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Nov. 7, 2008
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High school students win cash prizes at KU’s Black Leadership Symposium

Students participate in a workshop at the Black Leadership Symposium.

LAWRENCE — Three high school students earned cash prizes for their writing skills at the 23rd annual Black Leadership Symposium held Oct. 23 at the University of Kansas.

Winners of the “Reading Gets You There” contest were Lawrence Free State High School student Ruaa Hassaballa, 11th grade; Salina High School Central student Rachal Jackson, ninth grade; and Shawnee Heights High School student Brea Lewis, 12th grade.

They were among more than 400 African-American students from Topeka, Kansas City, Wichita and other regional high schools and junior high schools participating in the KU-sponsored symposium that offered workshops and dialogues promoting leadership. This year’s theme was “Quest for Your Best and Take the Lead.”

The reading competition required students to read selected books and write reviews on such authors as Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, Harriet Jacobs, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Ernest J. Gaines, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Margaret Walker and Richard Wright.

High schools selected students to participate based on academic achievement and leadership potential. Students attended workshops about leadership, the importance of a post-secondary education and college preparation.

Two KU students, Christopher James Reine, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., and Koga Ndikum-Moffor, a junior from Overland Park, presented “All You Ever Wanted to Know About KU” and presided as masters of ceremonies for the lunch entertainment. Students were also treated to a performance by rapper Susan Clay of Arizona. Reine is the son of Camille Reine of Kansas City, Mo., and a graduate of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City. Ndikum-Moffor is the daughter of Florence and Gaston Moffor and a graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School. Both are preparing to study medicine.

Barbara Ballard, associate director for outreach at KU’s Dole Institute of Politics, and Robert N. Page Jr., director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, led concurrent workshops on black female and male leadership.

The symposium included a workshop for high school counselors and advisers on issues students and staff face as they navigate the college search process and a keynote address by Anthony Moore, assistant to the president for diversity and cultural competency and professor of education at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe. He is an educational consultant and CEO/president of Performance Leadership Group, a nonprofit education, leadership and business development consulting firm.

The conference was sponsored by KU’s Office of the Provost, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Office of Admissions and Scholarships, Multicultural Resource Center and Continuing Education.

Students who attended the symposium are listed below by high school.

HS CityFirst NameLast NameHigh School
AtchisonShainaBurtonAtchison High School
AtchisonChanteyButlerAtchison High School
AtchisonJonathanDaileyAtchison High School
AtchisonToriDowningAtchison High School
AtchisonKyleDowningAtchison High School
AtchisonJayshaLeBlueAtchison High School
AtchisonOliviaOdenAtchison High School
AtchisonAverieSmithAtchison High School
AtchisonAnisaStillmanAtchison High School
AtchisonCharlesThomasAtchison High School
AtchisonJaredThompsonAtchison High School
AtchisonChaundraThorntonAtchison High School
AtchisonSierraWilliamsAtchison High School
AtchisonDeAnnaWilsonAtchison High School
BeltonMorganPageBelton High School
HutchinsonRakeishaCushinberryHutchinson High School
HutchinsonJarrodJohnsonHutchinson High School
HutchinsonCharlesParkerHutchinson High School
Junction CityBriaDansbyJunction City High School
Junction CityAngeliqueFayeJunction City High School
Junction CityAprilMillsJunction City High School
Junction CityMelvinPierceJunction City High School
Junction CitySalinaPooleJunction City High School
Junction CityDesireeRileyJunction City High School
Junction CityAmandaSmithJunction City High School
Junction CityAshleyThomasJunction City High School
Junction CityMichaelWilkersonJunction City High School
Junction CityJacobWrightJunction City High School
Kansas CityPsycheAndersonSumner Academy
Kansas CityRaquelaBonwellSumner Academy
Kansas CityMingerBroplehSumner Academy
Kansas CityChanelleBrownSumner Academy
Kansas CityDaVonteChaneySumner Academy
Kansas CityTenielDavisSumner Academy
Kansas CityDayHarrisSumner Academy
Kansas CityPhillipHillSumner Academy
Kansas CityMeaganHowardSumner Academy
Kansas CityWoleImokhomeSumner Academy
Kansas CitySavaughnJohnsonSumner Academy
Kansas CityLeeKeysSumner Academy
Kansas CityKeonaMooreSumner Academy
Kansas CityJanaeMorrisSumner Academy
Kansas CityJa'QuashaTuckerSumner Academy
Kansas CityWhitneyVaughnSumner Academy
Kansas CityMichelleWarrenSumner Academy
Kansas CityTaylorWashSumner Academy
Kansas CityAnthonyWhiteSumner Academy
Kansas CityEricWickliffeSumner Academy
Kansas CityAlexisWrightSumner Academy
Kansas City, Mo.JavierAcostaTolbert Preparatory Academy
Kansas City, Mo.BrittanyArnold-JonesTolbert Preparatory Academy
Kansas City, Mo.JackaylaHammonsTolbert Preparatory Academy
Kansas City, Mo.ShyaMcClainTolbert Preparatory Academy
Kansas City, Mo.TevinRodenTolbert Preparatory Academy
Kansas City, Mo.MarcusSolomonTolbert Preparatory Academy
LansingLindsayBeamonLeavenworth High School
LawrenceMariamAliCentral Junior High School
LawrenceDanyelleBrownCentral Junior High School
LawrenceTiaDerritt-WithersCentral Junior High School
LawrenceCharonDillonCentral Junior High School
LawrenceTreiDudleyCentral Junior High School
LawrenceLamonteEphriamCentral Junior High School
LawrenceTiErraHopkinsCentral Junior High School
LawrenceJuliannaPattersonCentral Junior High School
LawrenceOliviaWatsonCentral Junior High School
LawrenceSebastianBonnerLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceBethanyCobbsLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceNathanielDavisLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceMariahFinleyLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceDevanteGreenLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceRuaaHassaballaLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceRachaelHodisonLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceNadiaImafidonLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceEvanManningLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceWillMartinLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceChloePorterLawrence Free State High School
LawrencePaigeRobinsonLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceShaunteRussellLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceBaileySchaumburgLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceMichelleSimonLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceMyetteSimpsonLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceTianaTubbsLawrence Free State High School
LawrenceMarkeeseAndersonLawrence High School
LawrenceValeriaBoggsLawrence High School
LawrenceMidoriBowers-MaldonadoLawrence High School
LawrenceJamalBrownLawrence High School
LawrenceNakiaBushLawrence High School
LawrenceTawneyCarterLawrence High School
LawrenceEvanClothierLawrence High School
LawrenceTaylorColemanLawrence High School
LawrenceShaquilleCooperLawrence High School
LawrenceTianaDanielsLawrence High School
LawrenceScottDunlapLawrence High School
LawrenceCorneliusEdwardsLawrence High School
LawrenceJazlynnFlemingLawrence High School
LawrenceIsisFranklinLawrence High School
LawrenceNabilaFurmusohLawrence High School
LawrenceDorianGreenLawrence High School
LawrenceErikaGreenLawrence High School
LawrenceCourtneyGriffinLawrence High School
LawrenceAngeliqueHaggertyLawrence High School
LawrenceKehindeHameedLawrence High School
LawrenceTaiwoHameedLawrence High School
LawrenceJaBrandonHarrissLawrence High School
LawrenceAlishaHartLawrence High School
LawrenceAlexHenriquezLawrence High School
LawrenceKeithHillLawrence High School
LawrenceBryantHubbardLawrence High School
LawrenceLouisaHusseinLawrence High School
LawrenceJohnJacksonLawrence High School
LawrenceKristoferJacksonLawrence High School
LawrenceTaniaJacksonLawrence High School
LawrenceJamieJarrettLawrence High School
LawrenceAmandaJonesLawrence High School
LawrenceAshleyKennedyLawrence High School
LawrenceAsiaKimballLawrence High School
LawrenceZachLoseyLawrence High School
LawrenceHenry (Hank)MarshallLawrence High School
LawrenceSheltonMeadeLawrence High School
LawrenceAprilMillerLawrence High School
LawrenceTishaMillerLawrence High School
LawrenceMunyaradziNdoroLawrence High School
LawrenceYolandaNealLawrence High School
LawrenceStephenObiefuleLawrence High School
LawrenceEnochQuayeLawrence High School
LawrenceMarcusRayLawrence High School
LawrenceMurphyRayLawrence High School
LawrenceAugustusRialsLawrence High School
LawrenceKendallRileyLawrence High School
LawrenceAngelenaRossLawrence High School
LawrenceDaudaSheriffLawrence High School
LawrenceKieraShorterLawrence High School
LawrenceCliftonSimsLawrence High School
LawrenceMalikaSmileyLawrence High School
LawrenceDejaStephensonLawrence High School
LawrenceAustinTalbertLawrence High School
LawrenceTsehayThomasLawrence High School
LawrenceQuentonToddLawrence High School
LawrenceJordynTolefreeLawrence High School
LawrenceTaylerTolefreeLawrence High School
LawrenceJordanTuckerLawrence High School
LawrenceJasmynTurnerLawrence High School
LawrenceDaiynaVannLawrence High School
LawrenceBrittanyVenzenLawrence High School
LawrenceSheliseWhiteLawrence High School
LawrenceMartinWilliamsLawrence High School
LawrenceJulyanWilsonLawrence High School
LawrenceLatishaWilsonLawrence High School
LawrenceShelbyWinfreyLawrence High School
LawrenceRobbieWrightLawrence High School
LawrenceTiffanyAlvaSouth Junior High School
LawrenceBriannaAnglinSouth Junior High School
LawrenceAnnaBalmileroSouth Junior High School
LawrenceLaurenBiggooseSouth Junior High School
LawrenceKinishaBridgewaterSouth Junior High School
LawrenceDarinkaDeLaTorreSouth Junior High School
LawrenceTaylorEubanksSouth Junior High School
LawrenceAmberHarveySouth Junior High School
LawrenceChristinaHaswoodSouth Junior High School
LawrenceKaylaKimballSouth Junior High School
LawrenceErianaParrishSouth Junior High School
LawrenceTressaRitchieSouth Junior High School
LawrenceWillieWestSouth Junior High School
LawrenceJevanBrembySouthwest Junior High School
LawrenceMutiyatHameedSouthwest Junior High School
LawrenceKhadijahLaneSouthwest Junior High School
LawrenceMichaelNdoroSouthwest Junior High School
LawrenceIsaiahRossSouthwest Junior High School
LawrenceReeceWright-ConklinSouthwest Junior High School
LawrenceSteveAllenWest Junior High School
LawrenceSarahAtkinsonWest Junior High School
LawrenceCameronDabneyWest Junior High School
LawrenceAlexandriaGarrettWest Junior High School
LawrenceTiaraGreenwoodWest Junior High School
LawrenceTrayvonGuesbyWest Junior High School
LawrenceNicoleHumphreyWest Junior High School
LawrenceAllysonJordanWest Junior High School
LawrenceShawnKnightonWest Junior High School
LawrenceReineMcCoyWest Junior High School
LawrenceKaylaPresswoodWest Junior High School
LawrenceLoganSmithWest Junior High School
LawrenceAshlieThomasWest Junior High School
LawrenceTrevorVanahillWest Junior High School
LeavenworthMakaylaWrightLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthSamuelBrundyLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthCharmaineBurnsLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthHannahCooperLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthChelseaDemerLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthJamesDunnLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthDaphneGarrettLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthTyleshaGoodwinLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthCheyleneHarperLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthBrooklynnHildebrandtLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthDarianHillLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthDeshariaHobdyLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthKhaiHutchinsonLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthBrianaJanasLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthGeomeshaJeffersonLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthJarvisJeffersonLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthHeavenJohnLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthMarcusJohnsonLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthNicolasJohnsonLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthSierraJoynerLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthDeverickLeeLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthBurgandieLewisLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthBriaMcAndersonLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthSeliaRamirezLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthKendraThomasLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthKyleWigginsLeavenworth High School
LeavenworthDaShaundraWrightLeavenworth High School
ManhattanReneeBryantManhattan High School
ManhattanKristinaDurhamManhattan High School
ManhattanKezieEhieManhattan High School
ManhattanImaniFrancisManhattan High School
ManhattanKatroyaJonesManhattan High School
ManhattanLabrinaKellyManhattan High School
ManhattanKarenMwanikiManhattan High School
ManhattanSheilaNgaoManhattan High School
ManhattanNatalieNiebresManhattan High School
ManhattanBrookeRoodingManhattan High School
ManhattanMalobeSampsonManhattan High School
ManhattanShaniceSmithManhattan High School
ManhattanBreonnaSummersManhattan High School
ManhattanTashaYoungManhattan High School
OlatheJaniceAlleyneOlathe South High School
OlatheWilliamCunninghamOlathe South High School
OlatheChantelFulsonOlathe South High School
OlatheKevinTitalom-KamseuOlathe South High School
OlatheJessicaBennettSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheTerenceBrownSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheKierraCarterSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheMe'QuelleKeelingSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheSaylaLindseySanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheTicheylaMartinSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheMicheylaMartinSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
OlatheCynthiaMuthunguSanta Fe Trail Jr. High
Overland ParkEricCollinsBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkPaytonEppsBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkRobertFitzpatrickBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkDavidGregoryBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkMizaniHobsonBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkTylerKalmusBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkDarrenMonchusieBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkShelleySparlingBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkSavonnaWardBlue Valley High School
Overland ParkAnthonyMooreBlue Valley North High School
Overland ParkTaylorRiceBlue Valley North High School
Overland ParkEliseTamplinBlue Valley North High School
Overland ParkCandiceAlexanderBlue Valley Northwest High School
Overland ParkDarrelHarrisBlue Valley Northwest High School
Overland ParkMorganSmithBlue Valley Northwest High School
Overland ParkTiaraSmithBlue Valley Northwest High School
Overland ParkTevinThompsonBlue Valley Northwest High School
Overland ParkKayraThompsonBlue Valley Northwest High School
Overland ParkKerseeCurrierBlue Valley West High School
Overland ParkBryceEdwardsBlue Valley West High School
Overland ParkKyleighJohnsonBlue Valley West High School
Overland ParkChatoriaLeeBlue Valley West High School
Overland ParkChristineMburuBlue Valley West High School
Overland ParkRobynMonchusieBlue Valley West High School
Overland ParkAngelaTalbertBlue Valley West High School
Roeland ParkJohneshaFrancisBishop Miege High School
Roeland ParkKhalilahGhariminBishop Miege High School
Roeland ParkBrioneLewisBishop Miege High School
SalinaTyroneBoswellSalina High School Central
SalinaQuintonCaldwellSalina High School Central
SalinaMartikaChappellSalina High School Central
SalinaKamariForellSalina High School Central
SalinaR'heimGuerreroSalina High School Central
SalinaHannahHadnotSalina High School Central
SalinaRachalJacksonSalina High School Central
SalinaChrisJacobsSalina High School Central
SalinaGraysonJonesSalina High School Central
SalinaLamarLawsonSalina High School Central
SalinaAriannaRedmondSalina High School Central
SalinaAlexaSharpSalina High School Central
SalinaDanielleBerrySalina High School South
SalinaShaniaBraggSalina High School South
SalinaAdriannaFranchSalina High School South
SalinaCurtisJohnsonSalina High School South
SalinaShayNewellSalina High School South
SalinaSimeonRawlsSalina High School South
SalinaAdriaSmithSalina High School South
SalinaDevinSmithSalina High School South
SalinaAdrieonnaYoungSalina High School South
SalinaTaylorZimmermanSalina High School South
TopekaTaleshaAldridgeShawnee Heights High School
TopekaSequoiaBerendsShawnee Heights High School
TopekaCierraCeazerShawnee Heights High School
TopekaJamesChiselomShawnee Heights High School
TopekaCassidyDowningShawnee Heights High School
TopekaDa'QuanGrierShawnee Heights High School
TopekaBriannaHarrisShawnee Heights High School
TopekaDerekHollyShawnee Heights High School
TopekaJordanKingShawnee Heights High School
TopekaBreaLewisShawnee Heights High School
TopekaErinMaxwellShawnee Heights High School
TopekaAbreParkerShawnee Heights High School
TopekaIeshaRobinsonShawnee Heights High School
TopekaJordanRossShawnee Heights High School
TopekaSheylonRyceShawnee Heights High School
TopekaKailiWellsShawnee Heights High School
TopekaKeziaZollicoffeeShawnee Heights High School
TopekaKadejaAbbottTopeka High School
TopekaMaraAlvarezTopeka High School
TopekaRavenBellTopeka High School
TopekaChristenBlackTopeka High School
TopekaJalenBoydTopeka High School
TopekaLaDenaBrownTopeka High School
TopekaCieraCatheyTopeka High School
TopekaTiffanyCowansTopeka High School
TopekaTiaCowansTopeka High School
TopekaCourtniDigginsTopeka High School
TopekaTevynHarmonTopeka High School
TopekaAmbroseHoskinsTopeka High School
TopekaKwanequaJonesTopeka High School
TopekaAliciaLuarksTopeka High School
TopekaChanteMitchellTopeka High School
TopekaShacoreNelsonTopeka High School
TopekaSimonePattersonTopeka High School
TopekaLatiaPennTopeka High School
TopekaAlizaRaytonTopeka High School
TopekaBrittneyRedmondTopeka High School
TopekaKrystalRheaTopeka High School
TopekaJe'nayaRobbsTopeka High School
TopekaMontrellSkinnerTopeka High School
TopekaDariaSprewTopeka High School
TopekaElisateriaThompsonTopeka High School
TopekaArieleTownesTopeka High School
TopekaDondiWalkerTopeka High School
TopekaTrendaleWarrenTopeka High School
TopekaAngelaWhiteheadTopeka High School
TopekaErikaWilliamsTopeka High School
TopekaAnjelicaWillisTopeka High School
TopekaChelseaFaulknerTopeka West High School
TopekaJahreeFisherTopeka West High School
TopekaTizianHamptonTopeka West High School
TopekaPollyIrunguTopeka West High School
TopekaMichelleMartinezTopeka West High School
TopekaNatleyWilliamsTopeka West High School
WichitaWesleyAlexisMaize High School
WichitaDonaldHughesMaize High School
WichitaJasmineRigginsMaize High School
WichitaNikkiBlairNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaChaskaClemonsNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaKristineGlennNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaDeontaeHaydenNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaAdonMartinNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaKatasnaMcWilliamsNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaTashianaPhillipsNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaAmarisSullivanNortheast Magnet High School
WichitaTieraAndrewsWichita Heights High School
WichitaDesmondBarberWichita Heights High School
WichitaAdrianBlountWichita Heights High School
WichitaChrisBradleyWichita Heights High School
WichitaMarcusGuiderWichita Heights High School
WichitaPhillipsIhemeWichita Heights High School
WichitaVeronicaMaplesWichita Heights High School
WichitaAshlyMcGheeWichita Heights High School
WichitaCiaraMooreWichita Heights High School
WichitaKiaraPottsWichita Heights High School
WichitaChelseaRouserWichita Heights High School
WichitaTamikaTaylorWichita Heights High School
WichitaLewisTaylorWichita Heights High School
WichitaAzshaThompsonWichita Heights High School
WichitaDejaTurnerWichita Heights High School
WichitaMarcusAdamsWichita High School East
WichitaChristinaCawWichita High School East
WichitaTyreDavisWichita High School East
WichitaCassieHernandezWichita High School East
WichitaSesilyJacksonWichita High School East
WichitaTamyraJohnsonWichita High School East
WichitaBrittneyMurphyWichita High School East
WichitaChadWashingtonWichita High School East
WichitaJasmineWrightWichita High School East
WichitaMariahYatesWichita High School East
WichitaMelyssaDavisWichita High School Northwest
WichitaLydiaKingWichita High School Northwest
WichitaGenevaTuckerWichita High School Northwest
WichitaSheronWilliamsWichita High School Northwest
WichitaAshaWilliamsWichita High School Northwest
WichitaJanaeAdamsWichita High School South
WichitaBrianaNjauWichita High School South
WichitaKingsleyAtakpaWichita High School Southeast
WichitaSaTaraFieldsWichita High School Southeast
WichitaPriscillaForsonWichita High School Southeast
WichitaDariusMcDowelWichita High School Southeast
WichitaWilliamMunguyaWichita High School Southeast
WichitaTreniseBostonWichita North High School
WichitaCharityBushWichita North High School
WichitaWesleyDukesWichita North High School
WichitaKiairaGaryWichita North High School
WichitaShanovaHortonWichita North High School
WichitaChristaMartinezWichita North High School
WichitaBrianWangatiWichita North High School
WichitaKeonnaWilliamsWichita North High School
WichitaBrySondraWilliamsWichita South High School
WichitaJalisaArmstrongWichita West High School
WichitaJasmineBrocksWichita West High School
WichitaGabrielLekronWichita West High School
WichitaMarcellaTownsendWichita West High School

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