Fall conferences bring in more than 1,200 students and advisers
September 21, 2009
This week’s KSPA Fall Conferences in Hays, Manhattan and Lawrence saw more than 1,100 students and nearly 100 advisers attend numerous educational sessions and keynote addresses by Logan Aimone, the executive director for the National Scholastic Press Association, and Sports Illustrated photographer... Read more »
NSPA director, SI photographer to speak at Fall Conferences (updated 9/21)
September 15, 2009
Logan Aimone, executive director of the National Scholastic Press Association, will address students and advisers at the Fall Conferences in Hays and Manhattan, on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, respectively, and Sports Illustrated photographer Bill Frakes will deliver a featured address at the Lawrence conference... Read more »
Four Kansas news publications are Pacemaker finalists
September 11, 2009
News publications from Hays High School, Blue Valley High School, Shawnee Mission East and Kapaun Mount Carmel all earned Pacemaker finalist distinction Friday from the National Scholastic Press Association. The Pacemakers are considered the “Pulitzers” of scholastic journalism in the U.S.,... Read more »
BVTV: Feature story NSPA finalist
September 10, 2009
Eleven Kansas students named NSPA contest finalists
September 9, 2009
Students from Shawnee Mission East, Skyline, Blue Valley Northwest, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Blue Valley West and Shawnee Mission North have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Photo of the Year, Design of the Year, Story of the Year and Broadcast of the Year contests.... Read more »
KSPA adds monthly photo contest
Claire McInerny, KSPA Staff
September 3, 2009
Starting September 2009, KSPA begins its Photo of the Month contest, a monthly contest for high school photographers that is similar to the Story of the Month competition. President-Elect and Contest Chair Jill Chittum, the publications adviser at Blue Valley High School, proposed the idea at a KSPA... Read more »
Amanda Roberts, Assistant Director
September 3, 2009
Amanda Roberts is a sophomore studying Strategic Communications within the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. She is also pursuing a second major in Art History. Amanda dedicates her time between school, work, and many on-campus activities. She is currently involved... Read more »
Bailey Reimer, Office Assistant
September 3, 2009
Bailey Reimer is a freshman at the University of Kansas, majoring in religious studies. She was the editor-in-chief of the Shawnee Mission Northwest Lair yearbook in Shawnee, Kan., for two years. Her other scholastic journalism experiences include attending and assisting at numerous workshops, and competing... Read more »
Former KSPA Director talks about student press freedom law
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September 2, 2009
As you embark on the publication of your newspapers, Web sites, broadcast media and yearbooks, your students are likely to begin discussing controversial stories, how to report them and what to present to their communities. Now is the time to teach students about the rights and responsibilities accorded... Read more »
All-Kansas Yearbook services now available
Grant Miller, KSPA Staff
September 1, 2009
Now is the time to enter your school’s 2009 yearbook in the All-Kansas Critique and Ratings service. The critique service — provided by award-winning yearbook advisers from around the United States — allows your staff to see what made the 2009 book so successful and how this year’s staff... Read more »
