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, newspaper special editions and online publications must have been published this school year, while yearbooks were from the 2008-2009 school year.

The complete list of Kansas Best of Show winners from the JEA/NSPA convention, which was held this weekend in Washington, D.C., are as follows:

Newspaper 1-8 pages

5^th Place: The Mission, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Nathaniel Zoschke, editor
Becky Tate, adviser

7^th Place: Pirates’ Log, Piper HS, Kansas City, Kan.
Kate Linman, editor
Cindy Horchem, adviser

Newspaper 17+ pages:

4^th Place: The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
David Catt, Ryan McCarthy, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

5^th Place: The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Phoebe Unterman, Tim Schedor, editor
C. Dow Tate, adviser

8^th Place: The Express, Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Conner Ahnen, Aaron McGaw, editor
Jim McCrossen, adviser

9^th Place: The Tiger Print, Blue Valley HS, Stilwell, Kan.
Allison Kohn, Stephanie Roche, editor
Jill Chittum, adviser

10^th Place: Jag Wire, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Zach Leas, Laura Williamson, editor
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser

Newspaper Special Edition:

5^th Place: Epic, Shawnee Mission West HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Alex Burnett, editor
Amy Morgan, adviser

7^th Place: The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Phoebe Unterman, Tim Schedor, editor
C. Dow Tate, adviser

Junior High Yearbook

1^st Place: Eagle, Maize South Middle School, Wichita, Kan.
Chloe Davis, Jessi Holman, editor
Mary Patrick, adviser

Yearbook 225-274 pages:

1^st Place: The JAG, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Carl Sparrman, Carolynn Gatewood, Courtney Collins, editor
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser

Yearbook 325+ pages:

1^st Place: Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Bailey Reimer, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

2^nd Place: Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Andrea Tudhope, Alexandria Norton, editor
Dow Tate, adviser

7^th Place: Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Kevin Moore, editor
Becky Tate, adviser

Publication Web Site:

5^th Place: BVWNews, Blue Valley West HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Bethany Schulz, Kaiti Xouris, editor
Michael Dunlap, adviser

6^th Place: SMNW.com, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Susan Massy, adviser