Jennifer Hanson, business teacher and publications adviser at Satanta High School in Satanta, Kan., was named the 2012 recipient of the Jackie Engel Award, which honors the best of high school journalism advising in Kansas. Hanson has been the journalism adviser at Satanta for 12 years. Previously, she worked as…...
Five KSPA members bring home Crowns from New York
Publications from Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Maize South Middle School earned Gold and Silver Crown recognition last week at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 88th annual Scholastic Convention in New York City. More than 1,500 publications from around the country entered…...
Kapaun Mt. Carmel earns Pacemaker finalist for digital yearbook
The 2011 digital yearbook from Kapaun Mt. Carmel has been named a Pacemaker finalist in the National Scholastic Press Association’s annual competition. “The Crusader” is just one of six digital yearbooks nationwide to earn the award. Drew McDonough served as the yearbook’s editor, and Ashley Perkins as its adviser. Previously…...
A pressing concern: The path to journalism certification
It has recently come to my attention that all courses for the AV Communications Pathway require specialized endorsements. That is to say, whatever English Language Arts certification allowed instructors to teach communication technology courses under VE2 is no longer valid for Career Pathway approval. A journalism, business, or art endorsement…...
Two Kansas news sites named online Pacemaker finalists
Two news websites from Kansas high schools — Harbinger Online from Shawnee Mission East and Jagwire News Online from Mill Valley — have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Both websites will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national…...
Shawnee Mission yearbooks named Pacemaker finalists
Three 2011 yearbooks from the Shawnee Mission School District have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Books from East, North and Northwest all will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national convention in Seattle. The three yearbooks were among…...
New weather policy has best interests of student journalists in mind
By Jill Chittum, KSPA President After years of kicking around the idea, and multiple meetings where member concerns dealing with the regional contest weather policy were addressed, the KSPA executive board passed a new inclement weather policy following its December meeting in Wichita. The goal of the new policy (which…...
Kansas reaps awards at JEA/NSPA convention
By Claire McInerny The National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Educators Association hosted their annual fall convention in Minneapolis this weekend. Kansas high school journalists accounted for many of the winners in both the NSPA carry-in contests and the JEA on-site competitions. Andrew Goble and Kat Buchanan of Shawnee…...
Motivation without conflict, Part I
By Travis Feil KSPA President-Elect After the fall conferences this past week, I’ve been contacted by several students and advisers across the state with some meaningful questions about staff relationships, leadership and dealing with problems that arise during production cycles. We’ve all had to deal with these types of concerns…...
2011 JEA award winners announced
The Journalism Education Association has named its fall 2011 award winners. They will be honored Nov. 19 at the fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Minneapolis. Amy DeVault and Derius Mammen are both honored in the Friends of Scholastic Journalism category. DeVault is an instructor of digital media…...