KSPA wrapped up its most hectic regional contest season Tuesday with the release of results for both the Emporia State (ESU) and Kansas State (KSU) regionals. Because of Winter Storm “Q” and the blizzard that it spawned, both regionals had to be canceled on Thursday, Feb. 21, their scheduled dates,…...
23 yearbooks earn All-Kansas honors for 2012
Twenty-three 2012 yearbooks earned All-Kansas distinction in the annual critique service and contest. This year, 55 schools participated in All-Kansas Yearbooks. Judges from around the country judged the books and are thrilled with the improvements on the books from last year to this year. The winners are listed below in order of…...
JEA announces new guidelines for High School Journalist of the Year
The Journalism Education Association released its new guidelines and rubric for its Journalist of the Year contest. KSPA administers the JOY contest for Kansas, then forwards the state winner to JEA to compete in the national competition. The 2013 JOY contest allows for students to present a digital portfolio —…...
Kansas students win 58 JEA Write-Off awards
Kansas students won 58 of 679 national awards in the Journalism Education Association’s Write-Off Contests at the NSPA/JEA national convention last weekend in San Antonio. Of those 58 winners, 11 were rated “Superior,” 15 earned “Excellent” and 32 earned “Honorable Mention.” Andover High School had 10 winners, Pittsburg 9, Derby…...