Sixteen students placed in last month’s Story of the Month contest. There was a tie for third in the feature writing category. Shawnee Mission East’s Matt Hanson’s news story on Rockhurst drug testing was the only entry to receive a perfect score.
Here is a complete list of the students who placed:
News
- 1st—Matt Hanson—SM East, “Rockhurst drug testing”
- 2nd—MarShia Coppage & Angelique Hawkins—Washington, “Same crew new view”
- 3rd—Devan Horning—Maize, “Planning for the future”
Feature
- 1st—Ciara Sayler & Katie Guyot—Lawrence Free State, “Technical Overload”
- 2nd—Julia Poe—SM East, “A family history”
- 3rd—Danielle Williams—BV High, “Beyond beauty”
- 3rd—Sidney Hallak—BV Northwest, “A play on words”
Sports
- 1st—Mallory Thompson—Lawrence, “Cancer diagnosis makes an impact”
- 2nd—Parker Matthew—Pittsburg, “Girls basketball team makes cuts”
- 3rd—Justin Noble & Nick Mathias—Maize, “Friends from the field”
Opinion
- 1st—Amber Felkins—SM South, “Home at last”
- 2nd—Sarah Shi—Manhattan, “Gaokao: what can we learn from China’s mistakes?”
- 3rd—Colin Gregory—BV High, “Never forget Newtown”
Yearbook Copy
- 1st—Kathryn Tannahill—SM North, “Caleb Willis”
- 2nd—Samantha Yancey—SM North, “Legally blonde”
- 3rd—Emily Wollard—SM South, “Godspell”
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