FRANKFORT, Ky. — Eighty-one students from Northern Kentucky have been named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars. Students earn this designation by achieving a 4.0 grade point average all four years of high school and scoring at least a 28 composite on the ACT.
The title honors the late state Sen. Jeff Green of Mayfield, who served in the Kentucky General Assembly from 1992 to 1997.
Area students who earned this prestigious designation are:
· Beechwood High School: Brent Bishop, Rebecca Matthews, Matthew Miller, Justin Penny, Taylor Prewitt, Jordan Redfield, Christian Williams.
· Bellevue High School: Chelsea Fischer.
· Bishop Brossart High School: Kairee Franzen, Julie Geiger, Robert Hagedorn, Sarah Landwehr, Maria Ritter, Cassandra Thornton, Benjamin Weyman.
· Boone County High School: Zachary Johnson.
· Calvary Christian School: Rachel Madden, Jamie Rust.
· Campbell County High School: Anthony Bankemper, Sarah Henson, Ryan Lauer, Deandra Wagner.
· Conner High School: Cassandra Ernstes, Kimberly Garrett.
· Covington Catholic High School: Alex Etling.
· Covington Latin High School: Brian Becker, Rachel Bier, Jesse Coe, Kelly King, Sierra O’Bryan, Andrea Patton, Brynn Stylinski.
· Dixie Heights High School: Naseem Ansari, Alexander Benken, Taylor Jackson, Corinne Long, Sabrina Schatzman.
· Highlands High School: Justin Brandt, Thomas Christy, Elizabeth Donelan, Olivia Erb, Madison McGhee, Lauren Sanders.
· Ludlow High School: Derek King, Christina Pelfrey, John Troehler.
· Ryle High School: Jonathan Nguyen, Natalie Smith.
· St. Henry District High School: Sean Connolly, Andrew Linkugel, Maya Pillai.
· Scott High School: Christina Barth, Matthew Dickman, Kelly Gregory, Andrea Hiller, Carly Hood, Brian Jones, Ronald Kloska, David Mettens, Sydney Otis, Charles Schmidt, Ian van Lierop.
· Simon Kenton High School: Wesley Abrams, Tyler Blau, Tyler Brann, Emily Cain, Erin Graham, Stacey Lankheit, Amanda Lukas, Andrew Malott, Samantha McKenzie, Mary Ann Mullins, Craig Schadler, Kayla Smith, Jessica Wolsing.
· Villa Madonna Academy: Emily Schubert.
· Walton-Verona High School: Alexandra Farrell, Joseph Glavan, Kristen Guevara, Andrea Kirchner, Kayla Kromer.
“My congratulations go to these hardworking and deserving students for this tremendous academic accomplishment,” Gov. Steve Beshear said in a release issued about the students' achievement. “A strong education system builds the foundation for students to be successful in college and beyond, and I am grateful for the dedication and support of the faculty, administrators and the parents who helped these students succeed. I know they are proud of them today.”
As Sen. Jeff Green Scholars, students are eligible for at least $2,500 a year in Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship awards.
KEES awards are funded by net Kentucky lottery proceeds and may be used at most colleges and universities in Kentucky. Students may access their KEES account information at www.kheaa.com by setting up a Zip Access account.
For more information about KEES, write to KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602-0798; call (800) 928-8926, extension 7394; e-mail
kees@kheaa.com; or visit
www.kheaa.com.
