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Five students from across the state won first place in the KSPA January Story of the Month contest.

The winners:

Sports Story

First — Jessica Green, Maize HS, “Wrestling with Weight”

Second — Drew Porter, Holton HS, “Lady Cats win Basehor Tourney”

Opinion

First — Skylar Bond, Holton HS, “‘The Town’ appeals to viewers in a variety of ways”

Second — Christian Poulsgaard, Newton HS, “Poulsgaard shares Danish Christmas traditions”

News

First — Tyler Prochazka, Newton HS, “Poverty in Newton increasing”

Second — Bethanne Elliott, Pittsburg HS, “Giving Thanks”

Feature

First — Kevin Simpson, Shawnee Mission East HS, “A Reason to Smile”

Second — Andrew Goble, Shawnee Mission East HS, “The Assault on Productivity”

Third — Mary McDermott and Bryan Stein, Maize HS, “Silent Consent”

Video

First — Aaron Harrington and Devin Rudicel, Mill Valley HS, “Kinder Mentoring”