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Current Scholarship Recipients
Tayler Kaps

Hometown: Olathe
High School:
2009 Graduate of Olathe East High School
High School Grade Point Average:   4.0
KSU Major: Elementary Education
High School Activities:
  • Small group leader every Sunday at church
  • Youth Leadership Institute at MACU
  • Future Teachers Organization
  • Mentorship teaching
  • Yearbook staff
  • Sign Language Club
  • Art Club
  • KAY Club
  • Pep Club
  • Play piano for 11 years
  • Played keyboard in worship team at church
  • Senior shift Manager at Smoothie King
  • Small group leader at weekend retreats
  • Member of planning committee at church
High School Honors:
  • Principal’s Honor Roll
  • Top 10% of senior class (rank 40 out of 514)
  • Weighted GPA 4.15
  • KSHSAA Nominee Award
  • President’s Education Award
  • Excellence in Physical Science
  • Excellence in English
  • Excellence in Spanish
  • Outstanding Student in Language Arts
  • Outstanding Student in Social Science
  • Kansas Honors Scholar
  • Piano Merit Awards/Trophies by Federated Teachers of
  • Music and Fine Arts 11 years straight

Click here to read excerpts
from Tayler's essay.

Click here to read about Tayler's
Community Service Projects