Garden City High School seniors were recognized for their academic achievements and other important honors during the Senior Awards Night held on Wednesday, May 8. The event was held in the Commons Area at the high school.
Kansas Scholars are Karl Aguilar, Alexis Arwine¸ Henry Bors, Brody Burns, Kamdyn Carr, Graham Dirks, Alexa Escobedo, Georgia Fahrmeier, Brynn Geier, Kathya Guillen, Karime Guzman, Idaly Hernandez, Litzy Hernandez, Joy Herring, Mauro Lara, Quinten Lofquist, Pierre Madlangbayan, William Miller, Kailyn Munoz, Soe Mya, Joshua Negron, Valerie Perez-Perez, Gabriel Ramirez-Claro, Juan Reye, Irvin Reyes-Mora, Natalie Segura, Gerardo Serrano-Padilla, Valeria Solis, Natalie Unsworth, Gabriel Valdez, Logann Williams, and Logan Wyatt.
Designated Kansas State Scholars are Karl Aguilar, Henry Bors, Graham Dirks, Georgia Fahrmeier, Mauro Lara, Quinten Lofquist, Pierre Madlangbayan, William Miller, Joshua Negron, Valeria Solis, Logann Williams, and Logan Wyatt.
Seniors that have achieved a 4.0 Grade Point Average include: Calista Davis, Graham Dirks, Jerika Lopez, Pierre Mandlangbayan, William Miller, Valerie Perez-Perez, Arely Sanchez, Valerial Solis, Mariah Standley, and Jasper Transfiguracion.
Buffalo Honor Scholars include: Karl Nathan Aguilar, Katrina Almaguer, Alexis Arwine, Henry Bors, Joseph Caballero, Kamdyn Carr, Anthony Cenatiempo, Calista Davis, Graham Dirks, Georgia Fahrmeier, Shea Huber, Carson Kraus, Quinten Lofquist, Jerika Lopez, Hayley Loya-Ruiz, Pierre Madlangbayan, Julissa Martin, Miraya Martinez, William Miller, Soe Mya, Joshua Negron, Gavin Norton, Mu Paw, Valerie Perez-Perez, Jennifer Pham, Vanessa Ramirez Rodriguez, Devin Richters, Arely Sanchez, Natalie Segura, DeeAnn Smith, Valeria Solis, Mariah Standley, Scarlett Storer, Carmen Tewell, Jasper Transfiguracion, Montserrat Valdez Chairez, vVital-Ollarzabal, Isabella Wilder, Logann Williams, and Michael Wise.
Kansas ACT Scholars with a score of 32 or above is Graham Dirks.
College Board (PSAT) National Merit-Graham Dirks.
Commended Senior in Academies include: Arts and Communications: Hayley Loya-Ruiz, Katrina Almaguer, Ashley Kingstone, and Juan D. Vazquez. Public Service: Isabella Wilder, Deeann Smith, Addison Rogers, and Jenna Wilson. Trade: Henry Bors, Gabriel Ramirez-Claro, Michael Wise, and Marlene Vazquez-Lopez. Health: Litzy Hernandez, Soe Mya, Mu Paw, and Jennifer Pham.
The Kansas Governor’s Scholars include: Karl Aguilar, Graham Dirks, William Miller, Valeria Solis, and Mariah Standley.
Lexi Arwine and Ian Ulrich received the KSHSAA Citizenship Awards.
Sebastian Lopez received the Male Athlete and Kamdyn Carr received the Female Athlete GCHS Outstanding Senior Athlete Award.
Silver Seal of Biliteracy include Eliezer Cabrera, Jose Rivera Rivera, Juritzy Sanches, Sara Olvera, Vanese Ramirez Rodriguez, Emily Fraco Baltazar, Ervin Fierro, Yanibal Cruz Encarnacion, Karla Miranda, and Aileen Vasquez.
Foreign Language awards include: Logan Wyatt - French; Alexa Escobedo - Spanish.
Valeria Solis received the Dale Dennis Excellence in Education Award.
The Marines presented awards to Calista Davis and Gavin Norton Scholastic Achievement Award; Kailyn Munoz and Miraya Martinez Athlete Achievement Award; and Kyle Miller Award for Music Excellence.
The school presented achievement awards to the seniors in the various academies.
Outstanding Students are Jasper Transfiguracion, Pablo Aguilar-Solorzano, Arely Sanchez, Georgia Fahrmeier, Karl Aguilar, Graham Dirks, Joshua Negron, Valeria Solis, Osvaldo Resendiz Villeda, Naima Mohamed, Anthony S. Cenatiempo, and Adan Garcia.
Citizenship students are Jaqueline Benitez-Hernandez, Ruby Aguilera, Andrew Moreno, Amaya Basilio, Carson Kraus, Logan Wyatt, Calista Davis, Sarah Yount, Jesus Daniel Gonzalez-Morales, Hseh Wah, Navin Brewer, and Marieanna Guevara-Navar.
Perseverance students are Arianna Martinez, Marisela Vasquez¸ Isaac Hernandez-Sanchez, Karina Soriano, Hector Castillo, Mauro Lara, Erika Estrada, Emmanuel Holguin-Briones, Emiliano Garcia-Diaz, Gloria Cimpaye, Ian Haughawout, and Hellen Hernandez Rivera.
KSCAC Ambassadors are Valeria Solis, Jennifer Toca, Arely Sanchez, Joy Herring, Juan Reyes, and Kee Poe.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway Completers are Jerika Lopez, BioMedical; Brenda Vital-Ollarzabal, Business Finance; Colton Watson, Comprehensive Agriculture Science; Valeria Solis, Digital Media; DeeAnn Smith, Early Childhood Development and Services; Graham Dirks, Engineering & Applied Mathematics; El Wah Htoo, Graphic Design; Ariathna Ramirez, Health Science; Logan Wyatt, Manufacturing; Corbin West, Marketing; Jasper Transfiguracion, Restaurant & Event Management; and Chloe Wilkerson, Teaching/Training.
The Kansas CTE Scholar award recipients: Chase McGraw and DeeAnn Smith.
Students that received scholarships include: Henry Bors, Lauren Gigot, and Kaden Strasser, DAR; Lauren Gigot, Quin Harms¸ Andrew Moreno, Valeria Solis, Adeleena Unzueta, and Wendy Zamudio, Buffalo Coffee; Amya Basilio, Jennifer Pham, Mu Det Paw, Hayley Loya-Ruiz, Gabriel Ramirez-Claro, Angeles Ortiz-Perez, Juan A. Reyes, Naima Mohamed, Susan Yusuf, and Daniella Kanyenyeri, Tyson; Quinlynn Harms, Kamdyn Carr, Idaly Hernandez, Alexis Arwine, and Carson Kraus, Buffalo Legacy; Graham Dirks, Community Foundation of SWKS; Quang Dang and Hayley Loya-Ruiz, Bernadine Sitts; Haley Loya-Ruiz and Quang Dang, GCAEOP; Aleah Eaton, Lauren Gigot, Emma Lightner, and Mariah Standley, 4H; Jennifer Pham, Chapter FF; Valeria Solis and Georgia Fahrmeier, Chapter IG; Valeria Solis, Chapter X; Alexis H. Arwine, Shelter Insurance; Georgia Fahrmeier, Wheatlands; Kailyn Munoz and Emma Ortiz, Novack; Graham Dirks, Golden Plains; Henry Bors, SW Bar Association; Caydence Leon, SW Kansas Rec. Association; Juan Reyes and Naima Mohamed, Lee Orosco; Bisai Hernandez Rodriguez, American Implement John Deere; Arely Sanchez, GCCC Presidential Ambassador; and Davin Resendiz, Alvaro Gomez Jr., Adrian Agres, and David Serranon-Perez, Empirical Fully Connected.