Tag: graduation

A plan to recognize Iola High School’s 2020 graduates could be announced after administrators learn if the governor will relax restrictions on mass gatherings.  Gov. Laura Kelly is expected later this week to announce plans…

On the door by the water fountain is a sticky note I recently received from Maude Burns.  It reads, “Thanks to all of you for hanging in there to furnish a good hometown paper.”  I’m…

In her last semester at Humboldt High, 18-year-old Taylor Beeman has her sights set on the University of Kansas next fall to pursue a major in graphic design, with a minor in communications. “I’m so…

Adam Peterson, Iola, is graduating this semester from the University of Kansas. Peterson has earned a bachelor’s of science in accounting and business analytics.

Two area students recently graduated from their schools of higher education. Audrey White-Dold of Iola participated in graduation ceremonies at Butler Community College in El Dorado. Jennifer Nicole Ensminger of Moran graduated from Missouri State…

MORAN ? Sarah Spillman has never been a big fan of waiting for things to happen. She was entering her sophomore year when she also enrolled at Allen Community College. By the time she was…

LAWRENCE — Sixteen area students are among nearly 5,000 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this spring. Degrees are officially conferred in June. Many candidates will choose to participate in KU’s annual Commencement…

Every adult wishes they could recapture their youth, Iola High School graduating senior Jeremy Waldman told the Class of 2019 during commencement ceremonies Saturday. But time marches on, and the graduation ceremony is but one…

HUMBOLDT ? Parental pride was overflowing Saturday evening when 42 seniors received diplomas sending them into the next journeys of their lives. Mortar boards sailed through the air of the Humboldt Fieldhouse when Principal John…

Don’’t be surprised to see Jon Miller run for president in 2036. That’’s the first year he’’s eligible. He’’s already given his future a lot of thought. He imagines walking up to a political science…