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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 2004
Page
6
Senior Faye Cassell stands out for wit and humor as she balances twelve clubs including debate and Military Club. She volunteered at a hospital for four years and helped at the local visitors center in her final year, reflecting sustained community service.
Faye Cassell, Chamber of Commerce Scholar and top student in her class at Ottawa High School, balances studies with reading nonfiction and theater. She enjoys outdoor summer theater, would like to see The Phantom of the Opera, and cites The Muse of Siloams as a favorite noir mystery. Cassell aims for Tulane or the University of Miami to study chemistry.
Karen Bentley, a Lawrence High senior, hints at unlikely odds of becoming president but pursues politics with vigor. She volunteers at the Dole Institute of Politics and Lawrence Arts Center, co-founded the Teenage Republicans, and aims to study political science and economics at KU or SLU. Bentley plans a career in international affairs, focusing on Russian and Eastern European issues and economic advising.
Lisa Smelser a McLouth High School senior blends trash to treasure turning a razor cartridge case into a horse barn feeding trough for a friend’s sister. She helped at Los Alamos in Earthwatch and created Real Life Rosses about 40 women in WWI while planning jewelry design studies at KU.
Ellie Ott of Free State High School is a top student and co captain of the tennis team that reached state, also senior class treasurer. She credits family and teachers for her success and aims to study chemistry at Princeton or Virginia, with Teach for America after graduation. Her father Michael Ott, who died when she was 10, inspires her ongoing efforts.
Ying Niu, a Lawrence High School senior, spends much of her week at Kansas University, attending Math 526 in Snow Hall and practicing piano in Murphy Hall. She has study ties with KU, did research at the Information and Telecommunications Technology Center, and plans engineering studies after being accepted to MIT and Caltech. She balances academics with clubs and family time, enjoying Wallyball with her parents as teammates.
AARika Greenfield near UMKC six year medical track graduation in four to five years or a Duke four year undergrad in two to three. Baldwin High senior with a 4.0 GPA and top class ranking. awarded President’s Award for Educational Excellence and 2001 Science Fair Judges' Choice. Red Cross certificate for May 2003 tornado relief. studied Russian, acted with senior students, and traveled to Australia for leadership challenge. Daughter of Mark and Jacqueline Greenfield.
Ryan Robinson, an Eagle Scout and Basehor Linwood High School student, earned Academic All Star recognition for four years of perfect attendance, a 4.0 GPA, and Academic Excellence Awards. He also lettered in track and football and plans to study business at Kansas State University. He credits Eagle Scout training with shaping his work ethic and resourcefulness. He is the son of Ben and Deanna Robinson.
CHASE NOWAK speaks on empathy shaping his actions from defending friends to leading student council and debate. He earned Exemplary Community Service with the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and plans to study pre medicine at Kansas University to become a pediatrician, inspired by his grandfather Bill.
Free State High School senior Ivan Sheu earns 2004 Academic All-Star honors for a standout blend of high test scores and wide interests. He plans to study at Stanford aiming to become a physician or pharmacist with hobbies in tennis web design reading and violin, supported by family including his twin brother.
Leah Overbaugh, a McLouth High senior, is a National Merit Scholar with a 4.0 GPA. She plans to attend the University of Saint Mary on a full scholarship, majoring in pre medicine to become a physician assistant, inspired by her Crohn's disease experience. Her activities include NHS, Art Club, FBLA, 4‑H, volleyball, and painting.
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