Fifteen students took places in KSPA’s February Story of the Month. There was a tie for third place in the Sports category. SM East took this one with two students receiving 1st places and two receiving 2nd places, and SM South swept the Yearbook Copy category. Manhattan came up close with two 2nd places.
Below are the placing students and their award-winning stories:
News
- 1st—Reece Burns, Pittsburg, “Process behind a difficult decision”
- 2nd—Tracy Le, Manhattan, “Sankar hopes for State Science Olympiad victory”
- 3rd—Brooke Braman, Lawrence, “Students receive higher education at LHS”
Feature
- 1st—Delaney LaFon, BV Northwest, “Is the grass always greener?”
- 2nd—Tommy Sherk, SM East, “Fresh Rock”
- 3rd—Emily Moore, BV West, “Saddling Up for Success”
Opinion
- 1st—Greta Nepstad, SM East, “Free Tilly”
- 2nd—Sheila Gregory, BV High, “Staffer evaluates our generation of ‘paperless’ kids”
- 3rd—Hailey McEntee, BV High, “March for Life rally sparks controversy in debate over abortion; staffer takes firm pro-life stance”
Sports
- 1st—Sophie Tulp, SM East, “Getting into Gear”
- 2nd—Daniel Rinner, SM East, “Senior up for MLB draft”
- 3rd—Greg Woods, Manhattan, “Indians pierce Blue Jays in rivalry game”
- 3rd—Ashley Hocking, Lawrence, “Bowler perseveres despite hindrance”
Yearbook Copy
- 1st—Taylor Kopek, SM South, “Howl Monitors”
- 2nd—Regina Yan, SM South, “Concerts”
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