Junction City, KS – Four seniors from Junction City High School were honored recently at an event in Topeka coordinated by the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force. Neil Glaser, Katharine Kellogg, Daniel Sul, and Antonio Carter were the top 1% in the class of 2015 after 7 semesters.

The Governor’s Scholars program honors the top academic one percent of Kansas high school seniors. Scholars are selected from accredited public and private schools in the state.

This program is coordinated for the Governor by the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force. It is funded by donations from private sector businesses in Kansas. The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force was formed 30 years ago to strengthen public confidence in education.

“Junction City High School is very fortunate to have four academic ambassadors of this caliber represent us at the state level. These students not only model the characteristics of academic excellence within our diverse student population, they model the standards of great character as well,” states JCHS Principal Melissa Sharp.

The following organizations are members of the Task Force: American Association of University Women, Kansas State Board of Education, Kansas Association of School Boards, Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas-National Education Association, Kansas School Public Relations Association, Kansas State High School Activities Association, Kansas League of Women Voters, and United School Administrators of Kansas.