At a surprise ceremony at the Shawnee Mission School District’s Quill & Scroll ceremony April 16, Dr. Ryan Flurry was named that 2025 KSPA Administrator of the Year. Dr. Flurry currently serves at the Shawnee Mission School District’s CTE director and was an assistant principal at both Shawnee Mission West…...
Olathe South adviser wins 2025 Ad Astra Award
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Heather Springer on winning this year’s Ad Astra Award. This award honors an adviser who has displayed a significant effort to continually improve his/her journalism program and make a significant contribution to the profession of advising in Kansas. This includes supporting First Amendment rights…...
2025 Portfolio of the Year winners
Portfolio of the Year Contest The Kansas Scholastic Press Association recognizes the best individuals in Kansas scholastic journalism in four different categories– design, photojournalism, video and reporting. Based on their submitted portfolios, KSPA judges select the best in each category and division. This contests is open to any student journalist…...
Congratulation to the 2025 spring All-Kansas publications
Congratulations to the following KSPA-member staffs for earning All-Kansas status for their news publications, news websites and video news publications during the 2024-2025 academic years. The All-Kansas award is the highest rating a publication can earn in KSPA’s critique service. Winners represent the best of the best in Kansas scholastic…...
Free State adviser wins 2025 Sunflower Award
Free State High School adviser Jared Shuff has been named the 2025 winner of the KSPA Sunflower Award, which recognizes a new adviser who shows enthusiasm and dedication to building a strong journalism program. The Sunflower Award is given annually to advisers with less than five years of experience, is…...
KSPA Winter 24/25 Student Showcase!
KSPA is thrilled to present the Winter 24/25 Student Showcase, celebrating the exceptional work of student journalists across Kansas. From December through February, students from 13 high schools showcased their creativity and passion in photography, writing, and video journalism. Below, you’ll find their incredible submissions, organized by category. Disclaimer: Moving…...
Zana Kennedy of Lawrence High School earns 2025 Kansas Student Journalist of the Year
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Zana Kennedy on winning KSPA’s Susan Massy Award given annually to the 2025 Kansas Student Journalist of the Year. Kennedy has been the editor-in-chief of The Budget at Lawrence High School for the past two years. The overall winner is chosen among the winners…...
Advisers use PD workshop to collaborate on CTE competencies
Advisers from around the state gathered in three different locations to collaborate on the new KSDE CTE competencies as part of the KSPA PD workshop. A total of 38 advisers attended events at K-State’s A.Q Miller School of Media and Communication Feb. 20, the Elliott School of Journalism at Wichita…...
KSPA announces new director
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is pleased to announce that Barbara Tholen will become executive director beginning August 2025. Tholen has taught journalism at Lawrence High School for 15 years, following 10 years as a newspaper reporter at The Kansas City Star and The Topeka Capital-Journal. She has been an…...