By Claire McInerny
The National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Educators Association hosted their annual fall convention in Minneapolis this weekend. Kansas high school journalists accounted for many of the winners in both the NSPA carry-in contests and the JEA on-site competitions.
Andrew Goble and Kat Buchanan of Shawnee Mission East, won first place in the NSPA’s Story of the Year contest, for News Story and Editorial/Opinion, respectively. Aaron Groene, from Lawrence Free State, won first place in the NSPA Photo of the Year News Picture contest and Caitlin Daily of Shawnee Mission North took first in Sports Action Photo. Shawnee Mission East High School also won NSPA’s Pacemaker award for its news publication, The Harbinger. The Pacemaker is consider the
The two recipients of NSPA’s Best of Show award went to The Harbinger website from Shawnee Mission East and Shawnee Mission North’s yearbook, The Indian.
Nearly 10 percent of all JEA awards went to Kansas students — 66 of the 669 award winners in the carry-in contest come from 16 different Kansas schools. Those
The rest of the NSPA carry in winners are listed below:
2011 NSPA Story of the Year Winners
News Story
First Place
Andrew Goble
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
The unknown face of cyberspace
http://smeharbinger.net/news/cyberbullying-is-school-problem
Sports Story
Second Place
Kirk Bado, Brady Klein
The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Speed limit
View scanned PDF of story
Editorial/Opinion
First Place
Kat Buchanan
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Time wasted
http://smeharbinger.net/opinion/junior-reflects-on-underage-drinking-2
Fourth Place
Kara David
The Spotlight, Blue Valley West HS, Overland Park, Kan.
A major dilemma
View scanned PDF of story
Diversity
Fifth Place
Reid Eggleston
The North Star, Blue Valley North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Griffin fights through struggles, becomes stronger person
View scanned PDF of story
Honorable Mention
Rachel Ferencz
The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
8,424 miles
View scanned PDF of story
2011 NSPA Picture of the Year Winners
News Picture
First Place
Aaron Groene
The Talon, Free State HS, Lawrence, Kan.
Third Place
Lindsey Hartnett
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Fourth Place
Alyssa Johnson
Cub, Sterling HS, Sterling, Kan.
Feature Picture
Second Place
Danielle Norton
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Sports Action
First Place
Caitlin Dailey
Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Environmental Portrait
Fifth Place
Jake Riesberg
The Express, Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Andrea Zecy
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Grant Heinlein
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
2011 NSPA Design of the Year Winners
Yearbook Page/Spread
Honorable Mention
Kristin Enyart
Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Magazine Page/Spread
Honorable Mention
Lisa Shofstall
Indian Lore, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Infographic
Second Place
Toni Aguiar
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Third Place
Brandon Morrison
The Mission, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Fourth Place
Mary McDermott
Play, Maize HS, Maize, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Tucker Love
Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Illustration
Honorable Mention
Andrew Goble
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
2011 NSPA Broadcast Story of the Year Winners
Broadcast News
Fourth Place
Kersee Currier
Blueprints/Blue Valley Today, Blue Valley USD 229, Overland Park, Kan.
http://contests.schooltube.com/contests/showentry/794683
Broadcast Feature
Fourth Place
Kelsey Wolf, Kate Westberg
Husky Headlines, Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kan.
http://contests.schooltube.com/contests/showentry/785278
Honorable Mention
Grace McGrath, Sabirah Rayford
Blueprints/Blue Valley Today, Blue Valley USD 229, Overland Park, Kan.
http://contests.schooltube.com/contests/showentry/794674
Broadcast Sports
Honorable Mention
Kelsey Glowik, Connor O’Reilly
Husky Headlines, Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kan.
http://contests.schooltube.com/contests/showentry/785276
NSPA Best of Show Winners
Newspaper 8 or Fewer Pages
Pirates’ Log, Piper HS, Kansas City, Kan.
Brooke Grable, Halie Horn, editors
Cindy Horchem, adviser
The Booster Redux, Pittsburg HS, Pittsburg, Kan.
Zach Baden, Taylor Quick, editors
Emily Smith, adviser
Newspaper Special Edition
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Katherine Buchanan, Toni Aguiar, editors
C. Dow Tate, adviser
The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Maria Davison, Stephanie Spicer, editors
Susan Massy, adviser
Newsmagazine
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Katherine Buchanan, Toni Aguiar, editors
C. Dow Tate, adviser
The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Maria Davison, David Freyermuth, editors
Susan Massy, adviser
Literary Magazine
Red Feather, Maize HS, Maize, Kan.
Chelsea Ast, editor
Sherry Pfeifer, adviser
Yearbook 224 or Fewer Pages
Crusader, Kapaun Mount Carmel HS, Wichita, Kan.
Michael Huff, editor
Ashley Perkins, adviser
Echoes, Wichita HS East, Wichita, Kan.
Tyler Malter, Hannah Smith, editors
Sharon Martin, adviser
Yearbook 225-274 Pages
The JAG, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Aleksandra Milewski, Miranda Wagner, editors
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser
Chevalier, Topeka West HS, Topeka, Kan.
Spencer Gustin, Shelbi Markham, editors
Kristy Dekat, adviser
Publication Website
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
http://www.smeharbinger.net
Duncan Maclachlan, Jeff Cole, Becca Brownlee, editors
C. Dow Tate, adviser
Yearbook 325 or More Pages
Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Alexis Reid, Annie Basham, editors
Becky Tate, adviser
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Hannah Walter, editor
Dow Tate, adviser
Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Lauren Minick, editor
Susan Massy, adviser
JEA On-Site Contest winners
Kansas student journalists also won a lot of the awards in the on-site contests at the conference. Out of the 669 entries in the various contests, Kansas students won narly 10 percent of all the awards and about 8 percent of the Superior rankings. (Superior is the top prize, followed by Excellent and Honorable Mention.) The winners are also from 16 different high schools ranging from 2A to 6A. The complete list of winners is below:
| Contest Category | Rating | Full Name | School Name | State |
| Newswriting | Superior | Sarah Darby | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Newswriting | Honorable Mention | Katherine Hartley | Andover High School | KS |
| Newswriting | Honorable Mention | Michaela Wagner | Pittsburg High School | KS |
| Newswriting | Honorable Mention | Erin Feller | Shawnee Mission West High School | KS |
| Editorial Writing | Honorable Mention | Chad Hamman | Andover High School | KS |
| Feature Writing | Superior | Alyssa Scott | Kapaun Mt Carmel High School | KS |
| Feature Writing | Superior | Jill Applegate | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Feature Writing | Excellent | Reid Eggleston | Blue Valley North High School | KS |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Brooke Grable | Piper High School | KS |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Haris Vrahliotis | Wichita East High School | KS |
| Feature Writing | Honorable Mention | Ellie Stewart | Blue Valley Southwest High School | KS |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Chris Jones | Andover High School | KS |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Tess Hart | Olathe South High School | KS |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Alana Flinn | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Sports Writing | Honorable Mention | Aryn McKee | Wichita East High School | KS |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Henry Hook | Andover High School | KS |
| Review Writing | Honorable Mention | Royan Black | Blue Valley Southwest High School | KS |
| Editorial Cartooning | Honorable Mention | Samuel Lee | Andover High School | KS |
| Commentary Writing | Superior | Trina Bhattarai | Andover High School | KS |
| Commentary Writing | Excellent | Tom Lynch | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Commentary Writing | Honorable Mention | Hayden Parks | Pittsburg High School | KS |
| Commentary Writing | Honorable Mention | Chelsea Butler | Olathe South High School | KS |
| Commentary Writing | Honorable Mention | Katie Linsey | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| News Editing / Headline | Honorable Mention | Hallie Wilson | Wichita East High School | KS |
| Newspaper: Layout | Honorable Mention | Alexandra English | Piper High School | KS |
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Superior | Toni Aguiar | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Excellent | Mary McDermott | Maize High School | KS |
| Newsmagazine: Layout | Excellent | Maegan Kabel | Blue Valley High School | KS |
| Advertising | Excellent | Sara Naatz | Blue Valley High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Sports | Excellent | Darby Grace | Derby High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Sports | Honorable Mention | Infinity Butcher | Pittsburg High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Sports | Honorable Mention | Lupe Fraire | Wichita East High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Sports | Honorable Mention | Caleb Hendricks | Sterling High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Academics | Superior | Helena Buchmann | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Academics | Excellent | Katherine Beck | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Academics | Honorable Mention | Emily Commons | Pittsburg High School | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Clubs | Excellent | Raelee Wright | Shawnee Mission Northwest HS | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Student Life | Excellent | Katie Marolf | Shawnee Mission Northwest HS | KS |
| YB Copy/Caption: Student Life | Excellent | Maggie Dugan | Kapaun Mt Carmel High School | KS |
| YB Layout: Inside Pages | Superior | Rachel Mills | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| YB Cover/Endsheets | Excellent | Kristen Enyart | Shawnee Mission North High School | KS |
| Computer Design: Infographics | Honorable Mention | Austin Gillespie | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Computer Design: Advertising | Excellent | Marisa Wilbert | Derby High School | KS |
| Computer Design: Art Ill. | Honorable Mention | Caitlin Armstrong | Piper High School | KS |
| Yearbook Sports Photography | Excellent | Austin Becker | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Yearbook Sports Photography | Honorable Mention | Kristen Mahood | Blue Valley North High School | KS |
| Newspaper Sports Photography | Superior | Jake Crandall | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Newspaper Sports Photography | Honorable Mention | Hannah Overman | Blue Valley North High School | KS |
| YB Student Life Photography | Honorable Mention | Natalie Pasley | Shawnee Mission North High School | KS |
| NP News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | brendan Dulohery | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| NP News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | Molly Kruse | Blue Valley North High School | KS |
| NP News/Feature Photography | Honorable Mention | Kristina Milewski | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Photo Story | Superior | Alaina Gustafson | Derby High School | KS |
| Photo Story | Excellent | Carly Granato | Mill Valley High School | KS |
| Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Alex Morris | Maize High School | KS |
| Photography Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Brandon Smith | Pittsburg High School | KS |
| Photo Portrait | Superior | Kendall Cloninger | Derby High School | KS |
| Photo Portrait | Excellent | Grant Kendall | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Photo Portrait | Excellent | Lexie Park | Blue Valley North High School | KS |
| On-Air Reporter | Honorable Mention | Evan Watson | Blue Valley North High School | KS |
| Podcast | Honorable Mention | Emily Donovan | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Online News Package | Excellent | Duncan Machlachlan | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Online News Package | Excellent | Andrew Beasley | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Online News Package | Excellent | Becca Brownlee | Shawnee Mission East High School | KS |
| Online News Package | Honorable Mention | Logan Rink | Pittsburg High School | KS |
| Online News Package | Honorable Mention | Mariah Laman | Pittsburg High School | KS |
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