Region tournament. The complete tournament brackets can be found on the FHSU athletics website.

So, FHSU fans have to make a decision which direction to travel for regionals, or they can listen to the Tigers by radio or by audio streaming.

Sondra Swift was not sure earlier this week if she would make the trip to Minnesota.

If not, she will still be following the action, glued to her radio and listening to the Voice of the Tigers, Gerard Wellbrock.

“Gerard does such a great job (broadcasting) the games,” she said, adding the utmost compliment to a radio broadcaster. “You feel like you are there.”

Most Tiger fans would probably agree that listening to Wellbrock and his color commentator for Tiger games, Dustin Armbruster, is the next-best thing to watching the games in person.

Wellbrock will be in Minnesota with the men’s team, and Armbruster will be in Oklahoma broadcasting the women’s games.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/98df0be4-9563-4bb3-9a64-2dfa4665cf50">Eagle Radio broadcast schedule</a>

Whether you are a grandparent or a parent, an avid fan or a sometimes fan, it’s a grand time to be a Tiger.

If you can’t make the regional games in person, tune in to your radio or click on the audio link on the Hays Post website.

You will definitely feel like you are there.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710276888256.jpeg" alt="It’s a common sight to see Fort Hays State University fans filling a section of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City during the annual MIAA basketball tournament in March. Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>It’s a common sight to see Fort Hays State University fans filling a section of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City during the annual MIAA basketball tournament in March. Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN Special to Hays PostIt may be true that a leopard can’t change its spots.But there is a Tiger in this jungle who has at least changed the direction of his stripes. And he couldn’t be happier to do so.Hays native Bob Swift is a huge supporter of Fort Hays State University basketball and has attended nearly every game – home and away – over the past four years.Whether traveling the roads all across Kansas or to several surrounding states, he said he enjoys the road trips with his wife, Sondra.Swift has become such a fan of the Tigers, he plans to make the nine-and-a-half-hour road trip to Mankato, Minn., to watch the FHSU men’s team play in this weekend’s NCAA Division II Central Region Championships.Swift was a standout athlete in football, wrestling, and baseball growing up. He represented the Cadets of St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays during his high school days.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710276970855.jpeg" alt="Bob and Sondra Swift, second and third from right, are grandparents of two Tiger players, and they often take their grandsons and their teammates out for dinner. Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Bob and Sondra Swift, second and third from right, are grandparents of two Tiger players, and they often take their grandsons and their teammates out for dinner. Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>St. Joseph’s started the school wrestling program his junior year, and his love of the sport was so deep that he was instrumental in helping start the Hays Youth Wrestling Club in Hays.The Swifts’ son, Shawn, wrestled as a youngster and all through high school, and their daughter, Stacy, served as the wrestling team manager at Hays High School.But Swift learned that your allegiances can change when your grandsons have chosen basketball as their winter sport.The Swifts started following their four grandchildren’s activities in Hutchinson from grade school on, and they were thrilled when their oldest grandson, Kaleb, chose to further his education and play basketball at FHSU.Just like that, the Tiger basketball program got two more dedicated fans.Sondra hasn’t been able to attend all the games over the years, but Bob has missed only a few of the 111 games that Kaleb has started since his freshman year.“When you have grandkids involved, it’s easy to support them,” Bob said. “What a blessing grandkids are.”The feelings are mutual for Kaleb and his younger brother, Lucas, also a member of the Tiger basketball team.“My grandpa and my dad (Joe Hammeke) have come to nearly every single game for four years,” Kaleb said. “I didn’t realize how much it means to me until I got older. It’s always great to see them after the games.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710277019843.jpeg" alt="Sondra Swift (all 5-feet, 1-inch of her) stood on a chair to look Tiger player Bjarni Jonsson in the eye, but still can’t match his 6-7 frame. Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Sondra Swift (all 5-feet, 1-inch of her) stood on a chair to look Tiger player Bjarni Jonsson in the eye, but still can’t match his 6-7 frame. Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Not only has the Swifts’ house become a home-away-from-home for Kaleb and Lucas but for other Tiger players as well.They have hosted Thanksgiving dinners for several of the Tigers and often taken the Hammeke brothers and some of their teammates out for dinner on Thursdays. The Swifts have gotten especially close to Tiger senior Bjarni Jonsson, a native of Iceland.“Bjarni and I were roommates in the dorm my freshman year, and we’ve grown to be close friends, and my grandparents made him part of the family,” Kaleb said. “It’s been special for Bjarni to have someone here in Hays to be close to, but my grandparents do an incredible job of welcoming everyone. I feel so blessed. Not everyone is lucky enough to have grandparents like me.”The Swifts say they are the lucky ones.“It’s been great to be able to get to know these young people,” Bob said. “Those kids are all so polite. The coaches have done a great job – both recruiting kids of great character and having that kind of influence on them once they get here.”<h2>Teams appreciate fan support</h2>Bob Swift was in the stands at both of the Tiger men’s games at the MIAA Championships in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., last weekend. And many other loyal fans attended both the men’s and women’s games.Schuyler&nbsp;Coates, a director of development for the FHSU Foundation and Alumni Office, said there were too many long-time fans to name them all. However, one group surely won the prize for being the farthest from home – Jonsson’s family from Iceland.“I understand the alumni in the Kansas City area making some of the games, but I’m amazed of how many people from Hays travel for those games,” Coates said. “I think it’s so incredible how our community takes care of the college kids once they come here. You can talk to a lot of fans, and they can reel off the players’ stat lines better than the players themselves. We are so fortunate.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710277076960.jpeg" alt="Near and dear to the Swifts’ hearts – their grandchildren and the hometown Tigers. Photo by Diane Gasper-O’Brien/Special to the Hays Post" />
 <figcaption>Near and dear to the Swifts’ hearts – their grandchildren and the hometown Tigers. Photo by Diane Gasper-O’Brien/Special to the Hays Post</figcaption>
 </figure>Relatives of some of the Tiger women’s team made the trip from Iowa for the MIAA tournament, including Megan Earney’s parents, who haven’t missed many games&nbsp;in their daughter’s three years on the team. It’s a six-hour drive from the Earneys’ home in Des Moines to Hays, so some of the Tigers’ away games are even closer to their home.The drive to Kansas City was a relatively close one for Doug and Colette Earney, so they decided to make a week of basketball and attended games from Wednesday through Sunday.“We have gotten to know a lot of the players on different MIAA teams, so it’s fun to watch them, too,” said Colette Earney, who echoed Coates’ appreciation for the community support.“It’s wonderful from the business members to community members to moms and dads who bring their kids to games, we have been so pleased with the support the teams get,” she said. “The way the entire community embraces these players is heartwarming to parents.”The number of Tiger fans sporting FHSU black and gold at Municipal Auditorium often rival the crowds cheering for teams located much closer to Kansas City than Hays.From the pep rallies organized by the FHSU Foundation/Alumni at Johnny’s Tavern a few blocks from the auditorium to cheering them on in the stands, support for the Tigers is second to none.Fort Hays State joined the MIAA in 2006 when the majority of the conference consisted of Missouri schools. The Tigers have shown that this western Kansas university belongs in the MIAA, revered as one of the top Division II conferences in the nation.Year in and year out, FHSU’s attendance numbers at Gross Memorial Coliseum have ranked in the top echelon among Division II schools. That support carries over for away games as well.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710277128971.jpeg" alt="The FHSU cheerleaders and pep band led Tiger fans in cheers during pep rallies at Johnny’s Tavern in downtown Kansas City each day during the MIAA tournament. Courtesy photo&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>The FHSU cheerleaders and pep band led Tiger fans in cheers during pep rallies at Johnny’s Tavern in downtown Kansas City each day during the MIAA tournament. Courtesy photo&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>“For being a school on the outskirts area of the MIAA, it’s amazing the turnout and support we get from our fans, both at home and on the road,” said Mark Johnson, in his 23rd year as head coach of the Tiger men’s team. “That’s what makes it fun for the players and us coaches. You want to be someplace where people care, and obviously at Fort Hays State, people care.”Tiger women’s coach Talia Kahrs agrees. Kahrs is in her first year as head coach for the Tiger women, but she has been involved with the team for 15 years, both as a player and an assistant coach.“The support we get from fans and the whole community is huge,” Kahrs said. “In our recruiting, it’s a big deal that we can say we are No. 1 or 2 in the nation for attendance. But I think the biggest thing is not only are they showing up at games, they really care about the girls. It’s a small-town feel. Even when you go to Walmart, people know the players.”<h2>Both Tiger teams still alive</h2>This marks the first time since 2016 that both men’s and women’s teams made the NCAA playoffs the same year.While the men will play in Minnesota this weekend, the women will head south to Bethany, Okla., the site of the women’s Central Region tournament. The complete tournament brackets can be found on the FHSU athletics website.So, FHSU fans have to make a decision which direction to travel for regionals, or they can listen to the Tigers by radio or by audio streaming.Sondra Swift was not sure earlier this week if she would make the trip to Minnesota.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1710277195957.jpeg" alt="Eagle Communications sportscasters Dustin Armbruster and Gerard Wellbrock prepared for the upcoming games as Tiger cheerleaders led the teams onto the court. Photo by Diane Gasper-O’Brien/Special to the Hays Post" />
 <figcaption>Eagle Communications sportscasters Dustin Armbruster and Gerard Wellbrock prepared for the upcoming games as Tiger cheerleaders led the teams onto the court. Photo by Diane Gasper-O’Brien/Special to the Hays Post</figcaption>
 </figure>If not, she will still be following the action, glued to her radio and listening to the Voice of the Tigers, Gerard Wellbrock.“Gerard does such a great job (broadcasting) the games,” she said, adding the utmost compliment to a radio broadcaster. “You feel like you are there.”Most Tiger fans would probably agree that listening to Wellbrock and his color commentator for Tiger games, Dustin Armbruster, is the next-best thing to watching the games in person.<h2>Fans of both Tiger teams are in luck.</h2>Wellbrock will be in Minnesota with the men’s team, and Armbruster will be in Oklahoma broadcasting the women’s games.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/98df0be4-9563-4bb3-9a64-2dfa4665cf50">Eagle Radio broadcast schedule</a>Whether you are a grandparent or a parent, an avid fan or a sometimes fan, it’s a grand time to be a Tiger.If you can’t make the regional games in person, tune in to your radio or click on the audio link on the Hays Post website.You will definitely feel like you are there.

It’s a grand time of year for Tiger fans

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation of Logan, Kansas has named 219 high school seniors from 49 Northwest Kansas schools as winners in its 49th&nbsp;annual scholarship competition.

In selecting award winners, the Scholarship Committee considered proficiency in verbal and writing skills.&nbsp; Other important factors are academic records, test scores, and community service in which the student may have participated.

Seven students have won Hansen Leader of Tomorrow scholarships.&nbsp; These awards are for $10,000 and may be renewable for three additional years.&nbsp; Renewal of scholarships is based upon continued regard for the principles which guided the success of the late Dane G. Hansen, a 3.00 or better GPA at the college level and a progress update describing progress towards educational goals.&nbsp; This year’s winners are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a>Henry Fitzthum, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Addison Otte, Hays H.S.</a>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hannah Simmelink, Rock Hills H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bryce Beisner, Beloit H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nehemiah Gomendoza, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Anthony Marshall, Sacred Heart H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annabelle Malsam, Trego Comm. H.S.

Thirty-five Hansen Scholar winners were selected.&nbsp; The stipend of $6500 was granted for one year and may be renewable for three additional years.&nbsp; Renewal of scholarships is based upon continued regard for the principles which guided the success of the late Dane G. Hansen, a 3.00 or better GPA at the college level and a progress update describing progress towards educational goals.&nbsp; This year’s winners are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Matthew Hendricks, Cheylin H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ella Bottner, Concordia H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Austin Carroll, Ellis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Leonardo Hernandez, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brynn Kinderknecht, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hailey Klein, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hannah Klein, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Everett McClure, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Keira Wagstaff, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Layton Leiker, Ellsworth H.S.

Thaddeus Donley, Donley Ranch Schoolhouse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Isabelle Lindsley, Ellsworth H.S.

Ethan Gruebacher, Quinter H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marley File, Beloit H.S.

John MacCrory, Beloit H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Erin Schmitt, Beloit H.S.

Morgan Weston, Beloit H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wade David, Norton Comm. H.S.

Aiden Conrad, Osborne, H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shaan Bawa, Minneapolis H.S.

Camryn Reynolds, Republic Co. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kaydence Grebowiec, Plainville H.S.

Emery Darby, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brock Dolton, Salina Central H.S.

Steven Talbott III, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alex Davidson, Salina South H.S.

Isabel Fulkerson, Salina South H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Krish Patel, Salina South H.S. / KAMS

Josiah Monday, SE of Saline H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gabrielle Ptacek, SE of Saline H.S.

Elyssa Rucker, Hoxie H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anna Starbuck, Colby H.S.

Avery Ziegler, Trego Comm. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lydia Fox, Wallace Co. H.S.

Evan Pearce, Wallace Co. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Foundation offered seventy scholarships for Hansen Student winners.&nbsp; These awards are for $4000 and may be renewed for one additional year provided the student has maintained a satisfactory academic record.&nbsp; This year’s winners are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hailey Begnoche, Clifton-Clyde H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Weston Girard, Clifton-Clyde H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alea Harvey, Clifton-Clyde H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Carlie Calgren, Concordia H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emma Herman, Concordia H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samantha Albin, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sophia Ballenger, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Christian Burkholder, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jessica Feyerherm, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elijah McCullough, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Justus Nelson, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brygette Ross, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aubree Thomas, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evan Tschanz, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nathan Ward, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jacob Heimerman, TMP-Marian H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ashley Hipp, TMP-Marian H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry Meitner, TMP-Marian H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Peyton Schwartz, TMP-Marian H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Allison Weber, TMP-Marian H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Peyton Coonrod, Ellsworth H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MaKenna Haas, Ellsworth H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tatum Holthus, Quinter H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jacob Schultz, Sylvan-Lucas H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jerek Rexroat, Beloit H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aubrey Gengler, St. John’s H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jenna Gengler, St. John’s H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jarrett Hagen, Norton Comm. H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ashlyn Leiker, Norton Comm. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ryann Manning, Norton Comm. H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Katzel Carlin, Osborne H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samuel Kendig, Osborne H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Qwinton Morris, Osborne H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gracie Riner, Osborne H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Malaina Giacoletto, Bennington H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meleia Ingram, Bennington H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jaci Biggs, Minneapolis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ryan Parks, Minneapolis H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maggie Shupe, Minneapolis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Audrey Belles, Phillipsburg H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emma Hubert, Republic Co. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sophia Rieke, Republic H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sara Whitney, Plainville H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rachel Dryden, Stockton H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hannah Gideon, Russell H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Arthur Stevens, Cornerstone Classical

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cooper Ivey, Sacred Heart H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael Matteucci, Sacred Heart H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hunter Newell, Sacred Heart H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emma Roberts, Sacred Heart H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corbin Banninger, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trent Deines, Salina Central H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Keelie Hill, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kegan Madison, Salina Central H.S.

Kevey Patrick, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Samuel Payne, Salina Central H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Azbey Peckham, Salina Central H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jaxson Rutz, Salina Central H.S.

Carson Crow, Salina South H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Drew Emerson, Salina South H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Allyson Exline, Salina South H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Destiny Hamilton, Salina South H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hannah Blevins, SE of Saline H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alex Christensen, SE of Saline H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Isabelle Christensen, SE of Saline H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Benjamin Grauerholz, SE of Saline H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Austin Hanson, SE of Saline H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emma Weiner, Golden Plains H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kean Dinkel, Wallace Co. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zoey Gardner, Wallace Co. H.S.

For students interested in seeking competence through career and technical education in one of the pre-approved schools in Northwest Kansas, the Foundation offered the following scholarships. These awards are $4000 and may be renewed for one additional year provided the student has maintained a satisfactory academic record. Winners of Career and Technical Education scholarships are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jackson Boyson, Cheylin H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kaylee Moberly, St. Francis H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jordan Smull, St. Francis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coy Steinbrock, Clifton-Clyde H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payton Fahey, Clifton-Clyde H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lacie Duvall, Concordia H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mason Knudsen, Glasco H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Katrina Neal, Decatur Comm. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Reid Fort, Decatur Comm. H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cheyanna Hale, Decatur Comm. H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Landon Dinkel, Ellis H.S. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emily Whyte, Ellis H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kylee Pfeifer, Ellis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sydney Redetzke, Ellis H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jadyn Starns, Ellis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Connor Rodger, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rylee Atkerson, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Avrianna Burk, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cadence Clingingsmith, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Georgia Edmonds, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calvin Evins, III, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nohemi Lopez, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kinlee May, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zachary McCall, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tessa Orender, Hays H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Haley Rees, Hays H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alexander Brown, TMP-Marian H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Teagan Legleiter, TMP-Marian H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allison Gottschalk, TMP-Marian H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nolan Gottschalk, TMP-Marian H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kendall Braun, Victoria H.S. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lindsey Scheck, Victoria H.S.

Katelyn Soukup, Ellsworth H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Caybrie Kvasnicka, Quinter H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Saige Betz, Quinter H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Carter Borger, Quinter H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trace Kinderknecht, Quinter H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Karoline Schroeder, Wheatland H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jordan Perez-Jimenez, Wheatland H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Christopher Poage, Wheatland H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thomas Farrell, Hill City H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payton Morris, Hill City H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Noah Fry, Hill City H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mason Herman, Hill City H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grace Lee, Hill City H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ella Hogan, Sylvan-Lucas Unified H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elsie Finkenbinder, Sylvan-Lucas Unified H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tyanna Burnett-Porter, Lincoln H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emma Finkenbinder, Sylvan-Lucas Unified H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mia Rogers, Lincoln H.S.

McKaylee Maupin, Sylvan-Lucas Unified H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brody Widrig, Beloit H.S.

Hagen Starkey, Sylvan-Lucas Unified H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Carlee Domann, Beloit H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sophie Easter, Beloit H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Auston Henke, Beloit H.S

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brodie Schroeder, Beloit H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dylan Thompson, Beloit H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chance Jermark, St. John’s H.S. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Andy Prather, St. John’s H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jason Cox, Northern Valley H.S. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bodie Pfannenstiel, Norton H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emma Belleau, Norton H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ainsley Collins, Norton H.S.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jorden Schoen, Lakeside H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cole Young, Bennington H.S.

Claire McKain, Minneapolis H.S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ansley Delimont, Logan H.S.

Hansen Foundation names scholarship winners

Special Olympics Kansas is thrilled to announce the upcoming State Basketball and Cheerleading Competition, set to take place on March 22-23 in Hays. This event promises to showcase the remarkable skills and spirit of athletes from across the state.

The Hays Tournament will kick off on March 22 at Fort Hays State University, bringing together athletes, coaches, and supporters for two days of cheerleading and intense basketball action. The competition will feature athletes playing to win in games, demonstrating ball handling skills, and lots of cheer being spread throughout the venue.

SubmittedSpecial Olympics Kansas is thrilled to announce the upcoming State Basketball and Cheerleading Competition, set to take place on March 22-23 in Hays. This event promises to showcase the remarkable skills and spirit of athletes from across the state.The Hays Tournament will kick off on March 22 at Fort Hays State University, bringing together athletes, coaches, and supporters for two days of cheerleading and intense basketball action. The competition will feature athletes playing to win in games, demonstrating ball handling skills, and lots of cheer being spread throughout the venue.In addition to competition, this event will offer health services to athletes through the Healthy Athletes program. Screenings available at this tournament are Healthy Hearing (hearing screenings) and Fit Feet (podiatry health). These initiatives underscore the commitment to not only promoting athletic excellence but also prioritizing the overall health and well-being of Special Olympics Kansas athletes."We are incredibly excited to host these state-level competitions," said John Lair, CEO and President of Special Olympics Kansas. "It's a testament to the dedication and hard work of our athletes, coaches, volunteers, and supporters."Special Olympics Kansas extends its heartfelt appreciation to the entire team of volunteers, Knights of Columbus and other sponsors, and community partners whose support makes these events possible. Together, we continue to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities to reach their full potential, both on and off the court.Volunteers are still needed in nearly all areas of the event. Some volunteer roles include scoreboard, scorebook, individual skills, and referee. If you’d like to volunteer:<a href="https://www.givepulse.com/event/416764-2024-State-Basketball-and-Cheerleading-Hays">https://www.givepulse.com/event/416764-2024-State-Basketball-and-Cheerleading-Hays</a>ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS KANSASSpecial Olympics Kansas is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports competitions, health and nutrition programs and leadership development. Offering year-round initiatives to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics Kansas is a platform for acceptance and inclusion as well as one of the largest advocates for healthy lifestyles in the state - regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, or cultural differences.It is our belief that participation in sports enables challenges and opportunities to be introduced to the participants, teaching them teamwork, decision making, leadership, goal-setting, perseverance, commitment and sportsmanship, while developing self-confidence, self-esteem, character, and integrity.

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