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From 125 entries, the judges for our monthly contest chose the 40 winning entries below as the best of the submissions. Shawnee Mission East High School collected 10 awards including 5 first place entries.

Kyra Haas of Lawrence Free State collected two awards (first in News Writing and contributed to second in Feature Writing) as did Joseph Anderson of Lawrence High School (first in Sports Photography and third in Video News).

Congratulations to all!

Be sure to Tuesday, March 31 to your calendars: it’s the deadline for the March submissions for the next installment of the monthly contest.

Multimedia Storytelling

• First Place Leah O’Connor Shawnee Mission East http://smeharbinger.net/arts-and-entertainment/from-the-scene-shop-to-skid-row
• Multimedia Storytelling Second Place James Wooldridge Shawnee Mission East http://smeharbinger.net/featured/video-love-146-benefit-concert

Infographic Design

• First Place William Oakley Shawnee Mission East

• Second Place Yashi Wang Shawnee Mission East

• Third Place Sally Cochran Blue Valley High School

Yearbook Copy Writing

• First Place Colton Lovelace Lawrence High School https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RjUFdpwm_E4n0Xq0i37b4GGqYn2lB7ichIBv9gOJEAI/edit?usp=sharing
• Second Place Kylie Cameron Shawnee Mission North https://app.box.com/s/urbouiq12t76sczycr4wed1v5nw7ukb6
• Third Place Kayla Stolz Shawnee Mission North https://app.box.com/s/77p0cbgc5w3vlbkz84s8zwzoh014eg3l

Feature Writing

• First Place Alli Baden Pittsburg High School https://app.box.com/s/g0lftanententlejub81wuf3zu806q4x
• Second Place Kyra Haas, Maddie Birchfield Lawrence Free State High School http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/features/2015/02/07/single-gender-english-9-classes-result-in-aclu-intervention/
• Third Place Annie Jones Shawnee Mission East High School https://app.box.com/s/7ubltb7ju68h5vov6ktfwkyyf2xjdi48

Opinion Writing

• First Place Janae Skaggs Holton https://app.box.com/s/cb8vur5ijsywxofzjmju0gsoexmos50g
• Second Place Lauren Hansen, Quinn Coleman BV West https://app.box.com/s/s036g7a44a6izoptpa8m0fm2zx0zavqo
• Third Place Elizabeth Patton, Kenneth Palmer Lawrence Free State http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/opinion/2015/02/05/teaching-to-the-test-staffers-debate-ap-approach/

News Writing

• First Place Kyra Haas Lawrence Free State High School http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/news/2015/02/18/president-obama-speaks-at-kansas-university/
• Second Place Maddie Davis Blue Valley High School https://app.box.com/s/l551b9hfyvdi7lihbs9q9cgf55ri09cg
• Third Place Sam Athey Shawnee Mission Northwest High School https://app.box.com/s/191cfigtltvcyqt06jq9jtohpzecrhgr

Video News

• First Place Justin Hicklin, Taylen Hitchcock Blue Valley Southwest https://vimeo.com/120492091
• Second Place Logan Wassall, Makaila Gay Blue Valley Southwest https://vimeo.com/120492090
• Third Place Cortlynn Stark & Joseph Anderson Lawrence High School http://www.lhsbudget.com/news/2015/02/04/video-students-respond-to-obamas-speech/

Sports Photography

• First Place Joseph Anderson Lawrence High School

• Second Place Bridget Wray Shawnee Mission North High School

• Third Place Iffet Genc Shawnee Mission South

Photo Illustration

• First Place Brooke Johanson Maize High School

• Second Place Jenna Fackrell Shawnee Mission South High School

Student Life Photography

• First Place Emma Matthews Shawnee Mission East High School

• Second Place Jesse York Shawnee Mission South High School

• Third Place Gracie Guignon Shawnee Mission East High School

Newspaper Design

• First Place Grace Amundson Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

• Second Place Madison Ames Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School

• Third Place Ellie Cook Shawnee Mission East High School

Yearbook Spread Design

• First Place Hope Hess Shawnee Mission East High School

• Second Place Izzy Ramirez Shawnee Mission North High School

• Third Place Joe Roubinek Shawnee Mission North High School

Academics Photography

• First Place Maxx Lamb Shawnee Mission East High School

• Second Place Avery Cooper Lawrence High School

• Third Place Alexis Luinstra Lawrence Free State High School

Profile/Portrait Photo

• First Place Brian Nelson Holton High School

• Second Place Divya Jain Blue Valley West High School

• Third Place Maddie Reith Holton High School

Sports Writing

• First Place Ben Rajewski Lawrence High School http://www.lhsbudget.com/news/2015/02/05/rolling-in-from-the-north/
• Second Place Lily Black Pittsburg High School https://app.box.com/s/qiowbg0asstnow5kcfg1o89nbvgsowf7
• Third Place Megan Hegarty Blue Valley High School https://app.box.com/s/mi5kmdbozmlklkfbwk2icyu7nreg5eot