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East’s Tim Shedor named Kansas HS Journalist of the YearMarch 8, 2010
Senior Tim Shedor from Shawnee Mission East High School has been named the Kansas 2010 High School Journalist of the Year. Shedor is the co-editor-in-chief of East’s award-winning newspaper, The Harbinger. “I do journalism because I have not found a class that can teach me, reprimand me, and correct me as quickly as journalism can,” Shedor wrote in the essay that accompanied his voluminous JOY application. Shedor has been on the Harbinger staff since his sophomore year, when he first caught adviser Dow Tate’s...
News
Administrator of the Year nominations now acceptedFebruary 21, 2010
Kansas student journalists have legal protection against administrative censorship and interference, but at some schools these laws are almost unnecessary because the administrators go above and beyond to encourage... [Read more]
Conferences
Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley students lead the way at Statehouse DayFebruary 10, 2010
Students from Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley earned top honors in the writing and video news contests sponsored by KSPA after the first Statehouse Reporter for a Day, Jan. 28 in Topeka. More than 40 students... [Read more]
Other Recent Conferences Headlines
- KSPA hosts three Middle School Re-Design Workshops
- KSPA offers students a chance to be political reporters; travel stipends available
- 09 Lawrence Fall Conference Photos
- Sports Illustrated photographer loves speaking to Kansas students, telling multimedia sports stories
- Conversations with R.J. Dake raise questions
Blogs
BV West, SM East named online Pacemaker finalistsMarch 11, 2010
Two Kansas student Web publications earned Online Pacemaker finalist designation Thursday from the National Scholastic Press Association. The Spotlight from Blue Valley West High School and The Harbinger from Shawnee... [Read more]
Photo of the Month
SM North photo of JROTC inspection wins February contest
March 5, 2010
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Story of the Month
Blue Valley’s Allison Kohn wins column writing contestMarch 9, 2010
Allison Kohn, a senior from Blue Valley High School, won the February Story of the Month contest for her personal column about taking a self-defense class. The class was started in memory of a former BVHS student... [Read more]
1st Amendment
Student Press Law Explained
February 8, 2010
The First Amendment is critical for any journalist in the United States, but through the years the rights of the First Amendment have dramatically changed for student journalists. Two U.S. Supreme Court cases have... [Read more]



