High school students gain exposure through 810 WHB’s ‘Scholastic Sportswriters’ program
August 24, 2010
Filed under News, Uncategorized
August 23, 2010 (Overland Park) – Sports Radio 810 WHB announced the launch of the “810 WHB Scholastic Sportswriters” program for the 2010-11 year. The program will begin with the 2010 football season, as selected students can write stories and take photos of their high school football team.... Read more »
Nevada judge rules in favor of student newspaper’s investigation
August 11, 2010
Filed under 1st Amendment, Uncategorized
Student-journalists at Churchill County High School in Nevada successfully fought off a libel suit this week using any journalist’s best defense: the truth. A CCHS music teacher had sought $10,000 from the school district, the principal and the newspaper adviser because of a story in the student... Read more »
Obituary: Michael Dunlap, BV West adviser
August 4, 2010
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Michael A. Dunlap, 44, the newspaper and yearbook adviser at Blue Valley West High School, died unexpectedly of an aneurysm at his home on Monday, Aug. 2. Dunlap taught journalism at Blue Valley West, served as Mass Communication Department chairman, and was program facilitator for journalism for... Read more »
Pulitzer winner, Hays workshops highlight Fall Conference slate
July 27, 2010
Filed under Top Stories, Uncategorized
A Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer and a new conference format for Hays highlight the KSPA Fall Conference schedule for 2010. Salina native and University of Kansas graduate Colleen McCain Nelson will deliver keynote addresses at the first two conferences, set for Monday, Sept. 20 at KU in Lawrence,... Read more »
Kansas students shine at JEA/NSPA convention in Portland
April 19, 2010
Filed under Conferences, Uncategorized
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 »
Five Kansas publications win CSPA Gold Crowns
March 19, 2010
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Yearbooks from Maize South Middle School, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and Shawnee Mission East High School, along with Web sites from both SM Northwest and SM East, earned Gold Crown awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The awards were announced at CSPA’s annual spring... Read more »
Blue Valley’s Allison Kohn wins column writing contest
March 9, 2010
Filed under Story of the Month, Uncategorized
Allison Kohn, a senior from Blue Valley High School, won the February Story of the Month contest for her personal column about taking a self-defense class. The class was started in memory of a former BVHS student who was assaulted and murdered in 2002 while working at a Leawood, Kan., pool. The judges... Read more »
East’s Tim Shedor named Kansas HS Journalist of the Year
March 8, 2010
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Senior Tim Shedor from Shawnee Mission East High School has been named the Kansas 2010 High School Journalist of the Year. Shedor is the co-editor-in-chief of East’s award-winning newspaper, The Harbinger. “I do journalism because I have not found a class that can teach me, reprimand me,... Read more »
KSPA Hall of Fame deadline approaching
February 12, 2010
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The KSPA Hall of Fame deadline is quickly approaching and is a great way to honor journalism teacher and advisers in the state. The nominee must meet criteria in multiple areas, which include having significant contributions to KSPA, achievement in personal success with student journalism and contributions... Read more »
SM West photographer wins January competition
February 8, 2010
Filed under Photo of the Month, Uncategorized
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