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Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

2022 State Contest: Simply Better

2022 SIMPLY BETTER

A SHOWCASE OF STUDENT WORK FROM THE KSPA STATE CONTEST.

The KSPA State Contest was hosted remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2021-2022 school year. All entries, whether writing or visual, were submitted digitally, judged remotely and awarded through Twitter on May 1, 2021. To learn more about the contest, see these pages:

  • FULL RESULTS: which individuals earned awards in the contest
  • CONTEST PROMPTS: the tasks assigned to students for each category
  • TEAM RESULTS: the standings in the sweepstakes, crowning a state champion in each enrollment classification

WRITING CONTESTS WINNERS

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The entries at this link were the winners in the annual KSPA State Contest in nine different writing categories. The contest was divided into three different classifications based on school size: 1A/2A, 3A/4A, 5A/6A. The entries below earned first place out of the entries in their classification, although judges awarded up to 6 places in each category.

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VIDEO CONTESTS WINNERS

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VIDEO NEWS

5A/6A: Sarah Connor, Sydney Lampkin, Stahley Sears: Maize Career Academy: Video News: First Place

Sophomores singers star on stage from OneMaize Media on Vimeo.

3A/4A: Aisley Galloway, Shelby Shaughnessy: Humboldt High School: Video News: First Place

[embedyt] https://youtu.be/AvDK7RBJsyo [/embedyt]

1A/2A: Matilynn Smull: St. Francis Community High School: Video News: First Place

[embedyt] https://youtu.be/CzNV1-gmYx8 [/embedyt]

VIDEO PSA

5A/6A: Ryan Schuckman: Hays High School: Video PSA: First Place

[embedyt] https://youtu.be/WEEDwddMIMY [/embedyt]

3A/4A: Elias Works: Humboldt High School: Video PSA: First Place

[embedyt] https://youtu.be/_TGJKPhpkek [/embedyt]

1A/2A: Abby Bebb, Thomas Farrell, Michelle Richmeier, Ella Hart: Hill City High School: Video PSA: First Place

[embedyt] https://youtu.be/rejhRlGg3B4 [/embedyt]

VIDEO SPORTS PROMO

5A/6A: Vinny Bruno: Mill Valley High School: Video Sports Promo: First Place

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVFkLQe61hY [/embedyt]

3A/4A:Riley Steinman, Maddox Vatow, Terek Stoll : Eudora High School: Video Sports Promo: First Place

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4mHrLqdw9I [/embedyt]

1A/2A: Abby Tubach, Alexis DeLong, Leaya Francis, Emily Miser: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School: Video 

Softball Sports Promo – HD 1080p.mov from Linda Drake on Vimeo.

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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST WINNERS

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5A/6A: ISABEL BLASDEL, LAKIN ZAMORANO: MAIZE CAREER ACADEMY MEDIA: FIRST PLACE

3A/4A: EMMA LAZARCZYK, ALENA GILLESPIE: BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL MEDIA: FIRST PLACE

1A/2A: SHELBY RYAN, CASSIE DUNLAVY: BURTON HIGH SCHOOL: SOCIAL MEDIA: FIRST PLACE

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MULTIMEDIA CONTEST WINNERS

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5A/6A: GABBY DELPEASH, TAYLOR DOYLE, AVERY GATHRIGHT, JULIA SHUMAKER: MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING: FIRST PLACE

3A/4A: MARY-KATHRYN WERT, NATALIE MARTINEZ, ALENA GILLESPIE, EMMA LAZARCZY: BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL: MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING: FIRST PLACE

1A/2A: ABBY TUBACH, ALEXIA DELONG: CHASE COUNTY JR.-SR. HIGH SCHOOL: MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING: FIRST PLACE

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OTHER VISUAL CONTESTS WINNERS

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  • Show All
  • 2022 Academics Photo
  • 2022 Advertising Design
  • 2022 Digital Illustration
  • 2022 Editorial Cartoon
  • 2022 Headline Writing & Design
  • 2022 Infographic Design
  • 2022 News Page Design
  • 2022 Sports Photography
  • 2022 Student Life Photography
  • 2022 Yearbook Design
  • 2022 Yearbook Theme & Graphics

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