Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley students lead the way at Statehouse Day

February 10, 2010  
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Students from Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley earned top honors in the writing and video news contests sponsored by KSPA after the first Statehouse Reporter for a Day, Jan. 28 in Topeka. More than 40 students from 15 schools converged on Topeka on a cold Kansas morning, and they spent the day in... Read more »

KSPA hosts three Middle School Re-Design Workshops

January 11, 2010 • By Mary Patrick, KSPA Board Member, Middle School Representative  
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Hello! It is time to shake off those cold weather blues and join us for the 6th annual Middle School Re-Design Workshops. The workshops will be held once again at Maize South Middle School, but our school has a brand-new beautiful facility so note the address change below. There are two prices. Without... Read more »

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

November 24, 2009  
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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 »

09 Lawrence Fall Conference Photos

October 2, 2009  
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KSPA Assistant Director Andrew Hoxey took the photographs for this short gallery of some of the highlights of the KU Fall Conference, Sept. 23 at the Kansas Union in Lawrence. Web master Rowdy Wichman designed the slideshow. [View with PicLens] ... Read more »

Sports Illustrated photographer loves speaking to Kansas students, telling multimedia sports stories

October 2, 2009 • Claire McInerny/KSPA Staff  
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KSPA staff reporter Claire McInerny interviewed Bill Frakes last week after the Sports Illustrated photographer delivered the keynote address at the KSPA Fall Conference at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Frakes said he loves telling sports stories with his photos, and that he’s enthusiastically... Read more »

Conversations with R.J. Dake raise questions

September 24, 2009 • Jeff Browne, KSPA; and Laurie Folsom, Lawrence Free State  
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For advisers who attended the 2009 KSPA conferences in Hays, Manhattan and Lawrence, one of the most anticipated sessions involved meeting with R.J. Dake, the consultant for the Internet Technology and Arts & Audio Visual clusters for the Kansas State Department of Education. Chase County publications... Read more »

NSPA director, SI photographer to speak at Fall Conferences (updated 9/21)

September 15, 2009  
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Logan Aimone, executive director of the National Scholastic Press Association, will address students and advisers at the Fall Conferences in Hays and Manhattan, on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, respectively, and Sports Illustrated photographer Bill Frakes will deliver a featured address at the Lawrence conference... Read more »

Fall Conferences 2009: A new era in Kansas journalism

June 6, 2009  
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For the 28th consecutive year, the Kansas Scholastic Press Association will host fall conferences for student-journalists and their advisers across this great state. For the 11th consecutive year, advisers will have the choice to attend a conference at a university of their choice: •    Monday,... Read more »