Updated Wednesday, May 13 – Conway Springs Valedictorian and Salutatorian have been included.

By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Five of the seven Sumner County schools will be having their high school graduations this weekend. Oxford and South Haven had their graduations last weekend.

Here’s a list of the graduations, valedictorians, and salutatorians. Also, the top 10 percent of the class for Wellington is being listed.

Editor’s note: Schools that have yet to pick their Valedictorian and Salutatorian, when they do so, please send them to us at sumnernewscow@gmail.com with a picture, their future college, and major. 

WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 

Valedictorian – Ethan Brungardt. 

Ethan Brungardt (Susan’s Portraits photo)

Future college – Kansas State University.
Major – Chemical Engineering.

Salutatorian – Kylan Gregory.

Kylan Gregory

Top 10 percent of 2026 Senior Class:

Brungardt, Gregory, Maya Cornejo, Presley Cornejo, Cooper Hatfield, Maverick Peterson, Logan Robinson, Addison Schnelle, Taryn Viramontes, Kira Worley, Elle Wright, Luke Wylie.

Dates to remember:

Class night – Wellington gymnasium, 6 p.m.

Graduation ceremony – Sunday – Wellington Football Field, 2 p.m.

ARGONIA HIGH SCHOOL 

Valedictorian – Salutatorian will not be announced until Thursday afternoon.

Graduation ceremony – Saturday in the gymnasium, 5 p.m.

BELLE PLAINE HIGH SCHOOL

Valedictorian- Salutatorian will not be announced until later.

Graduation ceremony – Saturday in the gymnasium, 10 a.m.

CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL

Valedictorian – Audrey Smith.

Audrey Smith

Future college: Johnson Wales (Rhode Island)
Major: Baking and Pastry Arts.

Salutatorian – Jesse Cooper.

Jesse Cooper

Future college: Kansas State.
Major: Veterinary Science.

Graduation ceremony – Saturday in the gymnasium, 11 a.m.

CONWAY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Valedictorian – Morgan Koester

Morgan Koester

Future college: Pittsburg State University.
Major: Physical Therapy.

Salutatorian – Sydney Zoglmann.

Sydney Zoglmann

Future college: Emporia State University.
Major: Applied Sociology and Social Work with a minor in Criminology.

Graduation ceremony – Sunday in the gymnasium, 2 p.m.

OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL 

Valedictorian – Cecily Shull.

Cecily Shull

Future college: Friends University.
Major: English

Salutatorian – Pearson Rush. 

Pearson Rush

Future college: Oklahoma State.
Major: Animal Sciences.

The graduation ceremony was held last Saturday.

SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL

Valedictorian – Addison Heater

Addison Heater.

Future college: Northern Oklahoma College.
Major: Plant and Soil Science.

Salutatorian – Tennyson Dark

Tennyson Dark

Future college: Cowley College.
Major: Engineering.

Graduation was held last Saturday.