Alumni Association Board of Directors

  • The Olathe Alumni Association, with assistance from the Olathe Public Schools, follows a mission statement to support reunions, provide scholarships and recognize alumni.

    Major events of the association include the Wall of Honor banquet each fall, a booth at Old Settlers, distributing scholarships for Olathe graduates, and designing/installing an historical timeline of the district in the Education Center.

    The district's Community Development Office manages alumni data for directories, invests for ongoing scholarships, and assists class presidents with reunion planning or other tasks.

    Olathe Public Schools Alumni Association
    c/o Community Development Office
    300 E. Loula
    Olathe, Kansas 66061
    913-780-8182 ~ email Amanda York          913-780-8233 ~ email Heather Schoonover

     

    Board Members

    • Val (Young) Bentley, Olathe North High School Class of 1992
    • Candy (Shipman) Birch, Olathe High School Class of 1969
    • Susan (Ingold) Brooks, Olathe High School Class of 1981
    • Lisa (Kasberger) Brown, Olathe South High School Class of 1984
    • Mary Jean (Davidson) Cochran, John P. St. John Memorial High School Class of 1941
    • Marlene Colgan, district web manager
    • Bob Courtney, district historian
    • Jill Tobler Erickson, Olathe High School Class of 1972
    • Hazel (Blackwell) Hendrix, John P. St. John Memorial High School Class of 1952
    • Ann (Moody) Johnson, Olathe High School Class of 1963
    • Denny Knop, Olathe High School Class of 1969
    • Drake Rapue, Olathe North High School Class of 2015
    • Ken Roberts, Olathe High School Class of 1963
    • Heather (Devocelle) Schoonover, Olathe South High School Class of 1988
    • Teresa (Admire) Suddreth, Olathe High School Class of 1973
    • Becky Milloy Vrbas, Olathe High School Class of 1974
    • Carol (Caenen) Wheeler, Olathe High School Class of 1968
    • Dennis Wheeler, Olathe High School Class of 1966
    • Ivan Wicke, John P. St. John Memorial High School Class of 1954
    • Amanda (Mulhall) York, Olathe East High School Class of 1996

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Val (Young) Bentley

Val (Young) Bentley graduated from Olathe North High School in 1992.

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Ken Roberts

Ken Roberts graduated from Olathe High School in 1963.

Treasurer

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Drake Rapue

Drake Rapue graduated from Olathe North High School in 2015.

Secretary

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Susan (Ingold) Brooks

Susan Brooks graduated from Olathe High School in 1981.

Past President

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Denny Knop

Denny Knop graduated from Olathe High School in 1969.

Historian

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Bob Courtney

Bob Courtney is a retired district employee and is first vice president of the Olathe Historical Society.