September photo contest winners announced
October 21, 2010
Students from Shawnee Mission North, Pittsburg, Shawnee Mission East and Blue Valley West captured first places in KSPA’s first Photo of the Month competition. Below are the winners and runners-up in each category. KSPA judges received more entries in the Student Life/Feature and Sports categories... Read more »
September story winners announced
October 12, 2010
Kevin Simpson of Shawnee Mission East was judged first place in feature writing for his story of a senior’s battle with cancer in the September KSPA Story of the Month contest. Andrew Goble, also from Shawnee Mission East, was judged first place in news writing, Ashley Golden of Maize High School... Read more »
SM East, Blue Valley students win September contest
October 8, 2010
Emma Pennington of Shawnee Mission East was judged first place for newsmagazines and Jordan McEntee of Blue Valley High School was awarded first place in newspapers for the innaugural Design of the Month contest. Pennington’s spread, which reviewed local frozen yogurt stores, was praised by judges... Read more »
PODCAST: Nelson encourages students to think locally in their publications
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October 5, 2010
Colleen McCain Nelson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer from The Dallas Morning News, urged Kansas high schools students to affect change at their schools by writing compelling editorials. Nelson, a graduate of Salina South High School and the University of Kansas, spoke to students at the... Read more »
