Each year, students take on writing, photography, design, reporting, video and reporting projects for the KSPA State Contests. We’ve compiled that winning work in a way we hope helps students learn from and be inspired by the best examples.
In this folder, you’ll find slideshows of winners from our 2025 contests as well as advice from the judges and other things we think students should know. These examples are a great jumping off point as students prepare entries for the regional and state contests as well as a way to discuss creating a wide variety of content for student publications.
Collections of Winning Work
Prior to 2025, we organized winners in collections of work called Simply Better. Find collections of winners organized by year.
- 2025 State Winners Showcase
- 2024 Simply Better
- 2023 Simply Better
- 2022 Simply Better
- 2021 Simply Better
- 2020 Simply Better
- 2019 Simply Better
- 2018 Simply Better
- 2017 Simply Better
- 2016 Simply Better
- 2015 Simply Better
- 2014 Simply Better
- 2013 Simply Better
- 2012 Simply Better
- 2011 Simply Better
- 2010 Simply Better
- 2009 Simply Better
- 2008 Simply Better
- 2007 Simply Better
- 2006 Simply Better
- 2005 Simply Better