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Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Announcing the 2022 All-Kansas publications

Announcing the 2022 All-Kansas publications

May 4, 2022
See a gallery of the top 2018 yearbooks according to our panel of expert judges.
Members approve constitutional changes unanimously and elect new board members

Members approve constitutional changes unanimously and elect new board members

April 21, 2022

This week, the voting finished for the KSPA board election and the proposed revisions to the KSPA constitution. A total of 52 members voted from all five areas of the KSPA map. Please see below for...

Congratulations to the March 2022 monthly contest winners!

Congratulations to the March 2022 monthly contest winners!

April 14, 2022
Check out the winners here.
USD 383 Manhattan High Administration Team named 2022 Administrator of the Year

USD 383 Manhattan High Administration Team named 2022 Administrator of the Year

April 14, 2022
Read the inspiring words used to nominate our award winners for Administrator of the Year and Sunflower Award.
Remembering Dana Leibengood

Remembering Dana Leibengood

April 8, 2022

On Saturday, Dana Leibengood, the first director and one of the founding members of KSPA passed away at the age of 89.  Along with Jackie Engel, Dana Leibengood began the Kansas Scholastic Press...

The 2022 Courage in Journalism Award from KSPA is Emily Harter of Olathe West High School. She earned the award for an opinion piece asking her school to abolish a hand sign that was used both to celebrate the school and as a symbol of white pride among far right groups.

Olathe West student wins Courage in Journalism Award

April 4, 2022
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Grace Altenhofen of Shawnee Mission North and Anna Cowden of Blue Valley Northwest for their outstanding courage in journalism.
Shawnee Mission South publications adviser Tucker Love at the surprise presentation of the Sunflower Award to Love on April 4, 2022.

Tucker Love wins 2022 Sunflower Award

April 4, 2022
Read the inspiring words used to nominate our award winners for Administrator of the Year and Sunflower Award.
Congratulations to the February 2022 monthly contest winners!

Congratulations to the February 2022 monthly contest winners!

March 11, 2022
Check out the winners here.
2022 Regional Contest Results

2022 Regional Contest Results

March 4, 2022

Congratulations to the students who submitted thousands of entries for the 2022 KSPA Regional Contests and won the awards below. A REGIONAL RUNDOWN Over the past month, 72 Kansas high schools submitted...

Cuyler Dunn of Lawrence High School earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year

Cuyler Dunn of Lawrence High School earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year

February 17, 2022
The editor-in-chief of the Booster Redux newspaper was the top portfolio from all submitted applications. The 1A/2A award goes to Grace Rowland from Sterling High School.
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