Kansas reaps awards at JEA/NSPA convention
November 22, 2011
By Claire McInerny The National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Educators Association hosted their annual fall convention in Minneapolis this weekend. Kansas high school journalists accounted for many of the winners in both the NSPA carry-in contests and the JEA on-site competitions. Andrew... 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 »
Jackie Engel Endowment golf tournament set for July 10
June 6, 2011
This summer, KSPA kicks off “The Drive: The Jackie Engel Endowment Fund Golf Tournament” as a means for potential donors to have fun and contribute to the endowment. The Drive is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. July 10, 2011, at the Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence. Kansas high school faculty... Read more »
All-Kansas winners announced
May 3, 2011
The results for All-Kansas winners for news publications, websites and videos are in. The entries were judged by top journalism advisers from around the country and went through an extensive critique process. The winners for each paper, video program and website are considered the best of that category... Read more »
Shawnee Mission West adviser wins Jackie Engel Award
April 26, 2011
Amy Morgan, the journalism adviser for Shawnee Mission West High School, has won a prestigious journalism teaching award for 2011. Morgan is this year’s recipient of Jackie Engel Award, sponsored by the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press and named in honor of Jackie Engel, a former journalism teacher... Read more »
Goddard student wins Kansas High School Journalist of the Year award
March 25, 2011
Tanner Maxwell of Goddard High School has been named the 2011 Kansas High School Journalist of the Year. Maxwell has been editor in chief of The Lion’s Roar newspaper for the past two years, during which time the paper has received both a national Best in Show at the spring 2010 NSPA convention... Read more »
KSPA begins “The Drive” to build Engel Endowment Fund
February 16, 2011
In 2011, KSPA kicks off “The Drive: The Jackie Engel Endowment Fund Golf Tournament” as a means for potential donors to have fun and contribute to the endowment. The Drive is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 20, 2011, at the Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence. Kansas media companies and other friends... Read more »
HS Journalist of the Year deadline is Feb. 15
January 21, 2011
Another slow January snow day? There’s no better time than for your school’s top two senior journalists to work on their portfolios for the annual High School Journalist of the Year competition. The submission deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 15. They’ll be eligible to win up to $1,250 at... Read more »
