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Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Shawnee Mission CTE director Dr. Ryan Flurry winner of 2025 KSPA Administrator of the Year

Shawnee Mission CTE director Dr. Ryan Flurry winner of 2025 KSPA Administrator of the Year

April 18, 2025

At a surprise ceremony at the Shawnee Mission School District's Quill & Scroll ceremony April 16, Dr. Ryan Flurry was named that 2025 KSPA Administrator of the Year. Dr. Flurry currently serves at...

Announcing the 2023 All-Kansas publications

Announcing the 2023 All-Kansas publications

February 18, 2025
See a gallery of the top 2018 yearbooks according to our panel of expert judges.
Celebrating Kansas Student Journalists: 2024 NSPA Fall Convention Highlights

Celebrating Kansas Student Journalists: 2024 NSPA Fall Convention Highlights

November 13, 2024

The 2024 NSPA Fall Convention was an inspiring event that brought together top student journalists from across the nation. Kansas schools shone brightly, showcasing their exceptional talent and dedication...

Students listen to retired adviser Mary Patrick at the Middle School KSPA workshop at Derby North Middle School April 1, 2017.

2024 Middle School Critiques

October 24, 2024

Results of Middle School Critiques - Fall 2024 Awarded to Superior and Excellent Critiques with at Least One Mark of Distinction These critiques celebrate the outstanding efforts of young students, showcasing...

Eric Thomas 
Instructor 
Journalism 
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication 

Executive Director 
Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Thomas announces end-of-year resignation as executive director

February 6, 2024

FROM ERIC THOMAS, KSPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear KSPA members, On Feb. 3, I provided the KSPA board with a letter of resignation, ending my work as the executive director of the Kansas Scholastic Press...

Check out the Kansans leading sessions at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention

Check out the Kansans leading sessions at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention

October 31, 2023

Thursday ---------- WORKSHOP Writers’ workshop If you’re looking for ways to sharpen and brighten your writing so others will clamor to read it, this interactive workshop is for you. This seminar...

2023 Winter Workshops

2023 Winter Workshops

September 6, 2023

Statement on raid of Marion County Record

Statement on raid of Marion County Record

August 23, 2023

The Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA) stands in solidarity with the Marion County Record while the newspaper’s staff and owners stand up to the recent brash overreaches by a local judge and...

Mill Valley High School Principal, Dr. Gail Holder Named 2023 Administrator of the Year

Mill Valley High School Principal, Dr. Gail Holder Named 2023 Administrator of the Year

April 28, 2023

Dr. Gail Holder, Mill Valley High School principal, has been named KSPA’s 2023 Administrator of the Year, an award which recognizes secondary school administrators who have stood up for the...

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