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After much debate, KSPA has recognized 17 students in the March Photo of the Month contest. This month featured four honorable mentions total in the Student Life and Sports categories. SM South earned the most points with two first place finishes. Check out the award-winning students and their photos below:…...

Fifteen students earned places in KSPA’s March Story of the Month contest. SM South and SM East tied for the lead overall with seven points each. The winning students and their stories are below: News 1st—Julia Poe, SM East, “*Identity Withheld” 2nd—Ashley Hocking, Lawrence, “Four students make debut in independent film”…...

Four students earned places in KSPA’s March Multimedia of the Month. BV Southwest swept the Video News category and BV Northwest swept the Online-only Story category with Liz Kuhlmann earning both places. The winning students and their entries are below:   Video News 1st—Justin Hicklin and Annika Hedstrom, BV Southwest,…...

Nine students placed in KSPA’s March Design of the Month contest with BV Northwest taking the most. They earned two first places and one second place. SM North came in a close second with one first place and one second place finish. The winning students and their designs are below:…...

Eight students earned places in the February Design of the Month contest. SM East took the most points with a first and second place and Pittsburg followed close with two second places. The extended results and entries are below: News Publication 1st—Grace Heitmann, SM East 2nd—Phoebe Aguiar, SM East 3rd—Delaney…...

Sixteen students earned places in KSPA’s February Photo of the Month contest. Pittsburg high school topped the chart this month with three students earning first places. Here are the winning students and their photos: Student Life 1st—Abby Harris, Pittsburg 2nd—Ashley Oades, BV West 3rd—Ethan Stone, SM South HM—Hannah Hollander, SM…...

Fifteen students took places in KSPA’s February Story of the Month. There was a tie for third place in the Sports category. SM East took this one with two students receiving 1st places and two receiving 2nd places, and SM South swept the Yearbook Copy category. Manhattan came up close…...

Our judge for Multimedia of the Month has said the quality of entries “has improved greatly” since earlier in the year. BV Southwest is on the rise in Video News, having swept 1st and 2nd place for the past two months and BV Northwest has shown a consistent presence in…...

January’s Photo of the Month contest features award-winning work from fourteen high schoolers from around Kansas. Students were allowed to submit work from December as well due to the absence of a contest that month. Take a look at their places and some of their top-of-the-line photos below in our…...

KSPA gave awards to eight students for its January Design of the Month contest. Grace Amundson, SM Northwest, and Sam Bollinger, Pittsburg, received perfect scores. The winning students and their work is below: News Publication 1st—Grace Amundson, SM Northwest 2nd—Miranda Gibbs, SM East 3rd—Mariem Towaoli and Anna Glennon, BV Southwest…...