2024 State Contest: Simply Better
2024 SIMPLY BETTER
A SHOWCASE OF STUDENT WORK FROM THE KSPA STATE CONTEST.
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
VIDEO CONTESTS WINNERS
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VIDEO NEWS
1A/2A
- 1A/2A: V13: 1st place: Ben Foreman: St. Francis Community High School: https://youtu.be/7kfeIybbjrk
- 1A/2A: V13: 2nd place: Carter Matthies: St. Francis Community High School: https://youtu.be/F19B5NYmnUA
3A/4A
- 3A/4A: V13: 1st place: Layton Johnson: Phillipsburg High School: https://youtu.be/MBu6usB1ARw
- 3A/4A: V13: 2nd place: Addy Borjas, Kamry DeLaTorre, Morgan Dillow: Humboldt High School: https://youtu.be/olU9bULbCCk
- 3A/4A: V13: 3rd place: Evie McBride, Elaina Gibson, Julia Meyers: Bishop Miege High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_0T0txu-9Y
- 3A/4A: V13: 4th place: Ahnalea Watkins: Halstead High School: https://youtu.be/cam6G0BE5mc
- 3A/4A: V13: 5th place: Jackson Green, Nathan Jackson: Abilene High School: https://youtu.be/oaIxv9FvL4s
- 3A/4A: V13: 6th place: Addison Reams, Braxtin Sturgeon, Bismark Wood: Winfield High School: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ZMx3EmgFxQGEf64CiJJKt4MuwxI4Gkx/view?usp=sharing
5A/6A
- 5A/6A: V13: 1st place: Stahley Sears, Sydney Lampkin: Maize Career Academy: https://vimeo.com/936503362?share=copy
- 5A/6A: V13: 2nd place: Oliver Reed: Lawrence High School: https://youtu.be/TtlElNtyH2I
- 5A/6A: V13: 3rd place: Melanie Coombs, Kareegan Tipton: Maize Career Academy: https://maizenews.com/27446/news/sweet-success-marketing-class-turns-cookie-sales-into-financial-lessons/
- 5A/6A: V13: 4th place: Maggie Wieland: Mill Valley High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzfERoOLBxA
- 5A/6A: V13: 5th place: Ryder Hendon, Mason Sajna, Alex Sajna, Preston Hooker: Shawnee Mission East High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLhprITOORw
- 5A/6A: V13: 6th place: Inaya Zaman, Danielle Croom: Blue Valley Northwest High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbeqLqnMXg
VIDEO PSA
1A/2A
- 1A/2A: V14: 1st place: Kinslea Glanville, Connor Jahnke: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School: https://www.usd284.org/article/1558606
- 1A/2A: V14: 2nd place: Tucker Groh: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School: https://www.usd284.org/article/1558607
- 1A/2A: V14: 3rd place: Ben Foreman, Avree Clingenpeel: St. Francis Community High School: https://youtu.be/RUlAqBkH904
- 1A/2A: V14: 4th place: Carter Matthies: St. Francis Community High School: https://youtu.be/Q2dFr_HoI8I
3A/4A
- 3A/4A: V14: 1st place: Ahnalea Watkins: Halstead High School: https://youtu.be/kwMEjv4NKT8
- 3A/4A: V14: 2nd place: Jaxon Glendening, Dayton Hugunin: Phillipsburg High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p38LI5kayw4
- 3A/4A: V14: 3rd place: Levi Maybrier, Nathan Curran, William Marler: Winfield High School: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rq1tsmfQ7y1UaHnFLnBxsQNzfc76Cbwj/view?usp=sharing
- 3A/4A: V14: 4th place: Evie McBride, River Ball: Bishop Miege High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3ROZMMcxXo
- 3A/4A: V14: 5th place: Jack Works, Collin Cook, Hudson Rees: Humboldt High School: https://youtu.be/H4vSu6ns9uk
- 3A/4A: V14: 6th place: David Tijerina, Vincent VanDolah, Evelyn Hall: Winfield High School: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EE1SXVyaTK-F-n0NkH0KXfg2ofQKqsqp/view?usp=sharing
5A/6A
- 5A/6A: V14: 1st place: Blaise Hensley, Leslie Knox, Greg Wilhelm: Lawrence High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzhTH9IwsbI
- 5A/6A: V14: 2nd place: Opal Morris, Adelaide Chaney, Ben Marker, Riley Howell: Lawrence High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWdC8WYOGOg
- 5A/6A: V14: 3rd place: Gunnar Galloway, Quinn Holmes: Olathe South High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItf7jSCesI
- 5A/6A: V14: 4th place: Ava Doyle: Maize Career Academy: https://vimeo.com/936499361?share=copy
- 5A/6A: V14: 5th place: Luna Rogers, Akash Gomes, Daphne Anderson: Manhattan High School: https://youtu.be/9EzGe43uhdk
- 5A/6A: V14: 6th place: Lance Carter: Blue Valley West High School: https://vimeo.com/936287007?share=copy
VIDEO SPORTS PROMO
1A/2A
- 1A/2A: V15: 1st place: Addison Jost, Jaidyn Frantz: Hillsboro High School: https://youtu.be/vTi8OL_eNfw
- 1A/2A: V15: 2nd place: Riley Frank: Thomas More Prep Marian High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBlbCDKaPpg
- 1A/2A: V15: 3rd place: Tucker Groh: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School: https://www.usd284.org/article/1558604
- 1A/2A: V15: 4th place: Marlen Perez Munguia: Satanta High School: https://youtube.com/shorts/KPYp-2YxjJI?si=r7smaVHUo-TzlBO8
- 1A/2A: V15: 5th place: Colton Rempel: Hillsboro High School: https://youtu.be/u55XKYLSZZ8
- 1A/2A: V15: 6th place: Cristian Silva: St. Francis Community High School: https://youtu.be/Iv09KxRLUJk
3A/4A
- 3A/4A: V15: 1st place: Jackson Green: Abilene High School: https://youtu.be/AtkylAKKaAI
- 3A/4A: V15: 2nd place: Layton Johnson: Phillipsburg High School: https://youtu.be/a8eUcuifqhM?si=eRpD6Vwm8gRgxRh_
- 3A/4A: V15: 3rd place: Sydney Sage: Jefferson West High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkAtjsOyjo
- 3A/4A: V15: 4th place: Matthew Gunther : Baldwin High School: https://youtu.be/uhql47qxcvo
- 3A/4A: V15: 5th place: Kaanin Pontious: Chanute High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRRPwU73m0U
- 3A/4A: V15: 6th place: Drew Becker: Rock Creek High School: https://youtube.com/shorts/eNSUZe89g5U
5A/6A
- 5A/6A: V15: 1st place: Tyler Hardy: Blue Valley West High School: https://vimeo.com/935972770?share=copy
- 5A/6A: V15: 2nd place: Melanie Coombs: Maize Career Academy: https://vimeo.com/935996895?share=copy
- 5A/6A: V15: 3rd place: Eric Lucio: Hays High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GZEUD76FB0
- 5A/6A: V15: 4th place: Bridget Hamlin, Remi Nuss, Libby Addison: Blue Valley Northwest High School: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ycmYcgQECCzHLesmXDwA8d00JVV2zss4/view?usp=sharing
- 5A/6A: V15: 5th place: Mary Gagen: Shawnee Mission East High School: https://youtu.be/aMbyTsGLX8w?si=Zm0EKL5KWEfNW2ea
- 5A/6A: V15: 6th place: Naomi Sui-Pang, Bryndal Hoover: Lawrence High School: https://youtu.be/YBix_YhXf6Q
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST WINNERS
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1A/2A
1A/2A: V09: 1st place: Marcy Moberly, Audrina Fernandez: St. Francis Community High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C54FYb1unSq/?igsh=NXI4aTc4M2dtM3Fw
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5584launN-/?igsh=MWt4MXY4c3FveHV2bg==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C56tElcuKkt/?igsh=MXByYnVvaDU3aW0wcA==
1A/2A: V09: 2nd place: Emma Clements: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lfWYRuH6H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFl ZA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C53daHBx1WQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNW FlZA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C53jLFZR0My/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFl ZA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C537IQkxMfa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFl ZA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C537Cq6ROtI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFl ZA==
1A/2A: V09: 3rd place: Reace Harshman: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C51ph67RpMe/?igsh=Y2YxanR3Nngyb2Nv
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C53p-5YxfRG/?igsh=MXA0aG51YjZiNGIxNg==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C54EZKjxCHN/?igsh=MWVxanc3dXo5cnVsZw==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C55-suiuViO/?igsh=NzR2M2kxenIyYXUy
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5BmymKu0bQ/?igsh=cXlma2xtMXlzbGQ3
3A/4A
3A/4A: V09: 1st place: Justice Bright: Paola High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5yMFZzgT3F/?igsh=MWtmdmhxOHYzeDVneQ==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ZlKegApGg/?igsh=bDltNGlxNnMxaW9r
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5OMQ4jAXcr/?igsh=MW9xYzF4NmJzeXF4aA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Hj5P-AM–/?igsh=eTl4bXBlcWlvaXFm
- https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLPLsqoy/
3A/4A: V09: 2nd place: Sloane Linton, Dominique Schutte: Halstead High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C53yvVsLhDF/?igsh=eW9wajczc2x6YWx1
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C51ZhbpJp1P/?igsh=MXhhNXc4dGpwenR0Yg==
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5rE6HsppaV/?igsh=MTl4YnZpZGxvZDI1ZA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5jKBD2roaJ/?igsh=czR4eGE5c3NpMW4w
3A/4A: V09: 3rd place: Mary Thompson, Sophia Hart: Bishop Miege High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5rhSjrJXzZ/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C40j4zQOxP4/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C56JGOBumn3/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5186R5pPAx/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5i6p6qOYpD/
3A/4A: V09: 4th place: Anna Heisler: Humboldt High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lbLnjL6ZM/?img_index=1
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C537hM7xYqQ/?img_index=1
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C54Dh00vJ2X/?img_index=1
3A/4A: V09: 5th place: Cara Ricker: Phillipsburg High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CyDxUVQL6yI/?igsh=MTJ0NGxzaHYwcjJ5aQ==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Czq3Yqdrg3-/?igsh=MTJkNWFnd3VvbmFmNg==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C3nWYd0rgsk/?igsh=ZDRwNWZuZTNtd2du
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5gQ7MKuFGQ/?igsh=MWZnbHliaGFzcWlxOA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5y0ACrOApe/?igsh=ZjRwbHdmajdmenVs
3A/4A: V09: 6th place: Amy Williams: Humboldt High School
- https://twitter.com/hhs_multimedia/status/1780676222457975247
- https://twitter.com/hhs_multimedia/status/1780678284059033987
- https://twitter.com/hhs_multimedia/status/1780682816218628429
5A/6A
5A/6A: V09: 1st place: Mill Valley News Staff 1 : Mill Valley High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YuXOHLYkM/?igsh=MW80ZHdlMmsxeXk1Nw==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5gTEReLJks/?igsh=MTdienRuMnNvYTRvZQ==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lcCHfuRxM/?igsh=MXNzZ3lmdDk2emI1bw==
- https://www.facebook.com/100063781380806/posts/pfbid0xL3XptBthBgcdnpj9YAw4yMgsna2Vt8Vg6y58bc3iUJKXkXDfCk8vyeoguUMSw1hl/?
- https://www.facebook.com/100063781380806/posts/pfbid02XhuLrcG2pCSf4TcWYh6tUJsHLNDq9X3oAc2snUbyVaNrzMfuWeJgbQRX6x7QLiZAl/?
5A/6A: V09: 2nd place: Finn Lotton-Barker, Ava Lee, Bryndal Hoover, Sama Abughalia: Lawrence High School
- https://www.instagram.com/lhsbudget/p/C5HAAFLpG9N/?img_index=1
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Qwgqnr3AM/?img_index=1
5A/6A: V09: 3rd place: Emma Wilks, Ava Doyle, Areyonna Hoover: Maize Career Academy
- https://www.facebook.com/onemaizemedia/posts/pfbid02xpYihnv1QT128sBvMyu6PNjTEBi9iyi52Mr9LmNhXPnJZg5ycSjHPXWs9HbnPZjnl
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/C57GAecLtlG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C56wCUxJ5CX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- https://www.tiktok.com/@onemaize_media/video/7359391499211099434?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7329709559260972586
5A/6A: V09: 4th place: Declan Patrick, Arabella Gipp, Ethan Hanratanagorn: Lawrence High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C56gD2Epu0J/?img_index=4
- https://www.instagram.com/lhsbudget/p/C56bVcBJGaB/?img_index=1
5A/6A: V09: 5th place: Mill Valley News 2 : Mill Valley High School
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C57O4tfJjXg/?igsh=bm5lOHR6ZjVjaHJt
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C56p2A2pNp4/?igsh=MWlpdG5wdTdoYXlyaw==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C5696-iJAct/?igsh=MXBqdng5c3Z2N3dzcA==
- https://www.instagram.com/p/C57Ej3tJeXX/?igsh=cWVhbXdldnBnZHc4
5A/6A: V09: 6th place: Siera Keyser, Mia Rodriguez, Hadley Johnston: Salina Central High School
- https://instagram.com/p/C56G9DDuS9w/
- https://instagram.com/p/C5rxF8gsRJE/
- https://instagram.com/p/C5oZVXhxsXi/
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5oUQEfxNYk/?igsh=MXdrM29xMTIzNXN0bA==
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MULTIMEDIA CONTEST WINNERS
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1A/2A
- 1A/2A: V07: 1st place: Connor Jahnke, Kinslea Glanville: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School
- 1A/2A: V07: 2nd place: Tucker Groh, Carys Price, Emma Clements: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School
- 1A/2A: V07: 3rd place: Mayte Mayorquin, Dailey Rose: St. Francis Community High School
- 1A/2A: V07: 4th place: Maci Workman, Presley Myers: St. Francis Community High School
3A/4A
- 3A/4A: V07: 1st place: Bella Dessert, Mary Aguilera, MC Dunn, Bria Sutherlin: Bishop Miege High School
- 3A/4A: V07: 2nd place: Elaina Gibson, Julia Meyers, River Ball: Bishop Miege High School
- 3A/4A: V07: 3rd place: Josey Henson, Jacqueline Smoot, Layla Reinecke, Kannika Marcoux: Chanute High School
- 3A/4A: V07: 4th place: Teygan Ewing, Sydnea Bumstead, Kinley Hart: Humboldt High School
- 3A/4A: V07: 5th place: Gabe Wolf, Eric Erbe, Kai Woods: Chanute High School
- 3A/4A: V07: 6th place: Natalie Meyer, Bryce Midgley, Emma Herring: Jefferson West High School
5A/6A
- 5A/6A: V07: 1st place: Rachel King, Avery Sigg, Jeny Jithesh, Madison Kraft: Blue Valley Northwest High School
- 5A/6A: V07: 2nd place: Natasha Torkzaban, Mimi Rosado, Bryndal Hoover, Danny Phalen: Lawrence High School
- 5A/6A: V07: 3rd place: Anna Zwahlen, Ian Chern, Maggie Wieland, Jules Shumaker: Mill Valley High School
- 5A/6A: V07: 4th place: Melanie Coombs, Stahley Sears, Sydney Lampkin: Maize Career Academy
- 5A/6A: V07: 5th place: Maggie Kissick, Aanya Bansal, Connor Vogel, Larkin Brundige: Shawnee Mission East High School
- 5A/6A: V07: 6th place: Jack Tell, Maya Smith, Lydia Folks, Bryndal Hoover: Lawrence High School
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ALL OTHER STATE CONTEST WINNERS
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