Five distinguished alumni will be inducted into the Lee’s Summit High School Hall of Fame on April 19 at Lee’s Summit High School. Alumni being honored for the 2024-2025 school year are Mark Dunning, Class of 1989; Chad Hertzog, Class of 1998; Amy Knopps, Class of 1997; Susie Ritter Newsam, Class of 1974; and Julia Rygaard, Class of 1988.The distinguished alumni will be recognized at the LSHS Hall of Fame banquet to be held at 6 p.m. on April 19, 2025 at LSHS. Cost per person is $35, and reservations are required. If you wish to attend, you will need to either mail or personally drop by your reservation payment and name to Lee’s Summit High School, 400 SE Blue Parkway, LS, MO 64063. For more information, please contact the high school at 816-986-2107 or email to [email protected]

Lee’s Summit High School has inducted distinguished graduates into the school’s Hall of Fame for 28 years. Alumni are inducted each year during a dinner ceremony. Plaques featuring the honorees will be displayed in the new entry of Lee’s Summit High School.

The LSHS Hall of Fame inductees are selected by a committee of graduates and staff. Alumni are eligible for this honor 10 years after graduation. Nomination forms for the 2025-26 school year are available on the LSHS website. Nomination forms & supporting materials should be submitted to the high school at 400 SE Blue Parkway, Lee’s Summit, MO, 64063 no later than November 14, 2025. Submit electronically to [email protected] no later than November 14, 2025.