Jim McCrossen, journalism teacher and adviser at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, has won a prestigious journalism teaching award for 2013. McCrossen is this year’s recipient of the Jackie Engel Award, sponsored by the Kansas Collegiate Media, and named in honor of Jackie Engel, a former journalism…...
KSPA membership renewal now available
Kansas high school journalism programs can now renew their Kansas Scholastic Press Association membership for the 2013-2014 year here. New members are also welcome to register at the link. As a member of KSPA, advisers and students have access to contests, conferences and scheduled activities to further their journalism education…...
Jessica Bowman, Barbara Tholen win KSPA adviser awards
Jessica Bowman of Canton-Galva High School has won the 2013 Ad Astra Award and Barbara Tholen of Lawrence High School has won the 2013 Sunflower Award, the two annual awards given by KSPA. A third award, the Jackie Engel Award, is determined by Kansas Collegiate Media and will be announced later…...
Three Kansas student websites earn Pacemaker finalist distinction
Student news websites from Lawrence Free State, Mill Valley and Shawnee Mission East were named Pacemaker finalists Tuesday by the National Scholastic Press Association. NSPA Online Pacemaker contest judges waded through 252 student news websites from across the country and winnowed that list down to 50 finalists, three from Kansas.…...