In a tradition that dates to 1919, the Kansas Scholastic Press Association again this year will host fall conferences for student-journalists and their advisers across the state. For the 14th consecutive year, advisers will have the choice to attend a conference at a university of their choice: Monday, Sept. 24,…...
Seven Kansas students win first place in national write-off contest
Kansas high school journalists won seven of 18 contests in the recent National Federation of Press Women 2012 High School Communications Contest. Two more students earned second places, while another finished third and another earned an honorable mention.Three of the winners are from Shawnee Mission Northwest, two from Shawnee Mission…...
Maize, BV West, BV Northwest students win April design contest
Two students from Maize tied for first place in the news publication category of KSPA’s April Design of the Month Contest, while students from Blue Valley West (yearbook design) and Blue Valley Northwest (infographics) also earned first-place honors. Here are the winners and others who merited recognition from the judge:…...
Students from three schools win top spots in April Story of the Month contest
Two students each from Shawnee Mission East and Blue Valley Northwest, and one student from Holton High School earned first-place rankings in KSPA’s Story of the Month Contest. Here are the winners and other entries noted by the judge, along with links to their stories: Feature Story 1st: Julia Poe,…...
April Photo winners led by students from SM North, SM East, BV Northwest, Maize and Pittsburg
Eleven students from seven schools earned recognition for April in the final KSPA Photo of the Month contest for 2011-2012. Here are the list of entries the judge from Texas deemed worthy of special recognition: Sports Photo 1st: Jacob Wilson, Shawnee Mission North 2nd: Jessica Curlee, Pittsburg 3rd: Marisa Walton,…...
Seven schools win KSPA state journalism sweepstakes
A hotly contested tie in Class 2A led to seven schools earning sweepstakes titles in six classes at Saturday’s Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest in Lawrence. Chase County and Canton-Galva each earned 63 points overall to tie for the Class 2A sweepstakes. Other winners included: Class 1A: St. Francis…...
23 News Publications earn All-Kansas; 3 more earn web and video honors
The spring All-Kansas critiques are in, and 26 news publications, websites and video news programs from 23 schools earned All-Kansas honors for 2012. The list is led by Chapman (Class 4A), Mill Valley (Class 5A) and Shawnee Mission East (Class 6A), which each won two All-Kansas plaques. Chapman and adviser…...
Brandi Stout of KC Washington wins 2012 Sunflower
Kansas City Washington adviser Brandi Stout has been named the winner of the 2012 Sunflower Award, given annually by KSPA to a relatively new adviser (first four years) who has already made a significant contribution to scholastic journalism in Kansas. Stout, who will be honored at the annual KSPA State…...