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Five Kansas yearbooks named national Pacemaker finalists; Maize South Middle wins award

Five Kansas high school yearbooks have been named Pacemaker finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association, NSPA contest coordinator Kathy Huting announced today. In addition, Maize South Middle School’s yearbook earned special recognition from the NSPA. The five finalists: The JAG, Mill Valley HSCourtney Colin, Carolyn Gatewood, Karl Sparrman, editorsKathy…...

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SM West photographer wins January competition

Alyssa Parsons from Shawnee Mission West High School won KSPA’s January Photo of the Month competition with this photo of a West coach hoisting his daughter on his shoulders. Judges were impressed with the technical quality of the shot, as well as the poignancy of the moment. Parsons’ photo, one…...

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Five students honored in January Story of the Month contest

Five students from four high schools earned recognition in KSPA’s January Story of the Month contest, which featured sports stories. Sam Kovzan from Shawnee Mission East’s Harbinger earned best story honors with his profile of Lancer basketball player Anthony West. Judges from the University of Kansas School of Journalism noted…...

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All-Kansas newspaper registration now open

Newspapers and news magazines from high schools and middle schools across the state may now sign up for the All-Kansas critique service and competition for 2010. The cost, as it was last year, is $50. Deadline is March 5, 2010. Registration requires downloading this interactive PDF and sending it with…...

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KPC and KSPA announce 2010 All-Kansas Write-Off

The Kansas Professional Communicators and KSPA are happy to work together again this year to sponsor the 2010 All-Kansas Write-Off competition. The All-Kansas Write-Off allows student journalists to compete in 24 categories. Categories eligible for national competition are editorial, opinion, news story, feature story, sports story, columns, feature photo, sports…...

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Former Kansas HS journalist of the year to speak at Statehouse Day

John Milburn, an Associated Press reporter based in Topeka, will be one of the featured speakers at the Statehouse Reporter for a Day event, Jan. 28 at the Capitol in Topeka. (Jan. 15 is the last day to register your students for the free event. See details below.) In 1986,…...

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KSPA hosts three Middle School Re-Design Workshops

Hello! It is time to shake off those cold weather blues and join us for the 6th annual Middle School Re-Design Workshops. The workshops will be held once again at Maize South Middle School, but our school has a brand-new beautiful facility so note the address change below. There are…...

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Statehouse Reporter for a Day deadline extended

Because of last week’s snows across the state, many of you didn’t have an opportunity to complete your applications for the first Statehouse Reporter for a Day opportunity, scheduled for Jan. 28 in Topeka. (You can read more about it in this earlier story or in the registration packet.) The…...

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Maize South MS earns All-Kansas yearbook honors

Maize South Middle School students earned All-Kansas honors with their 2009 yearbook, joining 19 high school yearbook staffs honored last month. The middle school judge noted several highlights of the Maize South book, called “The Eagle,” which built around the theme “Color Coded” and included colored pencils taped to the…...

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KSPA honors 19 yearbook staffs as All-Kansas for 2009

Nineteen Kansas yearbooks earned All-Kansas distinction this year in the annual critique service and contest. The schools that earned All-Kansas honors are (click on the link beneath the list to see a map of the All-Kansas schools): Class 1A Goessel High School Class 2A Chase County High School Stanton County…...

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