JEA president’s visit highlights fall conferences
August 16, 2011
In a tradition that extends all the way back to 1919, the Kansas Scholastic Press Association again this year will host fall conferences for student-journalists and their advisers across this great state. For the 13th consecutive year, advisers will have the choice to attend a conference at a university... Read more »
Kansas students bring home awards from JEA/NSPA contests
April 18, 2011
Once again, students from Kansas high schools and middle schools brought home more than their share of honors at the JEA/NSPA national convention in Anaheim, Calif. Saturday’s National Scholastic Press Association awards ceremony was laden with mentions of winners from the Shawnee Mission district.... Read more »
Chase County adviser to be honored at NSPA national convention
September 8, 2010
Linda Drake, the adviser at Chase County High School in Cottonwood Falls, is one of five NSPA Pioneer Award recipients for 2010. She will be honored Nov. 13 at the NSPA/JEA national convention in Kansas City, Mo. Drake is also a member of the KSPA board, serving as an Area 3 representative. She is a... Read more »
Kansas students shine at JEA/NSPA convention in Portland
April 19, 2010
Students from Andover High School, Goddard, Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission Northwest and Shawnee Mission West won several awards this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA national convention in Portland, Ore. Foremost among the winners was East’s Tim Shedor, the Kansas High School Journalist of... Read more »
CSPA honors three Kansas advisers with Gold Keys
March 31, 2010
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Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley students lead the way at Statehouse Day
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February 10, 2010
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
By Mary Patrick, KSPA Board Member, Middle School Representative
January 11, 2010
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
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
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. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ... Read more »
Sports Illustrated photographer loves speaking to Kansas students, telling multimedia sports stories
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Claire McInerny/KSPA Staff
October 2, 2009
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 »
