2021-22 Student Awards

    • 2021-22 National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association All America Swimming List — Michael Costello, Keaton Kristoff, Micah Leslie and Kobe Otero, Olathe East High School
    • Thespy Showcase Performer award — Guyon Grant, Olathe South High School
    • Thespy award winners — Guyon Grant and Raleigh Jonas, Olathe South High School
    • Third in the 2022 Braille Challenge Finals — Emrie Wisner, Mahaffie Elementary School
    • First place in the Lesson Planning and Delivery - CTE category of the Educators Rising National Conference — Clarissa Worley, Olathe East High School
    • Top 10 semifinalist in the "Inside our Schools" video competition of the Educators Rising National Conference — Katelyn Eastman, Annabelle Konen, Brooke Wetterstrom and Clarissa Worley, Olathe East High School
    • KC Scholar Athletes presented by The Kansas City Star and Kansas City Royals — Will Whitehead, Olathe East High School; Kaylee Tobaben, Olathe North High School; Cole Abendroth, Olathe Northwest High School; Matthew Tolman, Olathe South High School; Kendall Starcevich, Olathe West High School
    • National Future Farmers of America Foundation scholarship — Ryan Powell, Olathe South High School
    • 2021-22 Gatorade Kansas Boys Soccer Player of the Year — Elyes Ellouz, Olathe West High School
    • Blue Star Awards from Starlight Theatre — Molly McBride, Olathe South High School; Brandon Heflin, Olathe West High School
    • Top 10 finalist in the KC SuperStar singing competition — Kate Meives, Olathe East High School
    • National Speech and Debate Tournament — Easton Logback, Olathe East High School, top speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate; Olathe East team, Debate School of Excellence Award; Jylon Hollinshead, Olathe East, semifinalist in the Original Spoken Word category
    • 2022 Vincent Legacy Scholarship from Starlight Theatre — Abby Williams, Indian Trail Middle School
    • University of Missouri KC Scholars — Kehinde Awe, Allison Bautista, Joselin Gonzalez Mota, Kalkiedan Kassa, Alexis Redfairn-Ogunyemi, Olathe North High School; Ashley Ogamba, Olathe Northwest High School; Wyatt Vaughn, Olathe South High School
    • One of 34 Kansas State High School Activities Association True Blue Scholarship winners — Komalpreet Kaur, Olathe East High School
    • 2022 Gannett Kansas All-State Academic Team — Nipam Raval, Olathe North High School; Emily Yan, Olathe West High School
    • Top Kansas competitor at the U.S. Chess Federation National High School Championship — Akerth Jain, Olathe North High School
    • U.S. Presidential Scholar — Gauri Yadav, Olathe North High School
    • U.S. Presidential Scholar Semifinalists — Nicole Patrao, Olathe South High School; Gauri Yadav, Olathe North High School
    • Kansas Career and Technical Education Scholars — Jason Coupet, Turner Lennard, Spencer Allen, Andrew Roseburrough, Geraldin Olaya Crisanto, Naomi Marion, Komalpreet Kaur, Gabrielle Alphson, Mindi Marstall, Mallory Crider, Katie Greene, Savannah Tiffany, Addison West, Alethea Miller, Amauri Blake, Aubrey Rogers, Brooke Wetterstrom, Clarissa Worley, Hamida Patel and Jacob Farmer, Olathe East High School; Tabitha Zeigler, Kearyam Assefa, Kenneth Arenal-Pecina, Erin Bagley and Kariann Kitterman, Olathe North High School; Oswaldo Polanco-Valverde, Alyssa Roland, BriAnna Batton, Emma Kolenda, Alex Yang, Janine Fuhrman, Avery Johnson and Khris Rivera, Olathe Northwest High School; Ryan Powell, Connor Jasper, Maya Snyder, Ainsley Sulzen, Miranda Reyes Gutierrez, Jaylynn Bridge and Carter Ison, Olathe South High School; Maris Shipley, Aidan Farmer, Braden Wheeland, Aidan Reyna, Christian Podzimek, Drew Jahner, Landon Winters, Spenser Eisele, Tyler Arrington, Aileen Castaneda Ruiz, Heavynlynn Daniels, Addisen Lewis, Alexa Rodriguez-Rosas, Bella Anderson, Emma Seibel, Itzel Valdez-Lopez, Jossalin Sneed, Jaqueline Rodriguez, Titus Jackson, Brady McDonald, Aidan Mathieu, Macy Most, Ari Robinson, Caleb A. Greer, Cole Dock, Ian Wolf, Nolan Griffin, Rylan Curtis, Trevor Vinzant, Natasha Frisch, Tanner Bush, Carly Saia and Bryce Webb, Olathe West High School
    • First place awards at the Educators Rising State Conference — Hannah Connelly, Katelyn Eastman, Claire Heigel, Cherilyn Hernandez-Vara, Annabelle Konen, Payten Mayfield, Brooke Wetterstrom, Clarissa Worley, Olathe East High School
    • FIRST Robotics Greater Kansas City Regional — Chairman's Award, Olathe Northwest High School Team 1710; Dean's List finalist, Rahi Dasgupta, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Perfect ACT score — Isobel Li and Joseph Wiltanger, Olathe North High School
    • National Merit Finalists — Madeline King and Cristina Schmidt from Olathe East High School; Grant Henrichs, Logan Honors, Akerth Jain, Darya Mohammadzadeh, Abigail Peters, Arshdeep Singh and Gauri Yadav from Olathe North High School; Logan Connor, Matthew Genchev, Ava Pal, Connor Schroeder and Kaelyn Wellman from Olathe Northwest High School; Ellie Edwards from Olathe South High School; Samuel Kelemen, Evelyn May and Emily Yan from Olathe West High School
    • First place in the MATHCOUNTS Kansas state championship, one of three Kansas representatives in the national MATHCOUNTS — Mahi Kohli, California Trail Middle School
    • First place in the MATHCOUNTS Kansas state championship — California Trail Middle School team
    • Third place in the English-Speaking Union's 38th annual Shakespeare Kansas City competition — Skylar Saragusa, Olathe South High School
    • National honorable mention in the National Center for Women & Information Technology "Aspirations in Computing" contest — Rahi Dasgupta, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Kansas male winner for the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Scholarship contest — Miles Swaminathan, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Gatorade Kansas Girls Cross Country Player of the Year — Anjali Hocker Singh, Olathe North High School
    • First in Creative Costumes at Kansas Thespians State Festival — Olathe North High School
    • First in Competitive Charades at Kansas Thespians State Festival — Olathe South High School
    • Olathe Boys & Girls Clubs Unit Youth of the Year — Ta'Niyha Brown-Robinson, Olathe East High School
    • First place in the Pastry Arts Technical Decorating Skills of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America National Fall Conference — Zoe Swade and Leane Delerue, Olathe East High School
    • Named to the National Association for Music Education All-National Concert Band — Billy Sharp, Olathe East High School
    • Named to the National Association for Music Education All-National Symphony Orchestra — Macy Garey, Olathe East High School
    • First place in the Bioengineering category of the High School Design competition sponsored by the Leadership Fellows Program at the University of Kansas School of Engineering — Xochilt Ibarra-Ortiz, Arizit Morales-Castillo and Cinthia Young Rosales, Olathe North High School
    • National Merit Semifinalists — Madeline King and Cristina Schmidt from Olathe East High School; Grant Henrichs, Logan Honors, Akerth Jain, Darya Mohammadzadeh, Abigail Peters, Arshdeep Singh and Gauri Yadav from Olathe North High School; Logan Connor, Matthew Genchev, Liam Moore, Ava Pal, Connor Schroeder and Kaelyn Wellman from Olathe Northwest High School; Ethan Coleman and Ellie Edwards from Olathe South High School; Samuel Kelemen, Evelyn May and Emily Yan from Olathe West High School
    • Thespy awards from national theatre competition — Layla Abu Saada, Madeline King, Willa Walberg, Ellie Eisele, Phoebe Mock, Addison Landes, Bre Kristian and Liv Hollan, Olathe East High School
    • Third place in 2021 Braille Challenge Finals, Apprentice bracket — Emrie Wisner, Mahaffie Elementary School
    • Honorable mention in 2021 ProjectCSGIRLS National Competition for Middle School Girls — Ayanna Jain, Devamayi Nair and Vaishnavi Lakshman, California Trail Middle School