Below are the prompts that have been used for the past KSPA Regional and State Contests to use for contest preparation and classroom purposes:
2020 State
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2020 Regionals
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Digital Submission Contests
- Contest K: Academics Photography
- Contest M: Advertising
- Contest N: Headline Writing and Design
- Contest P: Infographics
- Contest Q: News Page Design
- Contest R: Photo Illustration
- Contest S: Sports Photography
- Contest T: Student Life Photography
- Contest U: Yearbook Layout
- Contest V: Yearbook Theme & Graphics
2019 State
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- Cutline Writing
- Copy Editing
- Editorial Cartoon
- Editorial Writing
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
- Sports Writing
- Yearbook Copy Writing
- Yearbook Sports Writing
Digital Submission Contests
- Contest K: Academics Photography
- Contest M: Advertising
- Contest N: Headline Writing and Design
- Contest P: Infographics
- Contest Q: News Page Design
- Contest R: Photo Illustration
- Contest S: Sports Photography
- Contest T: Student Life Photography
- Contest U: Yearbook Layout
- Contest V: Yearbook Theme & Graphics
2018 State
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- Cutline Writing
- Copy Editing
- Editorial Cartoon
- Editorial Writing
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
- Sports Writing
- Yearbook Copy Writing
- Yearbook Sports Writing
Digital Submission Contests
- Contest K: Academics Photography
- Contest M: Advertising
- Contest N: Headline Writing and Design
- Contest P: Infographics
- Contest Q: News Page Design
- Contest R: Photo Illustration
- Contest S: Sports Photography
- Contest T: Student Life Photography
- Contest U: Yearbook Layout
- Contest V: Yearbook Theme & Graphics
2017 Regionals
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- Cutline Writing
- Copy Editing
- Editorial Cartoon
- Editorial Writing
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
- Sports Writing
- Yearbook Copy Writing
- Yearbook Sports Writing
Digital Submission Contests
- Contest K: Academics Photography
- Contest M: Advertising
- Contest N: Headline Writing and Design
- Contest P: Infographics
- Contest Q: News Page Design
- Contest R: Photo Illustration
- Contest S: Sports Photography
- Contest T: Student Life Photography
- Contest U: Yearbook Layout
- Contest V: Yearbook Theme & Graphics
2017 State
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- Cutline Writing
- Copy Editing
- Editorial Cartoon
- Editorial Writing
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
- Sports Writing
- Yearbook Copy Writing
- Yearbook Sports Writing
Digital Submission Contests
- Contest K: Academics Photography
- Contest M: Advertising
- Contest N: Headline Writing and Design
- Contest P: Infographics
- Contest Q: News Page Design
- Contest R: Photo Illustration
- Contest S: Sports Photography
- Contest T: Student Life Photography
- Contest U: Yearbook Layout
- Contest V: Yearbook Theme & Graphics
- Contest W: Multimedia Storytelling
- Contest X: Online Photo Gallery
2016 Regionals
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- Academics Photo
- Advertising
- Headline
- Infographics
- News Page Design
- Photo Illustration
- Sports Photo
- Student Life Photo
- Theme & Graphics
- Yearbook Layout
On-Site Contests
2016 State
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- Contest A: Copy Editing
- Contest B: Sports Writing
- Contest C: Editorial Cartoon
- Contest D: Yearbook Copy
- Contest E: Feature Writing
- Contest F: News Writing
- Contest G: Cutline Writing
- Contest H: Editorial Writing
- Contest J: Yearbook Sports Writing
Digital Submission Contests
- Contest K: Academics Photography
- Contest M: Advertising
- Contest N: Headline Writing & Design
- Contest P: Infographics
- Contest Q: News Page Design
- Contest R: Photo Illustration
- Contest S: Sports Photography
- Contest T: Student Life Photography
- Contest U: Yearbook Layout
- Contest V: Yearbook Theme & Graphics (can be team of up to two)
- Contest W: Multimedia Storytelling (can be team of up to four)
- Contest X: Online Photo Gallery
2015 Regionals
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- Academics Photo
- Advertising
- Headline
- Infographics
- News Page Design
- Photo Illustration
- Sports Photo
- Student Life Photo
- Theme & Graphics
- Yearbook Layout
On-Site Contests
2015 State
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- Contest A: Copy Editing
- Contest B: Sports Writing
- Contest C: Editorial Cartoon
- Contest D: Yearbook Copy
- Contest E: Feature Writing
- Contest F: News Writing
- Contest G: Cutline Writing
- Contest H: Editorial Writing
- Contest I: Yearbook Sports Writing
Digital Submission Contests
- Contest J: Academics Photography
- Contest K: Advertising
- Contest L: Headline Writing & Design
- Contest M: Infographics
- Contest N: News Page Design
- Contest O: Photo Illustration
- Contest P: Sports Photography
- Contest Q: Student Life Photography
- Contest R: Yearbook Layout
- Contest S: Yearbook Theme & Graphics (can be team of up to two)
- Contest T: Multimedia Storytelling (can be team of up to four)
- Contest U: Online Photo Gallery
2013 Regionals
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- Academics Photo
- Advertising
- Headline
- Infographics
- News Page Design
- Photo Illustration
- Sports Photo
- Student Life Photo
- Theme & Graphics
- Yearbook Layout
On-Site Contests
2012 State
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- Academics Photography
- Advertising
- Headline Writing
- Infographics
- News Page Design (See Files Below)
- Photo Illustration
- Sports Photography
- Student Life Photography
- Video News Package (Preview a single sports event/game/match)
- Yearbook Layout (See Files Below)
- Yearbook Theme and Graphics
2012 State News Page Design Contest Files
- 12 State NP Design Story
- 12 State NP Design Photo 1
- 12 State NP Design Photo 2
- 12 State NP Design Photo 3
- 12 State NP Design Photo 4
- 12 State NP Design Photo 5
- 12 State NP Design Photo 6
2012 State Yearbook Layout Contest Files
