Peggy Ralston Shelton Sheffel
2024 Distinguished Staff Peggy Shelton (THS 1935) came late to teaching, rearing her family before returning to school for a degree in education. She taught
2024 Distinguished Staff Peggy Shelton (THS 1935) came late to teaching, rearing her family before returning to school for a degree in education. She taught
2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Ben Lerner honed his mastery of the word through the THS debate program, where he earned national titles. Since then,
2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Mary Huntoon (1896-1970) was a pioneer in art therapy, working with Karl Menninger and with patients at Topeka’s veterans’ hospital.
2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Darren is a performer, playwright, and professor. Starting early at Helen Hocker Theatre’s Bath House Players, Darren performed in all
2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Larrie Bates demonstrated early leadership skills at Washburn University in his social fraternity Alpha Delta and the AFROTC Drill Team,
2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Jack Alexander’s legacy in Topeka stretched from athletics to military, government, and public service. He lettered as a point guard
JaNelle Wright Casson 2000 – Arguably one of the most multi-talented athletes in school history, it was in Track and Field where JaNelle could literally
Preston-Syed Carrington-Mufti 1967 Known in high school as Preston Carrington, Preston was a fantastic basketball player as well as track athlete. As a basketball player,
Fred Slaughter 1960– Fred played football, basketball, and track and field while attending Topeka High School. As a Junior, he led THS to the 1958
Judy Dyer 1966 – Though Judy was an excellent all-around athlete, her specialty was Track and Field. Judy competed in Track and Field before Topeka