Friday, May 23, 2014

Wyandotte County students awarded scholarships by Fort Hays State

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Several local students have accepted scholarships to Fort Hays State University for the 2014-2015 school year.

Students are listed alphabetically by high school with their scholarships, parents and majors.
  • Melanie Arellano, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in social work and an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award. Arellano, daughter of Rogelio Arellano and Gabriela Luna, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in social work. 
  • Karla Sepulveda, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant and a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. Sepulveda, daughter of Juana Sanchez, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in business. 
  • Mariah Smith, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in psychology and an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award. Smith, daughter of Tracy and Janelle Smith, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in psychology. 
  • Zayra Soto, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in communication studies and a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. Soto, daughter of Sayra Germes, Kansas City, Kan., and Edgar Soto, Kansas City, Mo., plans a career in public relations. 
  • Thomas Bishop, a 2014 Sumner Academy of Arts and Science graduate, accepted a $900 Academic Opportunity Award from the College of Business and Entrepreneurship and a $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award. Bishop, son of Eric Bishop, Kansas City, plans to major in business management. 
  • Cinthia Rodriguez, a 2012 Sumner Academy of Arts and Science graduate and an FHSU junior, accepted a $1,000 Paul and Virginia Miller Scholarship. Rodriguez, daughter of Jose and Graciela Rodriguez, Kansas City Kan., plans to major in physics and mathematics.