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Congratulations . . .

to the winners of the KSPA March Monthly contests. This month’s contest was notable for the parity among the winners. Lawrence Free State led the pack with 7 award winners, with Blue Valley Southwest right behind with 6 award winners including three first places. Three schools tied with 4 awards each: Blue Valley High School, Circle High School and Shawnee Mission East High School.

No entries were received for Multimedia Storytelling or Infographic categories, and therefore no awards.

The deadline for the final monthly contest of the year (April) has passed. We will resume monthly contests at the start of the 2015-2016 academic year.

Academics Photo

• First Place      Christina Craig          Free State High School

• Second Place  Nolan Brackin            Maize High School

• Third Place    Carleigh Whitman     Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Feature Writing

• First Place      Kyra Haas, Elizabeth Patton, Sydney Gard Lawrence Free State High School            http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/features/2015/03/09/seniors-share-plans-for-post-secondary-pursuits/
• Second Place  Molly Graham            Pittsburg High School            https://app.box.com/s/1ea77ttyuwpbgavw1r8psk00m958kcju
• Third Place    Sneha Bhavanasi       Blue Valley Southwest            http://www.bvswnews.com/features/2015/03/24/students-and-staff-explain-their-reasons-for-fundraising/

News Writing

• First Place      Natasha Vyhovsky     Blue Valley Northwest          http://www.bvnwnews.com/news/2015/03/06/budget-cuts-to-go-into-effect-march-7/
• Second Place  Ryan Liston    Lawrence Free State http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/news/2015/03/11/students-aid-with-school-it-problems/
• Third Place    Sheila Gregory           Blue Valley High School        https://app.box.com/s/i0xwymdu0p0wmrq58qepxq9a52402k6w

Newspaper Design

• First Place      Madison Leighty        Blue Valley Southwest High School

• Second Place  Olivia Baird    Blue Valley Northwest High School

• Third Place    Nathan Henderson   Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Opinion Writing

• First Place      Stellar Knapp            Circle High School     https://app.box.com/s/buq6r7gcu4hn8hbo8t67meh4q0bpxui3
• Second Place  Hailey Koontz            Circle High School     https://app.box.com/s/epy12swfvsrnh3u7u8o5z008i6zegyhc
• Third Place    Kyra Haas      Lawrence Free State http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/opinion/2015/03/08/editor-recounts-bittersweet-acquaintance/

Photo Illustration

• First Place      Jenna Fackrell            Shawnee Mission South

• Second Place  Sophia Ragomo          Blue Valley High School

• Third Place    Katy Brown    Pittsburg High School

Portrait/Profile

• First Place      Erica Good      Blue Valley Southwest

• Second Place  Brian Nelson  Holton High School

• Third Place    Lexi Linot       Circle High School

Sports Photography

• First Place      Abbie Piero    Blue Valley High School

• Second Place  Delaney Oliver           Blue Valley Southwest High School

• Third Place    Sherrick Rogers         Pittsburg High School

Sports Story

• First Place      Matt Antonic  Blue Valley High School        https://app.box.com/s/arpwbzlxp3oo3k18ylkwxs1oml3kbtq3
• Second Place  Greg Woods   Manhattan High School        http://www.mhsmentor.com/1570/sports/boys-fall-to-washburn-rural-at-sub-state/
• Third Place    Jonam Gibbs  Circle High School     https://app.box.com/s/zzkaft7sdlbxatp7zx23wq5r7oqh13r4

Student Life Photography

• First Place      Maxx Lamb  Shawnee Mission East

• Second Place  Bryce Rex       Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

• Third Place    Andrew Chavez         Free State High School

Video News

• First Place      Caroline McFeeters, Justin Hicklin   Blue Valley Southwest          https://vimeo.com/123664208
• Second Place  Abby Morrow, Taylen Hitchcock      Blue Valley Southwest          https://vimeo.com/123662056
• Third Place    Sue Kim          Mill Valley High School         https://vimeo.com/118949962

Yearbook Copy Writing

• First Place      McKenna King           Shawnee Mission East High School            https://www.dropbox.com/s/5eqwbs1ozvtop8e/Wrestling.pdf?dl=0
• Second Place  Margo Hellman          Shawnee Mission East High School            https://www.dropbox.com/s/fwid7m2wml0rmx5/Band.pdf?dl=0
• Third Place    Cecilia Knapp            Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School            https://app.box.com/s/mne5vq490ttwhbn9m5u3rfi6285utm98

Yearbook Spread Design

• First Place      Mckenzie Goodack     Free State High School

• Second Place  Audrey Dickens         Shawnee Mission East High School

• Third Place    Samantha Travis       Free State High School