Chris Heady, a 2012 graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School, was awarded first place in the Sports Story category of the National Scholastic Press Association’s 2012 Story of the Year contest. Heady, now a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, won the award for his story chronicling SME head…...
Two Kansas news publications win NSPA Pacemakers; 14 more publications earn Best of Show awards
The Pirates’ Log from Piper High School and The Tiger Print from Blue Valley High School on Nov. 17 earned Newspaper Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association at the semi-annual NSPA/JEA national convention in San Antonio, Texas. The Pirates’ Log won its Pacemaker — considered the Pulitzer of…...
SM Northwest video wins September contest
A video on how local bands make it in Kansas City earned McKinnon Walsh of Shawnee Mission Northwest first place in the September KSPA Multimedia of the Month contest. The winning video, despite having no traditional voice-over from a reporter, is logically organized and features great interviews, fun graphics, excellent…...
Colby CC to host Sept. 26 KSPA Fall Conference
Because of a scheduling conflict in Hays, the Sept. 26, 2012 Fall Conference has been moved to Colby Community College. KSPA is offering FREE registration for ALL Areas 4 and 5 KSPA members attending ANY (including Manhattan and Lawrence) conference this year. This should offset some of the increase in…...
Fall Conferences set for KU, K-State and Fort Hays
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,…...