Lots of ties in April Photo of the Month contest
May 17, 2013
A three-way tie for first in sports photography set the tone for a month of ties in the April KSPA Photo of the Month contest. Joseph Anderson of Lawrence, Marisa Walton of Shawnee Mission East and Jordan Reinhardt of Blue Valley Northwest shared first place by scoring 47 of 50 points in the sports category,... Read more »
Students ‘March’ towards awards in Photo of the Month contest
Travis Diesing, Multimedia Assistant
April 11, 2013
Another batch of 15 talented Kansas high school photographers claimed places for March’s Photo of the Month Contest thanks to shots full of meaning and action. While these photos may be stills, they are anything but static. Here is a list of the winners and their work: Academics 1st—Tayler Anderson,... Read more »
Students from Blue Valley, BV North, Lawrence and SM North earn February photo prizes
Travis Diesing, Multimedia Assistant
March 8, 2013
Four students earned first place in the February Photo of the Month contest sponsored by KSPA. Bailey Outlaw (Blue Valley), Alex Scimecca (Blue Valley North), Joseph Anderson (Lawrence) and Megan Alford(Shawnee Mission North) impressed this month’s photo judge with their photos and photo illustrations. Here’s... Read more »
Too close to call in January Photo of the Month contest
Travis Diesing, Multimedia Assistant
February 11, 2013
Sixteen students placed in the Photo of the Month contest for January. There was a three-way tie in the Sports category for first place and a tie for third in Photo Illustration. Kayla Duarte from Maize High School earned the highest score in any category for her academics photograph. Here is a complete... Read more »
Ties result in many placing in November Photo of the Month contest
Travis Diesing, Multimedia Assistant
December 13, 2012
Twenty-two students placed in the November Photo of the Month Contest due to ties in four of the five categories. There were ties for second and fourth places in Sports, second place in Student Life, fourth place in Profile/Portrait, and third place in Academics. Maize High School’s Jennifer Terrell... Read more »
October Photo of the Month results released
Travis Diesing, Multimedia Assistant
November 11, 2012
Nineteen students placed in last month’s Photo of the Month contest with ties for first in Sports and Student Life, and ties for third in Academics and Photo Illustration. Maria Betancourt from Blue Valley West High School won the contest overall. Here is a complete list of students who placed... Read more »
SM East, Pittsburg, SM North, SM Northwest students lead September Photo of the Month winners
Travis Diesing
October 10, 2012
Fifteen students from 10 Kansas high schools placed in the top three of five categories for the September Photo of the Month contest. Here are the students the judge deemed worthy of recognition: Sports 1st—Molly Halter, SM East 2nd—Katie Knutson, BV Northwest 3rd—Kate Martens, Salina Central Student... 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 »
March Photo winners announced
April 10, 2012
Students from Maize South, Sterling, Blue Valley West, Blue Valley North, Shawnee Mission North, Olathe Northwest, Blue Valley and Blue Valley Northwest earned first place finishes in the March Photo of the Month contest. Here’s the complete list of winners: Academics 1st Place (tie) — Jaden... Read more »
February Photo of the Month winners announced
March 16, 2012
Students from Shawnee Mission East, Blue Valley West, Blue Valley North and Olathe Northwest are the winners in KSPA’s February Photo of the Month contest. Our photo contest judge chose a portrait of Shawnee Mission East lacrosse players taken by Grant Kendall as the top overall photo for the month. The... Read more »




