Kansas Scholastic Press Association » Photo of the Month http://www.kspaonline.org The Official Web Site of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:09:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 November Photo of the Month winners announced http://www.kspaonline.org/pom/2011/12/15/november-photo-of-the-month-winners-announced/ http://www.kspaonline.org/pom/2011/12/15/november-photo-of-the-month-winners-announced/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:15:41 +0000 clairem http://www.kspaonline.org/?p=2876 Below is the list of winners in the November photo of the month contest. The next monthly contest will take place in January.

Academics

1st Place: Cassie Holt, Holton High School
2nd Place: Bailey Kopp, Shawnee Mission Northwest
2nd Place: Alex Scimecca, Blue Valley North

Photo Illustration

1st Place: Courtney Gage, Blue Valley Northwest
2nd Place: Lenna Younes, Blue Valley West

Sports

1st Place: Evelyn Davis, Blue Valley High School
2nd Place: Kate Jacobsen, Shawnee Mission Northwest
3rd Place: Kayla Heenan, Blue Valley Northwest

Student Life

1st Place: Diane Calderon, Shawnee Mission North
2nd Place: McKayla Crouss, Washington High School
3rd Place: Anna Varriano, Blue Valley High School

Profile/Portrait

1st Place: Brandon Smith, Pittsburg High School
2nd Place: Raymo’n Doriety, Washington High School
3rd Place: Brittany Collins, Maize High School

 

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Student Life Photo:

1st Place: Sarah Dean, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.

1st Place: Loghan Finney, Topeka High School

2nd Place: Shelby Dinkel, Salina Central High School

2nd Place: Terrik King, Washington High School

3rd Place: Rachel Beren, Blue Valley North High School

3rd Place: Brandon Smith, Pittsburg High School

3rd Place: Alexandra Morris, Maize High School

Sports Photos

1st Place: Aaron Messick, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

2nd Place: Katie Antonopoulos, Blue Valley Northwest High School

2nd Place: Kristen Mahood, Blue Valley North High School

3rd Place: Rachel Bergeson, Blue Valley High School

 

Academic Photos

1st Place: Jaden Hilgers, Maize South High School

2nd Place: Zach Baden, Pittsburg High School

 

Photo Illustration

1st Place: Ali Fallucca, Blue Valley North High School


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1st: Lauren Duerksen, Newton High School

2nd: Dakota Behrman, Blue Valley High School

3rd: Brandon Smith, Pittsburg

3rd: Brittany Collins, Maize

Sports

1st: Courtney Gage, Blue Valley Northwest

2nd: Kamen Kossow, Salina Central

2nd: Alex Scimecca, Blue Valley North

4th: Danielle Norton, Shawnee Mission East

4th: DeAnna Opland, Newton High

Academics

1st: Erin Browne, Blue Valley

1st: Christa Hill, Holton High

2nd: Jessica Curlee, Pittsburg High

Portrait

1st: Maria Fournier, Blue Valley High School

2nd: Sarah Wheeler, Sterling High

3rd: Kayla Adams, Maize High School

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Student Life

  • 1st – Ana Ribeiro, Maize High School, 5A
  • 2nd – Natalie Pasley, Shawnee Mission North High School, 6A
  • 3rd – Amanda Mitchell-Carrier, Pittsburg High School, 5A

Sports Photo

  • 1st – Valerie Kutchko, Shawnee Mission North, 6A
  • 2nd – Mikala Compton, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 6A
  • 3rd (Tie) – Brittany Collins, Maize High School, 5A
  • 3rd (Tie) – Sarah Dean, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 6A
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Student Life

  • 1st- Michelle Stuessi of Shawnee Mission Northwest, 6A
  • 2nd- Cassie Holt of Holton High, 4A
  • 3rd- Alissa Pollack of Shawnee Mission East, 6A
  • 4th- Megan Farnsworth of Pittsburg, 5A
  • 5th- Cassie Holt of Holton, 4A
  • 5th- Danielle St. Louis of Blue Valley Southwest, 6A

Sports Photo

  • 1st- Andrea Zecy of Shawnee Mission East, 6A
  • 2nd- Valerie Kutchko of Shawnee Mission North, 6A
  • 3rd- Gabe Alejos of Shawnee Mission North, 6A
  • 4th- Danielle St. Louis of Blue Valley Southwest, 6A
  • 5th- Daniel Maguire of Shawnee Mission Northwest, 6A
  • 6th- Hannah Carrier of Pittsburg, 5A

Academics

  • 1st- Jessie Vollick of Blue Valley, 5A

Portrait

  • 1st- Grant Heinlein of Shawnee Mission East, 6A
  • 2nd- Shelby Dinkel of Salina Central, 5A
  • 3rd- Megan Farnsworth of Pittsburg, 5A
  • 4th- Olivia Roudebush of Blue Valley HS, 6A
  • 5th- Valeria Kutchko of Shawne Mission North, 6A
  • 6th- Dalton Beightel of Holton High School, 4A
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Sports
First — Caroline Waters, Washburn Rural HS
Second — Andrea Zecy, Shawnee Mission East HS
Third — Owen Lipson, Shawnee Mission North HS

Academics
First — Shannon Ahlstedt, Newton HS

Photo Illustration
First — Grant Heinlein, Shawnee Mission East HS

Student Life
First — Alissa Pollack, Shawnee Mission East HS
Second — Taylor Gwin, Shawnee Mission North HS
Third — Brittany Neigenfeld, Maize HS

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Here are all the winners in the February Photo of the Month contest (a slide show will be added soon):

Sports
First (and Overall Best in Show) — Shannon Ahlstedt, Newton HS
Second — Casey Worthington, Pittsburg HS

Photo Illustration
First — Robbie Bohm, Washburn Rural HS

Academics
First — Brandon Hanchett, Newton HS

Portrait
First — Kirsten Selstad, Blue Valley West HS
Second — Jake Riesberg, Blue Valley Northwest HS

Student Life
First — Alissa Pollack, Shawnee Mission East HS

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Student Life

  • 1st Place: Eva Roebuck, Shawnee Mission North High School
  • 2nd Place: Alissa Pollack, Shawnee Mission East High School
  • 3rd Place: Gabby Zeller, Washburn Rural High School

Portrait

  • 1st Place: Daniel Stewart, Shawnee Mission East High School
  • 2nd Place: Samantha Nichols, Holton High School

Academics

  • 1st Place: Eva Roebuck, Shawnee Mission North High School
  • 2nd Place: Emma Bailey, Pittsburg High School

Sports

  • 1st Place: Olivia Roudebush, Blue Valley High School
  • 2nd Place: Shelby Dinkel, Salina Central High School
  • 3rd Place: Olivia Roudebush, Blue Valley High School
  • 4th Place: Josh Schirmer, Holton High School

Illustration

  • 1st Place: Eli Schneider, Washburn Rural High School
  • 2nd Place: Victoria Harshaw, Holton High School
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Here are the winners:

Student Life
1st – Brandon Hanchett, Newton High School
2nd – Alissa Pollack, Shawnee Mission East High School
3rd – Terrah Schultz, Washburn Rural High School, King for a Day
Sports
1st – Andrea Zecy, Shawnee Mission East High School
2nd – Eva Roebuck, Shawnee Mission North High School
3rd – Shannon Ahlstedt, Newton High School
Profile/Portrait
1st - Emma Bailey, Pittsburg High School, Wall Flip
Photo Illustration
1st – Shauna Greenlee, Maize High School
Academics
1st – Kirsten Selstad, Blue Valley West High School
The November deadline for entries is Nov 30.  We encourage more students to enter the Profile/Portrait, Photo Illustration and Academics categories.
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Below are the winners and runners-up in each category. KSPA judges received more entries in the Student Life/Feature and Sports categories than any other. The October deadline for entries is Oct. 29.

The September winners:

Student Life/Feature
1st – Samantha Slupski, Shawnee Mission North, Homecoming Queen
2nd – Maegan Kabel, Blue Valley, Gerety Assembly
3rd – Kate Martens, Salina Central, Fourth Grader glows
Sports
1st – Grant Heinlein, Shawnee Mission East , Over the Top
2nd – Dan Stewart, Shawnee Mission East, Joga Bonito
3rd – Pamela Carper, Washburn Rural, Full Force
Photo Illustration
1st – Grant Heinlein, Shawnee Mission East, Time Wasted
Profile/Portrait
1st – Brette Minton, Pittsburg, Arm’s Reach
Academics
1st – Kirsten Selstad, Blue Valley West, Flutist
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