2014 Academic All Stars pick tops in Lawrence area
Judges Austin Turney Rand Ziegler and Robert Harrington chose the top 10 students from a pool of nominees noted for high grades extensive academic honors and strong civic community involvement. The panel highlighted preexisting state competition experience service trips and Midwest college interest as common themes among the standout recipients.
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Lawrence
Austin Turney
Lawrence School Board
Turney
Rand Ziegler
Baker University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Robert Harrington
Kansas University
Midwest
CLASS OF 2004 Where are they now
Peter Hancock profiles the 2004 Academic All Stars, tracing each graduate’s path. Faye now teaches social studies in Norton Mass after studies at Fordham Brown and the Peace Corps. Karen directs messaging at The Public Notice in Washington D C after KU and George Mason degrees. Lisa Smelser runs a Kansas jewelry business from Winchester after KU studies. Ellie, a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, pursues refugee studies and a doctorate. Aarika/Menees pair practice ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic while planning future clinics. Advice emphasizes flexibility, debt awareness, surrounding oneself with strong people, and staying true to goals.
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Journal-World
Ottawa High School
Faye
Tulane University
University of Miami
Norton South High School
Boston
Norton
Mass
Fordham University
Bronx
N.Y
Peace Corps
Morocco
Brown University
Rhode Island
Fordham
Brown
Lawrence High School
Karen
Teenage Republicans
Washington, D.C
D.C
the Public Notice
Free State High School
Ellie
Cocaptain
Princeton
University of Virginia
Rhodes
Oxford University
Baldwin City
Aarika
Kansas University
University of Missouri-Kansas City
American Red Cross
UMKC
Spencer Menees
Salt Lake City
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
California
Annika
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University of Pittsburgh
Greenfield
Menees
Ryan Robinson
Basehor-Linwood
Ying Niu
Lawrence High
Chase Nowak
Tonganoxie
Leah Overbaugh
McLouth
Ottawa
Karen Bentley
Ivan Sheu
Free State
Annika Greenfield
Baldwin
Ellie Ott
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