TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Highland Park High School inducted two alums into the Sports Wall of Honor and one into the Hall of Fame.
Raphael Posey, class of 2000, was acknowledged for his athletic achievements with HP’s soccer and basketball groups. He racked up a number of accolades together with 2000 City Player of the Year.
Jameel Anderson, class of ‘96, was also honored for his excellence on the court as a three year varsity basketball player who went on to play at the collegiate and eventually professional level in Mexico.
The sole Hall of Fame honoree Thomas Browne Jr., class of ’77, was praised for his profession in public service. Most notably brown was appointed to the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals by governor Laura Kelly in 2020.
13 NEWS requested every inductee what precious lesson from their time at highland park they’ve carried with them into maturity.
“I’ve always said that I feel like sports is life’s best teacher,” Posey mentioned. “You learn to work well with others, you learn time management, team building skills and all those things can be translated into real life.”
“Toughness,” Anderson mentioned. “Highland Park brings toughness, grit, being mentally strong. It helped me so much in junior college, at the division I level and it helped me trying to do my pro thing, and just trying and never giving up.”
“It’s been awhile since I have been here,” Browne defined. “48 years ago I graduated from here and there’s a sign in the gymnasium that says it’s great to be a Scot and so that means a lot to me to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.”
The Hall of Fame and Sports Wall of Honor are situated inside Highland Park High School’s media middle and gymnasium respectively.
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