Motivation without conflict, Part I

September 29, 2011

By Travis Feil KSPA President-Elect After the fall conferences this past week, I’ve been contacted by several students and advisers across the state with some meaningful questions about staff relationships, leadership and dealing with problems that arise during production cycles. We’ve all had... Read more »

2011 JEA award winners announced

September 12, 2011

The Journalism Education Association has named its fall 2011 award winners. They will be honored Nov. 19 at the fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Minneapolis. Amy DeVault and Derius Mammen are both honored in the Friends of Scholastic Journalism category. DeVault is an instructor... Read more »

Kansas schools win Pacemaker finalist recognition

September 8, 2011

The National Scholastic Press Association announced the 2011 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker finalists today and three Kansas high schools are finalists. NSPA received 325 entries in the Pacemaker contest. Newspapers were judged on the following criteria: coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting,... Read more »

Kansas students win NSPA awards

September 7, 2011

The National Scholastic Press Association announced the winners of its 2011 Individual Awards today, which include stories from ?? Kansas high school students. 6 Kansas journalists are finalists or won honorable mentions in the Story of the Year competition. Andrew Goble, a graduate of Shawnee Mission... Read more »

You can lead a student to journalism class, but can you make him like it?

September 2, 2011

By Travis Feil, KSPA President-Elect A Common Problem My basic journalism course is offered opposite band and choir – both very popular courses in my district. My J1 desks, consequently, have traditionally been populated by students more interested in avoiding music than embracing journalism. ... Read more »