The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is recognizing the work of hundreds of 1A/2A students who qualified for the KSPA State Journalism Contests by placing in the organization’s Regional Journalism Contests.
From 1A/2A schools, 250 entries earned the opportunity for their creators to compete at the next level by placing first through sixth in their regional. Students competed in writing, design, videography, multimedia and photography.
At state, 1A/2A students will compete against each other for individual recognition. The 1A and 2A schools earning the most points at state will each take home trophies. Individual students who finish in first through third place at state receive medals.
KSPA is adding one new state-only contest this year: Voiceover.
Upcoming dates:
- Feb. 24: Regional Contest results released.
- Feb. 26: Final corrections requests due at noon for certificates that will be printed and sent to your school.
- March 2: State Visual prompts are released.
- March 5: KSPA shares advice from the regionals judges with winning examples.
- March 12: Deadline for State Contest registration. Register for the entries you need. Refunds aren’t given for entries that aren’t submitted.
- March 23: State Writing contest prompts posted. Must be proctored.
- March 27: State Writing contests entries due at 5 p.m.
- April 2: State Visual contest prompts due at 5 p.m.
- May 2: Join us for an in-person celebration at KU with announcements of winners, games and more! Details coming in early March.
Resources for schools:
- Promote your winners: Use this press release to promote the accomplishments of your students to your school, community newspapers and school districts.
- Different view: Review all placing entries on this spreadsheet and see a breakdown of the top point-earning schools here.
- Corrections: Final corrections requests due at noon on Feb. 26.
- 1A/2A Winners Announcement Link: Check out students advancing from the 1A/2A regionals.
- 3A/4A Winners Announcement Link: Check out students advancing from the 3A/4A regionals.
- 5A Winners Announcement Link: Check out students advancing from the 5A regionals.
- 6A Winners Announcement Link: Check out students advancing from the 6A regionals.
Students placing in the Bison Regional (1A/2A)
Academics Photography Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Brystal Hudlin, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Ash Sporleder, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Alexis McCullough, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Melayna Mitchell, Chase County Junior Senior High School
5th Place — Blake Ervin, Uniontown High School
6th Place — Dakota Phillips, Chase County Junior Senior High School
Advertising Design Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Allison Jarvis, Uniontown High School
2nd Place — Hailey Shadden, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Josey Ellis, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Victoria Melendez, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Kaitlyn Martin, Uniontown High School
6th Place — Natalie Neff, Chase County Junior Senior High School
Copyediting Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Kamry DeLaTorre, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Ty Shelton, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Addy Borjas, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Hailey Shadden, Uniontown High School
5th Place — Sophia Burton, Chase County Junior Senior High School
Cutline Writing (Captions) Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Alexis Irsik, Uniontown High School
2nd Place — Ty Shelton, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Alexis McCullough, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Braydie Whitworth, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Kiya Cahoone, Chase County Junior Senior High School
6th Place — Briley Johnson, Chase County Junior Senior High School
Digital Illustration Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Kamry DeLaTorre, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Alexa Ellis, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Madison Williams, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — Darian Kibler, Uniontown High School
Editorial Cartoon Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Madison Williams, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Carol Henderson, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Will Maycumber, Uniontown High School
Editorial Writing Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Ellie Clements, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Carlin Hart, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Braylynn Watson, Humboldt High School
Feature Writing Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Braylynn Watson, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Addy Borjas, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Briley Johnson, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — Edgar Najera, Satanta High School
5th Place — Ash Sporleder, Uniontown High School
Headline Writing & Design Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Jadyn Evans, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Alexis Irsik, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Jack Works, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Blake Ervin, Uniontown High School
5th Place — Addy Borjas, Humboldt High School
6th Place — Kaitlyn Martin, Uniontown High School
Infographic Design Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Emma Mourousas, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Gabi Vargas-Garcia, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Brooke Wells, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — Tennyson Nassir, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Hailey Shadden, Uniontown High School
Multimedia Storytelling Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Ellie Carlson, Rey Jones, Carlin Hart, Tennyson Nassir, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Mallory Sinclair, Rhylee Wilkerson, Blake Shrader, Humboldt High School
News Page Design Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Jack Works, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Jesse Jones, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Addy Borjas, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Hailey Shadden, Uniontown High School
5th Place — Braylynn Watson, Humboldt High School
6th Place — Emma Mourousas, Chase County Junior Senior High School
News Writing Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Ellie Carlson, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Kiya Cahoone, Chase County Junior Senior High School
3rd Place — Braylynn Watson, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Aedan Miller, Uniontown High School
Newspaper Sports Writing Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Jack Works, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Connor Newman, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Blake Ervin, Uniontown High School
Review Writing Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Sophia Burton, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Beowulf Carpenter, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Briley Johnson, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — Kenton Nassir, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Addy Borjas, Humboldt High School
Social Media Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Brystal Hudlin, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Reace Harshman, Chase County Junior Senior High School
3rd Place — Maddie Comstock, Kinidy Ikehorn, Humboldt High School
Sports Action Photography Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Reagan Whisenhunt, Uniontown High School
2nd Place — Ash Sporleder, Uniontown High School
3rd Place — Brystal Hudlin, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Brooke Wells, Chase County Junior Senior High School
5th Place — Rex Griffin, Chase County Junior Senior High School
6th Place — Karoline Covey, Humboldt High School
Sports Feature Photography Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Anai Sanchez, Satanta High School
2nd Place — Brystal Hudlin, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Jasmine Wood, Satanta High School
4th Place — Olivia Hickman, Uniontown High School
5th Place — Karoline Covey, Humboldt High School
6th Place — Reagan Whisenhunt, Uniontown High School
Sports Media Portrait Photography Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Emma Mourousas, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Kalyn Baughn, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Jasmine Wood, Satanta High School
4th Place — Mallory Sinclair, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Erik Moreno, Satanta High School
6th Place — Anai Sanchez, Satanta High School
Student Life Photography Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Karoline Covey, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Noe Ramirez Munoz, Satanta High School
3rd Place — Melayna Mitchell, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — Victoria Melendez, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Brooke Wells, Chase County Junior Senior High School
6th Place — Ash Sporleder, Uniontown High School
Video PSA Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Carlie Weilert, Karoline Covey, Willow LaCrone, Broc Ivy, Humboldt High School
Video Sports Promo Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Karmen Lindenman, Maddie Williams, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Brystal Hudlin, Kamry DeLaTorre, Lakyn Meadows, Kinley Hart, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Bentley Kolb, Connor Newman, Kolton Hanson, Owen Works, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Mallory Sinclair, Ella Schomaker, Savannah Koch, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Kaymi Zink, Garrett Vaughan-Nease, Central Plains High School
6th Place — Jasmine Wood, Anai Sanchez, Satanta High School
Video Story Package Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Braylynn Watson, Piper Goss, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Alexis McCullough, Ella Schomaker, Humboldt High School
Yearbook Copywriting Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Sophia Burton, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Taevyn Baylor, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Ellie Carlson, Humboldt High School
Yearbook Design Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Alexis Irsik, Uniontown High School
2nd Place — Noe Ramirez, Satanta High School
3rd Place — Victoria Melendez, Humboldt High School
4th Place — Jadyn Evans, Chase County Junior Senior High School
5th Place — America Sinclair, Humboldt High School
6th Place — Dakota Phillips, Chase County Junior Senior High School
Yearbook Sports Writing Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Kiya Cahoone, Chase County Junior Senior High School
2nd Place — Jack Works, Humboldt High School
3rd Place — Sophia Burton, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — Kolton Hanson, Humboldt High School
Yearbook Theme & Graphics Bison Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Victoria Melendez, Humboldt High School
2nd Place — Brooke Wells, Natalie Neff, Chase County Junior Senior High School
3rd Place — Briley Johnson, Kiya Cahoone, Chase County Junior Senior High School
4th Place — America Sinclair, Humboldt High School
5th Place — Jadyn Evans, Chase County Junior Senior High School
Students placing in the Plains Regional (1A/2A)
Academics Photography Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Jaycelyn Richter, Inman High School
2nd Place — Emma Downing, Ellis High School
3rd Place — Marcy Moberly, St. Francis Community High School
4th Place — Bethany Hollis, Conway Springs High School
5th Place — Emma Sampson, Horton High School
6th Place — Phoebe Moss, Hillsboro High School
Advertising Design Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Sadie Carter, Inman High School
2nd Place — Sienna Schmidt, Ellis High School
3rd Place — Reece Johnson, Conway Springs High School
4th Place — Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro High School
5th Place — Eden Britton, St. Francis Community High School
6th Place — Paola Ramirez, St. Francis Community High School
Copyediting Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Mason Baumann, Inman High School
2nd Place — Alek Ramirez, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Marcy Moberly, St. Francis Community High School
Cutline Writing (Captions) Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Addison Jost, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Lexi Lee, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Jaycelyn Richter, Inman High School
4th Place — Jared Schroeder, Inman High School
5th Place — Aliette Potts, Conway Springs High School
6th Place — Kamryn Martens, Inman High School
Digital Illustration Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Jaidyn Frantz, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Nina Martin, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Jared Schroeder, Inman High School
4th Place — Lexi Lee, Hillsboro High School
5th Place — Raegan Jimenez, Ellis High School
6th Place — Pierce Lohr, St. Francis Community High School
Editorial Cartoon Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Pyper Hiebert, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Rachel Knauer, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Abi Benda, Hillsboro High School
4th Place — Nina Martin, St. Francis Community High School
5th Place — Silas Funk, Inman High School
Editorial Writing Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Brayden Helton, St. Francis Community High School
2nd Place — Pyper Hiebert, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Phoebe Moss, Hillsboro High School
4th Place — Leah Kurz, Conway Springs High School
5th Place — Zane Jensen, St. Francis Community High School
Feature Writing Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Hayley Pauly, Conway Springs High School
2nd Place — Kendi Knackstedt, Inman High School
3rd Place — Cooper Strube, Horton High School
4th Place — Isabella Bandel, St. Francis Community High School
Headline Writing & Design Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Jaycelyn Richter, Inman High School
2nd Place — Pyper Hiebert, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Cheyenne LaBarge, St. Francis Community High School
Infographic Design Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Eliana Brull, Ellis High School
3rd Place — Madison Birdsong, Ellis High School
4th Place — Audrina Fernandez, St. Francis Community High School
5th Place — Easton Jost, Hillsboro High School
6th Place — Paola Ramirez, St. Francis Community High School
Multimedia Storytelling Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Maci Workman, Dailey Rose, St. Francis Community High School
2nd Place — Kaylee Doyle, St. Francis Community High School
News Page Design Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Reece Johnson, Conway Springs High School
3rd Place — Aliette Potts, Conway Springs High School
4th Place — Nina Martin, St. Francis Community High School
5th Place — Abi Benda, Hillsboro High School
6th Place — Camille Luncsford, St. Francis Community High School
News Writing Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Camille Luncsford, St. Francis Community High School
2nd Place — Leah Kurz, Conway Springs High School
3rd Place — Kira Sichler, St. Francis Community High School
Newspaper Sports Writing Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Easton Jost, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Joslin Bartelson, Conway Springs High School
3rd Place — Presley Myers, St. Francis Community High School
4th Place — Kaylee Doyle, St. Francis Community High School
Review Writing Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Sidney Brooks, Inman High School
2nd Place — Camille Luncsford, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Pyper Hiebert, Hillsboro High School
4th Place — Jaidyn Frantz, Hillsboro High School
5th Place — Sadie Carter, Inman High School
Social Media Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Anna Bender, Conway Springs High School
2nd Place — Madison Siegfried, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Eden Britton, St. Francis Community High School
4th Place — Addison Jost, Jaidyn Frantz, Hillsboro High School
Sports Action Photography Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Sidney Brooks, Inman High School
3rd Place — Bobbi Becker, Horton High School
4th Place — Eden Britton, St. Francis Community High School
5th Place — Bethany Hollis, Conway Springs High School
6th Place — Maci Workman, St. Francis Community High School
Sports Feature Photography Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Sidney Brooks, Inman High School
2nd Place — Addison Jost, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Hayley Pauly, Conway Springs High School
4th Place — Avery Boydston, Ellis High School
5th Place — Miley Pauly, Conway Springs High School
6th Place — Emma Sampson, Horton High School
Sports Media Portrait Photography Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Anna Bender, Conway Springs High School
2nd Place — Presley Myers, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Sidney Brooks, Inman High School
4th Place — Riley Richert, Hillsboro High School
5th Place — Cheyenne LaBarge, St. Francis Community High School
6th Place — Kamryn Martens, Inman High School
Student Life Photography Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Maggie Fitzgerald, Ellis High School
2nd Place — Lexi Lee, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Jaidyn Frantz, Hillsboro High School
4th Place — Bethany Hollis, Conway Springs High School
5th Place — Evelyn Merriman, Ellis High School
6th Place — Breck Lohr, St. Francis Community High School
Video PSA Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Mason Baumann, Inman High School
2nd Place — SammiJo Wiegers, Mason Rieger, Isabella Bandel, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Riley Richert, Rylie Hein, Hillsboro High School
4th Place — Andrew Andrist, Brecken Tiegs, St. Francis Community High School
Video Sports Promo Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Talia Jost, Maren Reed, Lauryn Vogt, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Addison Jost, Jaidyn Frantz, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Carter Matthies, St. Francis Community High School
Video Story Package Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Dillyn Baker, Ella Potucek, Cheyanne Plenert, Hailey Gilkey, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — April Suderman, Amyah Werth, Daisy Klein, Hillsboro High School
3rd Place — Audrina Fernandez, Marcy Moberly, St. Francis Community High School
4th Place — Dailey Rose, Cheyenne LaBarge, Maci Workman, St. Francis Community High School
Yearbook Copywriting Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Bostyn Short, Inman High School
2nd Place — Cheyenne Smith, Inman High School
3rd Place — Quinlyn Funk, Hillsboro High School
4th Place — Kira Sichler, St. Francis Community High School
5th Place — Madison Siegfried, St. Francis Community High School
Yearbook Design Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Addison Jost, Hillsboro High School
2nd Place — Camille Bray, Inman High School
3rd Place — Cheyenne Smith, Inman High School
4th Place — Bostyn Short, Inman High School
5th Place — Presley Myers, St. Francis Community High School
6th Place — Breck Lohr, St. Francis Community High School
Yearbook Sports Writing Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Joslin Bartelson, Conway Springs High School
2nd Place — Miley Pauly, Conway Springs High School
3rd Place — Breck Lohr, St. Francis Community High School
4th Place — Eden Britton, St. Francis Community High School
Yearbook Theme & Graphics Plains Regional (1A/2A)
1st Place — Sidney Brooks, Inman High School
2nd Place — Audrina Fernandez, Madison Siegfried, St. Francis Community High School
3rd Place — Cheyenne LaBarge, Dailey Rose, St. Francis Community High School