KSPA offers students a chance to be political reporters; travel stipends available

November 24, 2009  
Filed under Conferences

KSPA is excited to announce its newest learning opportunity for students, “Statehouse Reporter for a Day,” a combination field trip/reporting contest in which students have the chance to interview state officials and legislators about the issues facing K-12 education in Kansas. Statehouse Reporter... Read more »

Hays, SM East publications win Pacemakers

November 23, 2009 • By Claire McInerny, KSPA Staff  
Filed under Blogs, Uncategorized

Two Kansas high school newspapers, The Harbinger of Shawnee Mission East and the Guidon of Hays High School, earned the nation’s highest prize for scholastic journalists when the National Scholastic Press Association announced the 2009 Pacemaker recipients this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Fall... Read more »

Kansas students win 43 awards at JEA national write-offs

November 19, 2009  
Filed under Blogs

Forty-three Kansas student-journalists placed in the various write-off contests last weekend at the JEA/NSPA Fall Convention in Washington, D.C. Eight students earned “Superior” rankings, the highest ranking in the competition, while 19 earned “excellent” rankings and 16 earned “honorable mention.” In... Read more »

Three Kansas yearbooks judged nation’s best

November 17, 2009  
Filed under Blogs

Yearbooks from Mill Valley High School, Shawnee Mission Northwest and Maize South Middle School won Best of Show recognition at last week’s JEA/NSPA national convention in Washington, D.C. In all, 16 Kansas publications from 10 schools finished in the top 10 in the carry-in competitions. Newspapers,... Read more »

Kansas students place high in national competition

November 17, 2009  
Filed under Blogs

Eight Kansas students received story of the year awards at the JEA/NSPA fall convention this past weekend in Washington, D.C. Three second-place finishes highlighted the ceremony for the home-state students. Broadcast News: Second Place — Brittyn Fuller and Ty Grosshuesch of BVTV Student News Team,... Read more »

Kansas makes big footprint at national journalism convention

November 12, 2009 • Jeff Browne/KSPA Executive Director  
Filed under Blogs

Washington, D.C. — I just spent my first 24 hours at this year’s Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association Fall 2009 conference, and it has become even more clear what a huge presence our state makes on the national scholastic journalism scene. Most notable will... Read more »

SM Northwest photographer wins October photo contest

November 9, 2009  
Filed under Photo of the Month, Uncategorized

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SM East sophomore wins October story contest

November 5, 2009  
Filed under Story of the Month, Uncategorized

Kat Buchanan, a sophomore from Shawnee Mission East High School, has won KSPA’s October Story of the Month contest with her feature “Paint the Town,” which was published in The Harbinger. Advised by C. Dow Tate, Buchanan told the story of East junior Whitney Kerr, a graffiti artist... Read more »

Regional carry-in contests are ready

November 2, 2009  
Filed under Top Stories

Students may begin working on their carry-in contests for the February regional competitions, which kick off Feb. 25 in Emporia, Hays, Manhattan, Pittsburg  and Wichita, then conclude Feb. 26 in Lawrence. The Regionals page on this Web site also contains a letter to advisers explaining the key details... Read more »