Vanessa Arceo- Vanessa is a senior at South High School. She plans to attend Kansas Wesleyan University or Fort Hays State University and major in Music Education. Vanessa is bilingual in English and Spanish. She plays the violin for the Kansas Wesleyan University orchestra and the Salina Youth Symphony. Her hope is to bring people together through music.



Isaac French- Isaac is a graduate of Central High School and attends Kansas State University, where he is Vice President of West Hall. He is majoring in Secondary Education and plans to teach Social Studies. Isaac wishes to create a safe place for his students to learn and develop through an understanding of the past.



Grace Hilbert-Grace is a graduate of South High School and Hutchinson Community College. She attends Wichita State University while working as an instructional assistant at Heusner Elementary School. Grace is studying Elementary Education. She enjoys working with children with disabilities and volunteers with her mother at “Night to Shine”, an organization that provides a prom for people with disabilities. Grace hopes to show her students that they are special.   


Sara Orr- Sara is a graduate of South High School and attends Fort Hays State University, majoring in Secondary Education. Since 2016 Sara has worked at South High School as a para educator and instructional assistant. Sara says that her co-workers and mentors have been a tremendous help to her. She enjoys advocating for her students’ voices to be heard.




Aubrey Powell-Aubrey is a senior at South High School. She plans to attend Butler Community College and study secondary education with a focus in mathematics. Aubrey says that her passion for math education began in middle school while doing pre-algebra. Finding slope and using Pythagorean Theorem was a highlight of her days as a middle school student.



Alaina Yianakopulos-Alaina is a graduate of Southeast of Saline High School and attends Emporia State University. She is majoring in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Special Education. Alaina shared that her experience working with a child with Down Syndrome was an incredible experience and helped shape her desire to study special education. Alaina says she believes she can help the world by bettering the lives of those kids who don’t get the same opportunities as the rest of us. 
 

Lauren Allen  is a graduate for Southest of Saline High School and attends Oklahoma Baptist University. She is majoring in Elementary Education and will graduate in 2024.






Diana Geist is a graduate fo Salina South High School. She attends Emporia State University and majors in elementary Education with an emphasis in science. She will graduate in 2025.  





Megan Householter graduated from Salina South High School. She attends Fort Hays State University and majors in Secondary Education with an emphasis in History. She will graduate in 2026.  





Hannah Kipp is a graduate of Salina South High School. She attends Kansas State University and is majoring in Seconday Education with an emphasis in English & Journalism.  She will graduate in 2024. 




Paige Musselwhite is a graduate of Salina South High School and Kansas State University. She is completing a Masters in Education and will graduate in 2023. She currently teaches Kindergarten at Coronado Elementary.  




Zac Salas graduated from Salina South High School. He attends Bethany College and majors in Music Education. He will graduate in 2026. 



 

Melissa Gates is a Business teacher at Salina South High School. She completee her teacher education at Fort Hays State University. 






Reagan Stein is a graduate of Salina Central High School. She attends the University of Kansas, majoring in Secondary Education.