{"id":65016,"date":"2022-05-12T14:29:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T19:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=65016"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T19:29:29","slug":"students-honored-at-annual-kams-ams-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=65016","title":{"rendered":"Students honored at annual KAMS\/AMS ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty-eight students from the Kansas Academy of Mathematics & Science (KAMS) and the Academy of Mathematics & Science (AMS) were honored at the 2022 completion ceremony Saturday in Fort Hays State University\u2019s Memorial Union. This was the 12th graduating class of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KAMS is Kansas’ premier early college\nresidential program designed to provide a STEM-focused academic experience for\ngifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. AMS is an early college\nprogram open to international and out-of-state domestic students, offering an\nunparalleled educational experience for gifted and talented high school\nstudents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s student speakers were Cooper\nKrueger from Bonner Springs and Yao-Wen “Joe” Liu from Taiwan.\nStudent speakers are selected based on academic success achieved during their\ntime in the program and involvement in clubs\/activities, research, and\ncommunity service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, who is planning on majoring in\ncomputer science at the University of Florida next year, thanked everyone who\nhelped him succeed in the program but focused primarily on his friendships\nwhile in KAMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My roommate really helped me\nadjust,” Liu said. “We made memories that can’t be bought with money,\nmemories I will cherish for the rest of my life.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krueger, who is planning to study\nfisheries and wildlife biology and entomology at Michigan State University,\nfocused on the opportunities the KAMS\/AMS programs provide while acknowledging\nits rigor.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is not a program for everyone\n\u2026 and the path to get here was full of challenges,” Krueger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We would not have made it without\neach other,” Krueger admitted, thanking faculty, staff, and the other\ngraduates for their support and friendship. “It has been an honor to be a\npart of the KAMS\/AMS 2022 cohort.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Burns, director of Early College\nPrograms at Fort Hays State, shared some facts about this year’s KAMS\/AMS\nstudents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n