A pressing concern: The path to journalism certification
Travis Feil, KSPA President-Elect
March 3, 2012
It has recently come to my attention that all courses for the AV Communications Pathway require specialized endorsements. That is to say, whatever English Language Arts certification allowed instructors to teach communication technology courses under VE2 is no longer valid for Career Pathway approval.... Read more »
Mill Valley and SM East websites earn national honor
March 1, 2012
Two news websites from Kansas high schools — Harbinger Online from Shawnee Mission East and Jagwire News Online from Mill Valley — have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Both websites will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest... Read more »
Shawnee Mission yearbooks named Pacemaker finalists
February 8, 2012
Three 2011 yearbooks from the Shawnee Mission School District have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Books from East, North and Northwest all will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national convention... Read more »
January Design of the Month winners announced
February 7, 2012
Below are the winners for the January Design of the Month contests. The deadline for the February monthly contests is Feb. 29. News Publication design: 1st Place: Toni Aguiar of Shawnee Mission East High School 2nd Place: Kirk Bado, Hayley Battenbarg, Ashlee Crane and Brianna Leyden of Shawnee Misison... Read more »
January Story of the Month winners announced
February 6, 2012
Below are the winners for the January Story of the Month contests. The amount of entries KSPA received this month was more than usual, so congratulations to the winners of each category because competition was tough. Video News: 1st Place: Brenna Iskra and Hannah Reichle of Mill Valley High School 2nd... Read more »
All-Kansas Write Offs now available
January 27, 2012
The KSPA and Kansas Professional Communicators (KPC) present the All-Kansas Write Off contest. This contest is an opportunity for students journalists to submit published work from the last year for critique and the chance to be qualified as an All-Kansas winner. Some submissions will also be forwarded... Read more »
Nineteen All-Kansas Yearbook winners announced
December 19, 2011
Nineteen 2011 yearbooks earned All-Kansas distinction in the annual critique service and contest. Judges from around the country judged the books and are thrilled with the improvements on the books from last year to this year. The winners are listed below in order of class and click on the Google map... Read more »
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 »
KSPA, Garden City CC host Constitution Day panels Sept. 16
August 26, 2011
Garden City Community College, the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, and the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications have scheduled Sept. 16 as The Southwest Kansas Constitution/First Amendment Day, a stop on KSPA’s First Amendment Tour 2011, hosted by GCCC. Advisers,... Read more »
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 »
