Chad Frey

Chad Frey

Hesston College announces spring term academic honors

HESSTON - Hesston College Registrar Heidi Hochstetler announced the names of full-time students whose spring 2024 semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00 GPA) and Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89 GPA).Dean’s List – first-year studentsMichele Cimino, Pineto, ItalyAna Espinoza, Ocotepeque, HondurasJacob Fransson, Djursholm, SwedenFutakuchi Sakuya, Shibuya, JapanMariah Hall, Lawton, Okla.Elsa Rayneau, Malang, IndonesiaMrikejda Zogu, Lezhe, AlbaniaDean’s List – sophomoresSavannah Jackson, Marlow, Okla.Emma Killingsworth, Liberty Hill, TexasKira Kumada, Hadano, JapanDaniel Miller, Arlington, Kan.Devin Miller, Hesston, Kan.Evangelina Perry, Rocky Ford, Colo.Rylee Weishaupt, Goshen, Ind.Eyael Woldeyes, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDean’s List – juniorsHolly Cummions, Potwin, Kan.Tana Hayworth, Lincoln, Kan.Dean’s List – seniors and unclassifiedAmy Birkey, Wichita, Kan.Alisha Dorsing, Hesston, Kan.Aydan Everett, Clovis, N.M.Emily Kelley, Wylie, TexasMelvin Lasseter, III, Valley Center, Kan.Matthew Manickam, Hesston, Kan.James Peters, Hesston, Kan.Jessica Raharjo, Semarang, IndonesiaRaquel Reece, Wichita, Kan.Katherine Robeck, Sweet Home, Ore.Madison Rosales, Lakeside, Calif.Jeremy Schmidt, Wichita, Kan.Jayda Spiller, Wichita, Kan.Aidan Swartzendruber, Henderson, Neb.Madison Thompson, Newton, Kan.Isaac Troyer, Millersburg, OhioHonor Roll – first-year studentsBrooke Barr, Surry, B.C., CanadaAlexandria Hicks, Bryan, TexasIbuki Honda, Nagoya-shi, JapanBraxton Linden, Sterling, Kan.Lucas Peel, Caldwell, TexasColin Pitzer, Omaha, Neb.Honor Roll – sophomoresKaleb Cain, Dallas Center, IowaAnna Friesen, Halstead, Kan.Hadassa Friesen, Neuland, ParaguayNicolee Friesen, Halstead, Kan.Sydney Jackson, Marlow, Okla.Jaden Johannesen, Owasso, Okla.Haley Kangas, Harper, Kan.Luke McGinnis, Andover, Kan.Junto Murata, Kitanagoya-shi, JapanBethany Peters, Cottonwood Falls, Kan.Dylan Rich, Viola, Kan.Larry Ruffin, Choctaw, Okla.Catryna Winzer, Augusta, Kan.Honor Roll – juniorsCarson Elonich, Goshen, Ind.Honor Roll – seniorsMaria Gerber, Garland, TexasYoshimune Goto, Tokyo, JapanHebron Mamo, Lenexa, Kan.Kirah Steps, Wichita, Kan.

Bethel announces spring academic honors, graduates

Two hundred and one Bethel College students had spring 2024 grades that earned academic distinction.In addition, 99 students graduated from Bethel on May 12.Students whose semester grade point average is 3.7 or higher are named to the Dean’s List, while those with a GPA of 3.50-3.699 are listed as members of the Honor Roll.Area students who earned academic honors were:DEAN’S LISTCarley Bartell, HesstonElly Bertholf*, Winfield/NewtonBen Bollinger, HesstonBraiden Botterweck, NewtonEmily Brandt*, NewtonLucy Buller, NewtonPeter Buller, North NewtonKaitlyn Dawes, HesstonAbby Chappell Deckert, North NewtonJosué Coy Dick, North NewtonKate Eichelberger, MoundridgeSchyler Entz*, NewtonEliza Epp, North NewtonLeah Fast, MoundridgeMarcus Fiedler, NewtonKatherine Friesen, North NewtonCaleb Garber, NewtonDouglas Grider, NewtonScott Grider, NewtonPatty Huerta, McPhersonLilith Jackson, NewtonDaniel Kaufman*, MoundridgeJoshua Kennell*, NewtonCaleb Koontz, NewtonKalie Kosminski, NewtonHalle Krehbiel*, HesstonMyiah Logue, MoundridgeAnnalise Miller, GoesselKarly Moore, NewtonEli Regier*, NewtonZachariah Rowden, NewtonBecca Schlosser, NewtonBenjamin Schmidt, NewtonLizzie Schmucker, MoundridgeJacob Schrag, GoesselTimothy Schrag, GoesselAlaijah Stokes, HesstonCaryn Yoder, Hesston*indicates graduating seniorHONOR ROLLCassandra Albin, HesstonAbigail Boese, NewtonArianna Campos, NewtonNaomi Chavez*, NewtonCamryn Entz, NewtonDulce Erazo-Tejada, NewtonBraden Esau, HesstonHannah Finley, HesstonEddie Gaeddert, GoesselMacKenzie Koehn*, HesstonJasper Krehbiel, North NewtonAllyson Masem, NewtonDelaynie Mayes, HesstonMindi Moran, NewtonStefanie Torres*, Newton*indicates graduating seniorBethel College Class of 2024Local graduates are:Elly Bertholf, B.S.***, Winfield/Newton, Elementary EducationEmily Brandt, B.S., Newton, Social WorkNaomi Chavez, B.S.*, Newton, Business AdministrationSean Drake, B.A., Newton, HistorySchyler Entz, B.S.*, Newton, Elementary EducationMeya Green, B.S., Newton, Social WorkClaire Hedlund, B.S., McPherson, Business AdministrationDaniel Kaufman, B.S.***, Moundridge, Business AdministrationJoshua Kennell, B.A.***, Newton, BiologyMacKenzie Koehn, B.S.N., Hesston, NursingHalle Krehbiel, B.S.***, Hesston, Business AdministrationMarielena Licea, B.S., Newton, Business AdministrationEdel Miller, B.A., Goessel, ArtGarrett Slater, B.S., Hesston, Business AdministrationChristopher Strecker, B.A., Goessel, History and Political ScienceMeghan Symonds, B.S., Newton, Social WorkStefanie Torres, B.A., Newton, Natural SciencesNicole Tran, B.S., Newton, Business Administration]GPA honors for graduates are indicated by (an) asterisk(s) behind their degree.*Cum Laude: 3.500-3.649 GPA**Magna Cum Laude: 3.650-3.799 GPA***Summa Cum Laude: 3.800-4.0 GPAB.A.

New life coming to 1877 Meeting House

The 1877 Meeting House, a church building at the intersection of 12th and Logan Street, has stood empty for several years at the corner of Logan and 12th Streets – along with a house that sits just south of the building.

A day remembered

The week before Memorial Day started with warnings about Greenwood Cemetery — high winds from a storm left many large trees down and roads blocked in the cemetery.The city asked the public to “please avoid the cemetery while staff works to clean up” and asked residents should to place Memorial Day decorations.Parks staff completed storm cleanup at Greenwood Cemetery May 22 and staff began mowing for Memorial Day weekend.The Boy Scouts and American Legion volunteers were able to use their regular Memorial Day schedule, and on May 27 the cemetery was filled with flags and ready for traditional Memorial Day services.Those services were attended by dozens of Memorial Day observers, the Newton Boy Scouts, American Legion and Auxiliary members and the Legion Riders.All photos by Michele Clark, Newton Kansan.