Kansas’ Journalist of the Year has proven herself one of the nation’s top scholastic journalists. Sarah Darby, a senior at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, earned $2,000 by being named a runner-up in the Journalism Education Association’s Journalist of the Year competition. Last month, Kansas named Darby its 2012…...
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…...
Newton HS photo wins January contest
Shannon Ahlstedt of Newton High School won the Sports Photography contest and was judged Best in Show in KSPA’s January Photo of the Month contest. Ahlstedt’s photograph of NHS wrestler Hugh McConnell captured the judges’ eye because of its clarity and focus, but also because it captured a pivotal moment…...
20 All-Kansas Yearbook winners named
Twenty 2010 Kansas yearbooks earned All-Kansas distinction this year in the annual critique service and contest. Judges from around the country evaluated more than 60 yearbooks in all. The schools that earned All-Kansas honors are (click on the link beneath the list to see a map of the All-Kansas schools):…...