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Kansas schools clean up at NSPA awards show

SEATTLE — Four Kansas publications from three schools earned Pacemaker Awards Saturday afternoon at the National Scholastic Press Association’s awards ceremony at the Washington State Convention Center. Shawnee Mission East led by earning Pacemakers for the Harbinger Online website and the Hauberk yearbook. Yearbooks from Shawnee Mission North (The Indian)…...

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2012 Fall Conferences set

KSPA’s annual Fall Conference schedule has been set, and advisers should start planning now to bring students from newspaper, yearbook, web and broadcast programs for the educational sessions and on-site critiques. The conference slate opens on Monday, Sept. 24 at the Kansas Union on the campus of the University of…...

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JEA president’s visit highlights fall conferences

In a tradition that extends all the way back to 1919, the Kansas Scholastic Press Association again this year will host fall conferences for student-journalists and their advisers across this great state. For the 13th consecutive year, advisers will have the choice to attend a conference at a university of…...

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Kansas students bring home awards from JEA/NSPA contests

Once again, students from Kansas high schools and middle schools brought home more than their share of honors at the JEA/NSPA national convention in Anaheim, Calif. Saturday’s National Scholastic Press Association awards ceremony was laden with mentions of winners from the Shawnee Mission district. NSPA Executive Director Logan Aimone paused…...

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PODCAST: Nelson encourages students to think locally in their publications

Colleen McCain Nelson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer from The Dallas Morning News, urged Kansas high schools students to affect change at their schools by writing compelling editorials. Nelson, a graduate of Salina South High School and the University of Kansas, spoke to students at the 2010 Fall Conferences at…...

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Chase County adviser to be honored at NSPA national convention

Linda Drake, the adviser at Chase County High School in Cottonwood Falls, is one of five NSPA Pioneer Award recipients for 2010. She will be honored Nov. 13 at the NSPA/JEA national convention in Kansas City, Mo. Drake is also a member of the KSPA board, serving as an Area…...

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Kansas students shine at JEA/NSPA convention in Portland

Students from Andover High School, Goddard, Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission Northwest and Shawnee Mission West won several awards this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA national convention in Portland, Ore. Foremost among the winners was East’s Tim Shedor, the Kansas High School Journalist of the Year. Shedor was one of…...

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CSPA honors three Kansas advisers with Gold Keys

Three Kansas advisers were awarded Gold Keys from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at the CSPA’s annual conference this month in New York, and a fourth Kansan was awarded the Charles R. O’Malley Award. Linda Drake from Chase County High School, C. Dow Tate from Shawnee Mission East and Rebecca…...

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Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley students lead the way at Statehouse Day

Students from Humboldt, Mill Valley and Blue Valley earned top honors in the writing and video news contests sponsored by KSPA after the first Statehouse Reporter for a Day, Jan. 28 in Topeka. More than 40 students from 15 schools converged on Topeka on a cold Kansas morning, and they…...

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KSPA hosts three Middle School Re-Design Workshops

Hello! It is time to shake off those cold weather blues and join us for the 6th annual Middle School Re-Design Workshops. The workshops will be held once again at Maize South Middle School, but our school has a brand-new beautiful facility so note the address change below. There are…...

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