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Stone School (1868-1898)
Red Brick School (1898-1926)
John P. St. John Memorial High School (1926-1958)

Stanley T. Adams, Class of 1942

Roger Alberty, Class of 1953

Fred Allenbrand, Class of 1951

John Anderson Jr., Class of 1935

Donald K. Ashlock, Class of 1944

Cliff Ball, Class of 1945

Carlotta (Dorst) Belcher, Class of 1952

Nanette (Hyer) Bohl, Class of 1947

Mary Jean (Davidson) Cochran, Class of 1941

Patricia (Martin) Davis, Class of 1943

William Alden Edson, Class of 1930

Robert J. "Bob" Enright, Class of 1947

James Flatley III, Class of 1951

Dorothy (Brenner) Francis, Class of 1944

Phillip Garrett, Class of 1938

James Groszek, Class of 1948

Harley V. Haskin, Class of 1928

Larry A. Haskin, Class of 1951

Hazel (Blackwell) Hendrix, Class of 1952

LeRoy O. Homan, Class of 1955

Floyd Huggins, Class of 1947

James Kean, Class of 1956

Dr. Tom Knappenberger, Class of 1956

Robert Manning, Class of 1938

Peter A. Martin, Class of 1950

Harma (Petersen) McKenzie, Class of 1941

Bob Millbern, Class of 1951

Maron (Lorimer) Moore, Class of 1934

H. Thomas Payne, Class of 1948

Sam Perkins, Class of 1949

Ed Redinger, Class of 1941

Lois (Mann) Taylor Roath, Class of 1944

Ned Rose, Class of 1942

Stanley Roth Jr., Class of 1953

Roger N. Russell, Class of 1952

Nancy (Millbern) Schulz, Class of 1952

Lee Shriver, Class of 1956

Don Temple, Class of 1945

Eugene Paul Tuley, Class of 1956

Ivan Wicke, Class of 1954
Olathe High School (1958-1981)

Michael Boehm, Class of 1978

Ralph O. Bray Jr., Class of 1961

John Douglass, Class of 1970

Kim (Bowen) Harbur, Class of 1975

James R. Hubbard, Class of 1961

Tom Kearney, Class of 1970

Greg Kincaid, Class of 1975

Doug Knop, Class of 1965

Michael Knop, Class of 1966

Dr. David L. Lee, Class of 1975

Cathy (Wollen) Maxwell, Class of 1971

Ray Motes, Class of 1960

Jeff Meyers, Class of 1977

G. Joseph Pierron Jr., Class of 1964

Richie Pratt, Class of 1961

James H. “Jim” Roberts Jr., Class of 1960

Ken Roberts, Class of 1963

Rebecca (Milloy) Vrbas, Class of 1974

Gary A. White, Class of 1960
Olathe North High School (1981-present)
Olathe South High School (1981-present)
Olathe East High School (1983-present)
Distinguished Persons of Honor

Dr. Patricia All, Assistant principal, principal, superintendent, interim superintendent, 1979-2010, 2016-17

Ed Badsky Sr., Band director, 1953-1983

Dr. Alison Banikowski, Teacher, assistant principal, principal, director, and assistant, associate and deputy superintendent, 1983-2017

Margaret “Peggy” Barron, Health coordinator, 1966-1992

Bob Blackman, Counselor, 1961-1990

Bob Courtney, Library media specialist, energy manager, 1979-2010

Ralph Dennis, Educator, coach, 1948-91

Diane Gossage, Administrative assistant, community leader, 1992-2017

Ruth Ann Hackler, Teacher (1950s), board of education member, 1969-1991

Ruth Nelson, Community Development, 1976-2009

Corinthian Nutter, Teacher, principal, 1951-1972

Texanna Ollenberger, Choral director

Catherine Smith, Educator, coach, advocate for teachers, 1982-2018

James R. Smith, Coach, teacher, director of Community Development, 1962-2009

Dr. Ron Wimmer, Teacher, assistant principal, principal, director of personnel, assistant superintendent, superintendent, 1965-2005

Dr. Melvin Winters, Educator, superintendent, civic leader, community volunteer, 1968-1991

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