TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas State High School Activities Association is proud to announce the 34 students selected for a $2,000 scholarship made payable to a two-year or four-year accredited college, university or technical school in the name of the selected student.
“Kansas schools are filled with outstanding students who excel in the classroom, in competition and performance, and in the community” said Executive Director Bill Faflick. “Having the opportunity to recognize students from across the state is an honor. We are pleased to partner with the Capitol Federal Foundation® to honor these outstanding students as they graduate and pursue continued excellence in their postsecondary endeavors.”
The 34 recipients of the KSHSAA and Capital Federal 2025 True Blue ® Scholarships are:
Scholarship Activity, Winner, School
- Boys Baseball Commerford, Connor Thomas Oxford HS
- Boys Basketball Smith, Koy Goessel HS
- Boys Bowling Troyer, Slade Overland Park-Blue Valley North HS
- Boys Cross Country Beckman, Logan James Spring Hill HS
- Boys Football Hawkins, Silas Aaron Greensburg-Kiowa County HS
- Boys Golf Cunningham, Jace Kaden Downs-Lakeside HS
- Boys Soccer Natarajan, Advith Sai Manhattan HS
- Boys Swimming & Diving Kendall, Brandon Wayne Winfield HS
- Boys Tennis Dennis, Jacob Tyler Lansing HS
- Boys Track & Field Goodenow, Joseph Andrew Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas HS
- Boys Wrestling Hutchinson, Tate Reed Andover HS
- Cheerleading Kennedy, Hannah Noelle Phillipsburg HS
- Dance Armstrong, Kendal Kaye Fort Scott HS
- Debate Guess, Isabella Marie De Soto HS
- Girls Basketball McDonald, Raegann Lee Clay Center Community HS
- Girls Bowling Whitehurst, Kyleigh J Garden City HS
- Girls Cross Country Keltner, Hanna Paige Eudora HS
- Girls Golf Sullivan, Claire C Olathe Northwest HS
- Girls Gymnastics Wilson, Taylor Marie Emporia HS
- Girls Soccer Farrington, Jada Belle Overland Park-Blue Valley North HS
- Girls Softball Winright, Lillian Diane Olathe Northwest HS
- Girls Swimming & Diving Masilionis, Siena Charles Overland Park-Blue Valley North HS
- Girls Tennis Zulueta, Ainzley Gurrea Topeka-Hayden HS
- Girls Track & Field Brown, Audrey Leawood Overland Park-Blue Valley North HS
- Girls Volleyball Scribner, Emily Rachel Rosalia-Flinthills HS
- Girls Wrestling Farkes, Mackenzie Marie Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
- KAY Cooper, Mallorie Dawn McPherson HS
- Music – Band Hsu, Sophia Whitney Shawnee-Mill Valley HS
- Music – Orchestra/Piano Chae, Dabin Manhattan HS
- Music – Vocal Koehn, Clara Lee Leoti-Wichita County HS
- Scholars Bowl Buller, Roger Allen Wichita-Central Christian Academy
- Speech & Drama Pattani, Vanee Overland Park-Blue Valley HS
- Student Council Xin, Ethan Austin Manhattan HS
- Unified Bowling Witt, Tayber Stephen Tonganoxie HS
This year, more than 650 applications were received across the 34 different scholarships.
More about the scholarship:
Eligibility
Students must be seniors attending and graduating from a member school of the Kansas State High School Activities Association during the 2024-25 school year and have rostered in the chosen activity their senior year. They must be considered as students in good standing as confirmed by their building principal. Students must enroll and attend a post-secondary institution of their choice as a full-time student within two years of graduation. Applicants must be in their final semester of high school.
Selection Criteria
The students were selected based upon an assessment of the following components:
Community Service (30%)
Academic achievement (30%)
Activity achievement (20%)
Breadth of school activity participation (20%)
Applications were reviewed by a panel of educators and stakeholders who support the mission of the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
Mission Statement: The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) serves students by providing leadership for the administration of education based interscholastic activities.
