Bailey Kopp from Shawnee Mission Northwest, and Tucker Love and Kristin Enyart from Shawnee Mission North lead the list of winners in the March Design of the Month contest. Kopp created winning designs in both the Infographics and News Publication categories, while Love and Enyart tied for first in Yearbook…...
Five KSPA members bring home Crowns from New York
Publications from Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Maize South Middle School earned Gold and Silver Crown recognition last week at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 88th annual Scholastic Convention in New York City. More than 1,500 publications from around the country entered…...
February Photo of the Month winners announced
Students from Shawnee Mission East, Blue Valley West, Blue Valley North and Olathe Northwest are the winners in KSPA’s February Photo of the Month contest. Our photo contest judge chose a portrait of Shawnee Mission East lacrosse players taken by Grant Kendall as the top overall photo for the month.…...
February Design of the Month winners announced
Winners for the KSPA February Design of the Month contest were revealed today. News Publication Design 1st: Bailey Kopp, SMNW (News, Opinion, Analysis) 2nd: Evan Nichols, SME (Star Wars) 3rd: Lauren Kassien, BVW (Oscar Party) Infographics 1st: Kennedy Burgess, SME (Social Media) 2nd: Sarah Campbell, BVN YB Spread 1st:…...
Kapaun Mt. Carmel earns Pacemaker finalist for digital yearbook
The 2011 digital yearbook from Kapaun Mt. Carmel has been named a Pacemaker finalist in the National Scholastic Press Association’s annual competition. “The Crusader” is just one of six digital yearbooks nationwide to earn the award. Drew McDonough served as the yearbook’s editor, and Ashley Perkins as its adviser. Previously…...
A pressing concern: The path to journalism certification
It has recently come to my attention that all courses for the AV Communications Pathway require specialized endorsements. That is to say, whatever English Language Arts certification allowed instructors to teach communication technology courses under VE2 is no longer valid for Career Pathway approval. A journalism, business, or art endorsement…...
Mill Valley and SM East websites earn national honor
Two news websites from Kansas high schools — Harbinger Online from Shawnee Mission East and Jagwire News Online from Mill Valley — have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Both websites will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national…...
Two Kansas news sites named online Pacemaker finalists
Two news websites from Kansas high schools — Harbinger Online from Shawnee Mission East and Jagwire News Online from Mill Valley — have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Both websites will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national…...
Shawnee Mission yearbooks named Pacemaker finalists
Three 2011 yearbooks from the Shawnee Mission School District have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Books from East, North and Northwest all will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national convention in Seattle. The three yearbooks were among…...