2010 Results (Past)
Judges have finished combing through, critiquing and ranking 1,150 entries in the KSPA State Contest at the Kansas Union on the University of Kansas campus, and overall sweepstakes results are final.
In Class 6A, Shawnee Mission East again captured the state sweepstakes crown. Other winners include repeat 5A champion Mill Valley, Piper in Class 4A, repeat champion Phillipsburg in Class 3A, and Chase County in Class 2A. Three schools (Satanta, Yates Center and Lincoln) tied for first in Class 1A.
More than 940 students from 109 schools competed in the contest, which offered 11 carry-in and nine on-site contests. The fifty judges awarded first-place finishers 5 points toward the Sweepstakes Trophy competition, second places earned 4 points, third places earned 3 points, and all honorable mentions earned 1 point each.
While students competed, the KSPA membership held its annual meeting and honored three award winners:
- Hall of Fame inductee Nancy Hall;
- Jackie Engel Award winner Kathy Hill Habiger from Mill Valley High School; and
- Administrator of the Year Tracy Smith from Uniontown.
Here are the final totals by class in the Sweepstakes Competition:
Class 1A
Satanta 10, Yates Center 10, Lincoln 10, Haviland 9, Natoma 7, Skyline 6, Burrton 4, Hoxie 2, Kickapoo Nation 2, Linn 1, Claflin 1.
Class 2A
Chase County 50, Humboldt 37, St. Francis 29, Onaga 25, Canton-Galva 22, Kinsley 19, Uniontown 13, Troy 10, Hill City 10, Republic County 9, Burlingame 3, Nemaha Valley 3, Doniphan West 2, Stockton 2, Valley Falls 1.
Class 3A
Phillipsburg 24, Caney Valley 16, SE of Saline 13, Cimarron 9, Norton Community 5, Osage City 4, Minneapolis 2, Neodesha 2, Beloit 1, Southwestern Heights 1, Burlington 1, Ellsworth 1.
Class 4A
Piper 29, Silver Lake 24, Chanute 21, Ottawa 17, The Independent School 13, Jefferson West 13, Smoky Valley 11, Paola 10, DeSoto 9, Rose Hill 8, Chapman 8, Girard 8, Baldwin 8, Pratt 6, Buhler 6, Clearwater 5, Hiawatha 5, Columbus 5, Louisburg 4, Holton 3, El Dorado 3, Pleasant Ridge 2, Russell 1, Circle 1, Nickerson 1.
Class 5A
Mill Valley 24, Bishop Carroll 19, Andover HS 14, Kapaun Mt. Carmel 13, Hays 10, Andover Central 7, Salina South 6, Topeka Seaman 5, McPherson 5, Salina Central 2, Bonner Springs 2, Topeka West 1, Newton 1.
Class 6A
SM East 48, SM North, 29, SM Northwest 18, Wichita East 17, Blue Valley Northwest 13, Blue Valley 12, SM South 9, Maize 9, Olathe Northwest 8, Lawrence 5, Manhattan 5, Wichita SE 4, SM West 3, Blue Valley West 3, Olathe South 2, Goddard 1, Junction City 1, Washburn Rural 1, Wichita Northwest 1.
Video News Contest entries were submitted early and judged by faculty at the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Here are the winning videos, from Chase County (1A/2A), Silver Lake (3A/4A) and Olathe Northwest (5A/6A):
