Distinguished Scholars has five academic focus areas of study for students to choose from. See the options below.

Who We Are

Academically high-achieving students immerse themselves in rigorous, non-traditional course work in one of five content areas as well as participate in cross-curricular year-long studies. Many students plan to pursue post-graduate degrees prior to embarking on careers.

Your Options:

Transfer program located at Olathe North High School

Take a peek at the Distinguished Scholars Academy - ELA strand

Take a peek at the Distinguished Scholars Academy - Math strand

Take a peek at the Distinguished Scholars Academy - Political Science strand

Take a peek at the Distinguished Scholars Academy - Science strand

Take a peek at the Distinguished Scholars Academy - Visual Arts strand

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DS Language Arts students work with the rare books collection at the KU Spencer Research Library.
DS Science students placed in the Top 20 teams in the Burns and McDonnell “Battle of the Brains” competition for their exhibit “Hear That?
DS Visual Arts seniors prepare and present a portfolio exploring a central concept of their choice.
DS Math students create a mathematical model to optimize placement of distribution facilities based on regional designation and other factors.