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The Inman High School class of 2022 seniors were recognized at graduation for the following awards, honors and scholarships:

Lauren Aden: SAL Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Cross Country/Track Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Choral Scholarship

Max Alexander: The Corn Family Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Presidential Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Presidential Books Scholarship

Abbie Bartel: Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, State of Kansas Scholar, Quill & Scroll Honor Society Member, DARE Role Model, CNA Completer with the State Certification, National Honor Society Member & Vice President, The Corn Family Scholarship, Inman Rec Commission Scholarship, PleasantView Nursing Home Scholarship, Louie’s Service
Center Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Leadership Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Leadership Books Scholarship, American Red Cross Blood Drive Scholarship

Crystine Baxter: 2 year HCTEA Auto Tech Program Completer earning 34 college credit hours

Mabel Black: FFA President, FFA State Degree Recipient, National Honor Society Member, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, State of Kansas Scholar, Inman FFA Chapter Scholarship, Eco Meets Scholarship, Raleigh Insurance Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Leadership Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Leadership Books Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ambassador Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ambassador Books Scholarship

Kendyn Blank: National Honor Society Member, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, DARE Role Model, Inman Dental Scholarship, Kansas State University Limestone Scholarship, The Ellis Family Kansas State University Scholarship

Reagan Brake: Senior Class of 2022 President, Wichita State Junior Scholar, Inman High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian, National Honor Society Member, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, Inman High School Heisman Award Winner, Mike Hicks Student/Athlete Award, She has been Accepted into the Ohio Wesleyan University Honors Program, Inman Rec Commission Scholarship, KIWANIS Club of McPherson Scholarship, Inman Lions Club Scholarship, White Math/Science Scholarship, Ohio Wesleyan Branch Rickey Scholarship, Ohio Wesleyan University Recognition award and signed to play Volleyball with Ohio Wesleyan University The Battling Bishops!

Jace Doerksen: FCA Male Athlete of the Year and has been selected to play in the 49th annual Kansas Shrine Bowl this July

Caleb Ensz: Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, Prairie Bank of Kansas Scholarship, The Ellis Family Kansas State University Scholarship

Moriah Harris: Quill & Scroll Society Member, Inman Arts Council Scholarship, Inman Harvest Award Scholarship, Grace Fern Sims Memorial Scholarship, Charles Schmucker Memorial Scholarship

Jaimee Hase: Outstanding Senior in Band Award, Reno County Activity Scholarship, Stuart & Barbara Farley Scholarship

Kyler Konrade: Inman High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Wichita State Junior Scholar, Inman High School MayFete Royalty, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, State of Kansas Scholar, National Honor Society Member, Mike Hicks Student/Athlete Award, 2022 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete recognized by Bill Snyder Recipient, KSHSAA Citizenship Award, Inman Dental Scholarship, KIWANIS Club of McPherson Scholarship, Schmidt Foundation Leadership Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ambassador Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ambassador Books Scholarship

Dawson Mannebach: The Corn Family Scholarship, Troy D. Hostetler Memorial Scholarship, Donald B. Moshier Memorial Scholarship, W.H. “Duke” Hamilton Memorial Scholarship

Emily Markley: Hays City Scholarship, Weilert Family Scholarship, Tiger Days Scholarship, Dick Fry Memorial Scholarship, Prairie Bank of Kansas Scholarship, Fort Hays State Tigers Cheerleading Scholarship

Hannah Martisko: Inman High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, DARE Role Model, Wichita State Junior Scholar, National Honor Society Member & Treasurer, Jerry L. Kroeker Memorial Scholarship, Kansas State University Rowing Scholarship, Kansas State University Limestone Scholarship, Ellis Family Kansas State University Scholarship

Fiona McLain: Inman High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Inman High School MayFete Royalty, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, Wichita State Junior Scholar, National Honor Society Member Inman Dental Scholarship, Inman Lions Club Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ambassador Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ambassador, Hutchinson Community College Leadership Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Leadership Books Scholarship

Jackie Milleson: Bethany College GoodLife Scholarship

Lexi Milne: Inman High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, State of Kansas Scholar, DARE Role Model, Wichita State Junior Scholar, National Honor Society Member & Current President, Student Council President, Choir President, Awarded the Outstanding Senior Member in Choir, Dance Team Captain, Kansas Governor’s Scholar, KWCH Top the Class for Inman High School, Named to Gannett Kansas All State Academic Team as one of the Top 40 students in Kansas, KSHSAA Citizenship Award, Dale Dennis Award, Jerry L. Kroeker Memorial Scholarship, SAL Scholarship, KIWANIS Club of McPherson Scholarship, Tabor 20 College Scholarship, Tabor College Bluejay Dance & Cheer Scholarship

Luke Nichols: McPherson College’s “Close to Home Scholarship”

Willow Quillin: The Jory Konrade “Make Each Day a Masterpiece” Scholarship, Great Plains Chapter “GEAPS” Scholarship, Kansas State University Landmark Scholarship, The Ellis Family Kansas State University Scholarship; Keegan Schrag: CNA Completer with the State Certification, Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon Cheer Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Admissions Scholarship

Brin Schroeder: The Outstanding Senior in Band Award, Inman Dental Scholarship, White Math/Science Scholarship, Dick Fry Memorial Scholarship

Joshua Schroeder: 2 year HCTEA Auto Tech Program Completer earning 34 college credit hours, Inman FFA Chapter Scholarship, Inman FFA Alumni Scholarship, Louie’s Service Center Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Ray & Delores “Dee” Waldo Scholarship

Taylor Thiessen: Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer, National Honor Society Member, Inman Motocross Scholarship, White Math/Science Scholarship, Inman Alumni Scholarship, Inman Lions Club Scholarship, Kansas American Tooling Scholarship, Schmidt Foundation Leadership Scholarship

Grant Thimmesch: 1 year HCTEA Auto Technology Program Completer earning 16 college credit hours, He has been accepted into the Prestigious McPherson College Automotive Restoration Program, The Corn Family Scholarship, McPherson College Merit Scholarship, McPherson College Presidential Scholarship

Abby Winkleman: 2 year HCTEA Auto Repair Technology Program Completer earning 43 college credit hours, Hutchinson Community College Fund Drive Scholarship

Christian Winsky: 1 year HCTEA Auto Technology Program Completer earning 16 college credit hours, Dick Brown Memorial Scholarship, Hutchinson Civitan Blue Dragon Scholarship

Tristen Witt: Hutchinson Community College Admissions Scholarship, Hutchinson Community College Annual Fund Drive Scholarship

Inman High School is proud to be represented at MayFete this Spring by Fiona McLain, daughter of Rob and Misti McLain, and Kyler Konrade, son of the late Jory Konrade and
Tamara and Greg Lindholm. Our Junior attendants are Coralie Pfannenstiel, daughter of Austin & Bri Pfannenstiel, and Grady Yerges, son of Scotty and Chelsea Yerges.
Inman High School will have their annual May Fete Assembly in the High School auditorium on Tuesday, May 10th starting at 9:00 a.m. followed by graduation practice. All senior parents are invited to attend.

Inman High School held their annual Academic Award Banquet on Wednesday, April 27th to honor students in grades 9-12 for their scholastic achievement this year. Pictured here are the newest inductees to the Inman Chapter of the National Honor Society who were pledged at the awards ceremony. From right to left: Jr. Kadence Welch, Sr. Taylor Thiessen, Jr. Josiah Buller, Sr. Kyler Konrade, Sr. Kendyn Blank, Sr. Josh Schroeder and Sr. Mabel Black.

Inman High School is proud to recognize Inman alumni Macy DeWitt as the recipient of the $1000 Agatha Smyres Scholarship for the Professional Services for the 2022-23 school year.  Macy will be graduating in May from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Psychology.  Macy will return to Fort Hays State next Fall to obtain a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology!  Macy is the daughter of Nate & Nikole DeWitt.  

Inman High School has an outstanding graduating class in the spring of 2022 and one of the strongest in that group is Senior Lexi Milne. Lexi is a Class of 2022 Valedictorian who has maintained a high GPA (4.0) while earning a 29 ACT composite score. Headed to Tabor next year, Lexi has earned the distinguished “Tabor 20” Scholarship, which is designated for high school graduates of the class of 2022. This $29,500/yr ($118,000/4 yrs) scholarship will be awarded to at least 20 incoming freshmen from Mennonite Brethren churches. We are proud to say that Lexi has earned one these scholarships. Lexi has also been named Inman High School’s Governor Scholar, KWCH’s Top of the Class recipient, and Inman HS’s representative for the Topeka Capital Journal All State Academic Team. Those of us who have worked with Lexi find this no surprise though.

Lexi currently serves as Student Council President, National Honor Society President, Choir President, and the Dance Team Captain. Lexi has been part of the Inman Softball team, Choir, Noteables, Dramas & Musicals in her time at Inman HS. Lexi has provided help and community service in a variety of ways through the high school Student Council and the local Lions Club. Lexi has always shown a passion to help others and plans to continue that at Tabor College next year. Outside of school, Lexi is active with the Zoar Youth Group in Inman and the Crosspoint Youth Group in Hutchinson. A young lady blessed with a beautiful voice, Lexi is part of the Zoar Worship Team and the Crosspoint Worship Team. We are proud of you Lexi!

The Inman High School Choir was honored with a community send-off today before leaving for their trip to the Heritage Music Festival, in the greater Nashville, TN area. During their time in Nashville, the IHS Choir will be performing at World Outreach Church (Murfreesboro, April 1), the AIM Masterclass Clinic (Nashville, April 1), and the Festival itself (Franklin, April 2). Thank you to all of the parents, sponsors, and donors who made this possible. We wish them safe travels and fun times on their Nashville adventure!

From the USD 448 Board of Education:

In the past year, patrons have shared with BOE members and the administration their desire to see another bond issue put forth to fund improvements to our outdoor athletic facilities and greenhouse. These patrons have also stated their willingness to participate in the effort to pass the bond. Because of these patrons, and our own commitment to supporting the opportunities of our students while being fiscally responsible, the board began the process of determining the best path forward. As a result, at the regular monthly board meeting on November 22nd, the USD 448 BOE voted to hire Hutton as a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to begin work toward a future bond election, targeted for May 3, 2022.

What is a CMAR? Unlike the previous two bond elections, which began by selecting our financial companies, the board has decided to take a different approach. By selecting our Construction Management firm first, we will have more specific and real-time pricing when budgeting the project. This will increase the accuracy of our estimates over previous bond project estimates, and allow us to reduce the amount that we have had to carry in the past for unknowns. It allows us to confidently answer why we made the decisions we made. Hutton will coordinate the subcontractors bidding of the project and is committed to utilizing local subcontractors when feasible. They will also act as the general contractor for the project, and are responsible for coordinating the work on site, and quality control. They will also provide top-notch pre-bond marketing and post-bond services. A primary reason we chose the CMAR delivery method is that the Construction Manager assumes the “risk” of the project. This means that once the pricing is complete, the guaranteed maximum price will be set for the project. If our project comes in under budget, they return 100% of savings to the district, but the district is not responsible for overages.

How can you get involved? In the coming months, volunteers will be needed to help share project details and answer questions. Our process will be transparent, helping the public to understand what they are voting on, how it will impact them, and the scope of the bond project. If you are interested in being a part of the community committee or helping in any other way, please contact Mr. Friesen at the District office or reach out to a board member. We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments of our students, and cannot wait to support them with safer, more modern facilities.