2024-25 Student Awards

    • National Merit finalists — Wesley Janssen, Olathe East High School; Micah Augustine, Connor Chaffin, Ava Evans, Eston Garcia, Eugenie Kim, Alexander Pannier, Braden Pickard, Elijah Tamano, Olathe Northwest High School; Cody Schwindt, Olathe South High School; Aidric Smith, Ethan Wolf, Olathe West High School
    • National dance champions in large varsity team category and large varsity team performance category — Olathe Northwest High School Dance Team
    • Gatorade Kansas Boys' Cross-Country Player of the Year — Braxton Theel, Olathe West High School
    • KC First Lego League regional champions and world qualifiers — Golden Seals team from California Trail and Chisholm Trail middle schools
    • One of only 2,267 students nationwide matched in the QuestBridge scholarship program — Isaiah Pagnozzi, Olathe West High School
    • Kenneth Smith Award for golf — Claire Sullivan, Olathe Northwest High School
    • State champions in the Night at the Lab research-based competition —Arielle Li, Garret Li and Arshika Kanna, Olathe North High School
    • First place honors at the Educators Rising regional conference — Sam Cowick (Educators Rising Moment category); Khloe Lucky (Exploring Non-Core Teaching Careers JV); Halle Brus (Public Speaking); Hailey France (Lesson Planning and Design in the Humanities category)
    • Second in the Teacher Recruitment category of Educators Rising national competition — Colt Hughey and Hailey France, Olathe East High School
    • National semi-finalist in the Educators Rising national competition — Abigail Vandaveer, Olathe East High School
    • National Merit Semifinalists — Wesley Janssen of Olathe East High School; Micah Augustine, Connor Chaffin, Ana Evans, Eston Garcia, Eugenie Kim, Alexander Pannier, Braden Pickard and Elijah Tamano of Olathe Northwest High School; Cody Schwindt of Olathe South High School; Aidric Smith and Ethan Wolf of Olathe West High School
    • Walsworth Gallery of Excellence Award from Walsworth Yearbooks — Olathe East and Olathe South high school yearbook staffs