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Advisers: I am so inspired and excited! At a moment when the world is on lockdown, the KSPA State Contest GREW this year! What an amazing tribute to your energy — and your students’ energy — for journalism, even at this challenging time! This year’s contest has 1,283 entries. Wow! This post will focus…...

Derius Mammen has been named winner of the 2020 Friend of KSPA Award, an honor created to celebrate professionals and others who have contributed t0 our organization’s support of scholastic journalism.  Mammen is a yearbook representative for Jostens. He has worked closely with students and advisers to help develop their…...

The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Madison Lackey, Ashlyn Spangenberg, Riley Richter, Megan Roelfs, Abby Riffel and Courtney Ball of Sterling High School. They have earned the second annual Courage in Journalism Award from KSPA, an award founded in 2019 on the 50th anniversary of the monumental Tinker v. Des…...

Dr. Chris Botts has been named KSPA’s 2020 Administrator of the Year, which recognizes secondary school administrators who have stood up for the First Amender and his/her students. Botts is principal at Maize High School in Maize, Kansas. Students and Maize staff spoke highly of Botts’ support of the journalism…...

Heather Springer has been named the 2020 winner of the Sunflower Award, which recognizes a new adviser who shows enthusiasm and dedication to building a strong journalism program. Springer currently advises newspaper and photojournalism at Olathe South High School, where she has been since 2018. In her time at Olathe…...

Due to the school closures announced yesterday, it is with great sadness that we have decided to cancel the 2020 Middle School Mail-In Contest. As schools are closed, we worry that teachers will not have access to files, prints, school finances and so much more that they rely on to…...

Our board and staff have been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and discussing how KSPA can provide support for student journalism while keeping you and your students safe. At critical times like these, I am so grateful to have a board of directors made up of such thoughtful advisers…...

Congratulations to the students who submitted thousands of entries for the KSPA Regional Contests and won the awards below. A REGIONAL RUNDOWN Over the past month, 85 Kansas high schools submitted more than 2,166 entries to the KSPA Regional Contest. Here are your winners! 1A/2A Results PLAINS REGIONAL:  Full results…...