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Logan Heley’s story about easy-to-access inexpensive prescription drugs — particularly OxyContin — has earned the Shawnee Mission East student first place in KSPA’s November Story of the Month contest. Heley built his story around a dramatic increase in the number of drug overdoses in Overland Park over the first half…...

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Kevin Buie’s shot of a gymnast’s hands won the Shawnee Mission Northwest senior first place overall in KSPA’s October Photo of the Month contest. Judges from the University of Kansas’ School of Journalism wrote this about Buie’s award-winning shot: “I like that you found something away from the action that…...

Kat Buchanan, a sophomore from Shawnee Mission East High School, has won KSPA’s October Story of the Month contest with her feature “Paint the Town,” which was published in The Harbinger. Advised by C. Dow Tate, Buchanan told the story of East junior Whitney Kerr, a graffiti artist whose work…...

Maize High School’s Mary McDermott won first place in KSPA’s September Story of the Month contest, which focused on editorials. University of Kansas judges praised McDermott’s editorial “Backpacks Sent Packing” by writing: “It addresses policy and provides a solution that would help students,” and “It’s nice to compare the policy…...