Inland Foundation Scholarship Winners Include Garden City Students
Trista Persinger of Garden City earned the Inland Foundation Academic Achievement Scholarship chosen from 85 applicants. She receives a four year $3,000 award to any fully accredited U S college. Also honored were Tram Huynh a National Collegiate Award winner at Garden City Community College and Maranda York Bethany College graduate with music awards. Nathan Wells of Garden City made the MidAmerica Nazarene University Dean List for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trista Persinger
Garden City
Inland Foundation
United States
Persinger
Joe Persinger
Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc
Tram Huynh
Huynh
Lec Huynh
Tam Nguyen
Garden City Community College
Nathan Wells
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe
Orosco Named Junior Rotarian for April
Esmeralda Orosco was selected as Junior Rotarian for April by the Garden City Rotary. She is the daughter of Harold and Ofelia Orosco and maintains a 3.31 GPA. She has been a three year choir member and participates in La Familia Club Spanish Club and Latin Lingo Dance Club. She also joins the GI Forum Youth Group and has attended national conventions in Corpus Christi and Omaha. After graduation she plans to attend the University of Kansas for a bachelor’s degree and then pursue optometry school.
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Esmeralda Orosco
Garden City
Orosco
Harold
Ofelia Orosco
la Familia
GI Forum
Corpus Christi
Texas
Omaha
Neb
University of Kansas
Outstanding Garden City students Garvert and Drees named April honor
Lori Garvert and Adam Drees were named outstanding students for April by the Garden City Noon Kiwanis. Garvert, daughter of Jerry and Karla, holds a 3.95 GPA, captains the cheer squad, serves on Key Club and student council, is senior class treasurer, and plans pharmacy studies at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Drees, son of Duane and Ann, has a 4.0 GPA, participates in student council, represents GCCC, and attends church youth groups. He plans to transfer to Kansas State University for pre optometry accounting studies.
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Lori Garvert
Adam Drees
Garden City Noon Kiwanis
Garvert
Jerry
Karla Garvert
Key Club
Garrett
Garden City Community Coalition
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford
Okla
Adamni‘Drees
Duane and
Ann Drees
Drees
GCCC
Christians In Action
YMCA
Garden City High School
Kansas State University
Friends University names two Garden City students for transfer scholarship
Friends University selected Danielle Teetzen and Micala Teetzen of Garden City Community College as two of ten recipients of its annual transfer Presidential Scholarship. Each winner receives 5000 dollars after meeting a 3.7 GPA and submitting a 500 word essay on why they want to attend Friends University.
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Friends University
Danielle
Micala Teetzen
Garden City Community College
Watts honored as Outstanding Senior at Pitt State
Dana Watts was named the Outstanding Senior Woman at Pittsburg State University. She contributed to the Student Government Association, Children's Miracle Network and Salvation Army and spoke at graduation. She is the daughter of Becky and Doug Wallace of Syracuse and Ron Watts of Downs, and earned a BS in marketing and Spanish.
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Dana Watts
Pittsburg State University
Watts
Student Government Association
Children’s Miracle Network
Salvation Army
Pitt State
Becky
Doug Wallace
Syracuse
Ron Watts
Downs
Krasovec Wins Two KU Scholarships for Humanities
Heather Krasovec was awarded two scholarships at the University of Kansas English Department Awards Reception in Lawrence. She earned the Nelson Scholarship of 1400 dollars for overall humanities excellence and the James B Kennedy Scholarship of 1000 dollars for her paper on Charlotte Bronte s Villette. Krasovec is a 1997 Garden City High School graduate and daughter of Beth Krasovec, maintaining a 4.0 GPA while studying English with a literary criticism emphasis.
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Heather Krasovec
University of Kansas English Department
Lawrence
Nelson
James B. Kennedy
Charlotte Bronte
Villette
Krasovec
Garden City
Beth Krasovec
Southwestern College confers degrees at May commencement
More than 300 students graduated during the May 6 ceremony in Winfield. Robbie Jones of Garden City earned cum laude honors in theatre, Ngan Nguyen of Garden City graduated magna cum laude in health and physical education, Kat Schalesky also part of the graduating class.
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Southwestern College
Winfield
Robbie Jones
Garden City
Ngan Nguyen
Kat Schalesky
Consider this deal from the 1988 Men’s Team Championship
In a bridge problem, Becker's Bridge West dealer with North holding KJ108 7AKQJ84 Q105 165. East opened 1¢ with a king of clubs lead. At two tables South became declarer in four hearts and West led clubs. In one table South ruffed and tried a spade rush. in the other, different play.
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South
West
World class players duel over bridge swindle and play
Lew Stansby and Norman Kay, two top bridge stars, duel in a club game. Stansby defeats declarer with a disciplined diamond sequence while Kay executes a clever endplay swindle, earning 790 points and leaving West to ponder whether he should have covered the club nine earlier. Tomorrow: Great trees from acorns grow.
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East
Lew Stansby
Stansby
South
West
Norman Kay
Kay
Declarer
Wests
LULAC Scholarships Awarded to Area Students
Local and national LULAC scholarships totaling 1200 dollars were awarded at the annual LULAC banquet on April 28. Nathan Cerny of Johnson and Tyler Rindels of Hugoton were named recipients and plan to attend Kansas State University to study computer science, engineering, or business.
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Angie Gonzales-Posey
Martha Arana
Joe
Lydia Gonzales
Leo Cangiani
Buddy Manning
Diedre V. Perez
LULAC
Nathan Cerny
Johnson
Kansas State University
Tyler Rindels
Hugoton
Garhart Inducted Into Southwestern College Educators Hall of Fame
Kent Garhart USD 457 director of special education was inducted into the Southwestern College Educators Hall of Fame. A Southwestern College alumnus class of 1959 he spent four decades in education and received the Marilyn McNeish Award for Special Education.
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Kent Garhart
USD 457
Southwestern College Educators Hall of
Garhart
Southwestern College
Marilyn McNeish
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Maranda York
Bethany College
York
Healy High School
Curtis and
Mary York
Wells
Olathe University
Gene and
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Danielle, Micala Teetzen
Lois
Browne
Becker’s Bridge
Obie
King of Clubs
King Features Syndicate Inc
Martha Hett
Deerfield
League of United Latin American Citizens
Jesse Beran
Renee Bueno
Lizet Prieto
Lance Quilling
Clara Rivas
Cesar Salvador
Guillermo Tamayo
Richard Prieto
Jose Luis Saavedra
Jaime Vega
Edgar Duran
Jessica Garcia
Shanik Garcia
Sara Mesa
Esmeralda Quintanar
Bianca Reyes
SC Hall of Fame
Saheen
Pearl Harbor
Yawal Insurance Agent
Ecam
Sherry Rapp
E. Mary
Suite
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Aww
Sdbs.com
Kansas
Finney County
Lepc Meeting
Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee
LEPC
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
Finney County Emergency Management Office
Garden City Telegram
E. Fulton
Cosc i Alsy
Plate l-Mata
Sas Frasier
Sonty City
KSNG
EWIN
ODSY
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Atlanta Braves
Our Lady of Behind the
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Abrahame May Fuerte
Robert Reed
Ice Shawn
Nick Cassavetes
John Edward
SportsCenter
McBeal
Cc Becker
X* Robinson
Pierce Brosnan, Tusatta Anthony
Lec
Houston Comets
Lucee
Northwest
Paul Newma
Irma P. Hall
Darius Mosey Grammer
Lauren Hall Masada
da Frantie
Samson Jora
Emmanuelle Seigner
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Bem
Freddie Prinze Jr
WWF
Sandler
Darren McGavin
Robby Benson
Andy Griffiths
Edicion Barn
Robert Ri Chard
Louis 4 Bian
Cansata Unemann
Hugh Jackman
Patrick Stewart
Chris Lesak
Matty
Tequila
Steve Mc Jutler
Anthony Cistr
Robert Vaugt
Jules Asner
No Jima
Barney
Bush
Uchelle Pleitter
Call
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