Seven Kansas students win first place in national write-off contest
May 14, 2012
Kansas high school journalists won seven of 18 contests in the recent National Federation of Press Women 2012 High School Communications Contest. Two more students earned second places, while another finished third and another earned an honorable mention.Three of the winners are from Shawnee Mission... Read more »
Maize, BV West, BV Northwest students win April design contest
May 10, 2012
Two students from Maize tied for first place in the news publication category of KSPA’s April Design of the Month Contest, while students from Blue Valley West (yearbook design) and Blue Valley Northwest (infographics) also earned first-place honors. Here are the winners and others who merited... Read more »
Students from three schools win top spots in April Story of the Month contest
May 10, 2012
Two students each from Shawnee Mission East and Blue Valley Northwest, and one student from Holton High School earned first-place rankings in KSPA’s Story of the Month Contest. Here are the winners and other entries noted by the judge, along with links to their stories: Feature Story 1st: Julia... Read more »
April Photo winners led by students from SM North, SM East, BV Northwest, Maize and Pittsburg
May 9, 2012
Eleven students from seven schools earned recognition for April in the final KSPA Photo of the Month contest for 2011-2012. Here are the list of entries the judge from Texas deemed worthy of special recognition: Sports Photo 1st: Jacob Wilson, Shawnee Mission North 2nd: Jessica Curlee, Pittsburg 3rd:... Read more »
Chapman’s winning 3A/4A sports video
May 7, 2012
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Seven schools win KSPA state journalism sweepstakes
By Jeff Browne, KSPA Executive Director
May 5, 2012
A hotly contested tie in Class 2A led to seven schools earning sweepstakes titles in six classes at Saturday’s Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest in Lawrence. Chase County and Canton-Galva each earned 63 points overall to tie for the Class 2A sweepstakes. Other winners included: Class... Read more »
KSPA Executive Board welcomes six new members
April 30, 2012
Election results for the KSPA Executive Board have been finalized, and the Board is happy to welcome these six new members to two-year terms that end in May 2014. Area 1: Kathy Habiger, Mill Valley HS Area 2: Erica Rickard, Newton HS Area 3: Jessica Bowman, Canton-Galva HS Area 4: Jane Wagner, Russell... Read more »
22 News Publications earn All-Kansas; 3 more earn web and video honors
April 27, 2012
The spring All-Kansas critiques are in, and 25 news publications, websites and video news programs from 22 schools earned All-Kansas honors for 2012. The list is led by Chapman (Class 4A), Mill Valley (Class 5A) and Shawnee Mission East (Class 6A), which each won two All-Kansas plaques. Chapman and adviser... Read more »
Brandi Stout of KC Washington wins 2012 Sunflower
April 24, 2012
Kansas City Washington adviser Brandi Stout has been named the winner of the 2012 Sunflower Award, given annually by KSPA to a relatively new adviser (first four years) who has already made a significant contribution to scholastic journalism in Kansas. Stout, who will be honored at the annual KSPA State... Read more »
Looking for State ID Numbers?
April 23, 2012
Each student competing in the 2012 KSPA State Contest should have only one ID number. The only exception to this is if they are also competing on a team contest (Theme & Graphics or Video News). State ID numbers are listed below. If you see any mistakes such as misspellings, incorrect contest... Read more »
