Congratulations to the winners of the monthly contest covering the start of the school year. The top two schools — each with five awards — were Blue Valley Southwest (two firsts, one second and two thirds) and Mill Valley (one first, two seconds and two thirds). Six other schools tied with three awards each: Blue Valley West, Shawnee Mission North, Maize, Shawnee Mission South, Lawrence High and Pittsburg.
No entries were received for yearbook copy for this month’s contest.
Please mark your calendar for October 30, the deadline for this month’s contest.
Academics Photo
- 1st place: Jack Oxley of Blue Valley Northwest
- 2nd place: Divya Jain of Blue Valley West
- 3rd place: Daisy Bobbitt of Shawnee Mission North High School
Features Writing
- 1st place: Tori Lemon of Maize http://tinyurl.com/na28nta
- 2nd place: Emily Wilkinson of SM South http://tinyurl.com/p3lmwbn
- 3rd place: Sylvia Bryan and Logan Peterson of Shawnee Mission West http://tinyurl.com/p9lotdg
Infographic
- 1st place: Carina Smith of Shawnee Mission North
- 2nd place: Madison Ames @amesmadison of Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
- 3rd place: Claire Robinson of Lawrence High School
Multimedia News
- 1st place: Staff Report of Mill Valley High School http://tinyurl.com/p6uf77f
- 2nd place: Brandon Fagen, Avery Mojica, Gabe Swartz of Blue Valley Northwest http://tinyurl.com/qj6oaum
- 3rd place: Staff Report of Mill Valley High School http://tinyurl.com/nfaf4sa
News Design
- 1st place: Shelby Beaumont of Shawnee Mission Northwest
- 2nd place: Makaila Williams of Shawnee Mission Northwest
- 3rd place: Tori Aerni, Nora Lucas of Mill Valley High School
News Writing
- 1st place: Zia Kelly of Lawrence High School http://tinyurl.com/p42rre6
- 2nd place: Savie Hughes and Bailey Birkholz of Maize http://tinyurl.com/qavgve9
- 3rd place: Lauren Brittain of Lawrence Free State High School http://tinyurl.com/nf7xuq4
Opinion Writing
- 1st place: Nicole Becker of Blue Valley Southwest http://tinyurl.com/o979hhm
- 2nd place: Justin Blythe of Pittsburg High School http://tinyurl.com/o7urwa7
- 3rd place: Seth Wingerter & Michael Magyar of BVSW http://tinyurl.com/puet52x:
Photo Illustration
- 1st place: Emily Brecht & Lyndsey Piska of Maize High
- 2nd place: Jenna Fackrell of SM South
- 3rd place: Abby Yi of Blue Valley Southwest
Portrait/Personality Photo
- 1st place: Ryan Barrett of Blue Valley West
- 2nd place: Logan Brockschmidt of Olathe East
- 3rd place: Macy Frasco of Pittsburg High School
Sports Photo
- 1st place: Joseph Cline of Shawnee Mission East
- 2nd place: Karissa Schmidt of Mill Valley High School
- 3rd place: Sabrina Cline of Blue Valley West
Sports Writing
- 1st place: Brett Cass of Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School http://tinyurl.com/om2nyq7
- 2nd place: Greg Woods of Manhattan High School http://tinyurl.com/nrl9jw6
- 3rd place: Sophia Belshe of SM South http://tinyurl.com/o377kft
Student Life Photo
- 1st place: Adam Cole of Topeka High
- 2nd place: Jena Smith of Mill Valley High School
- 3rd place: Brooklyn Klahr of Holton
Video News
- 1st place: Annie Benett and Sara Stowe-Eskilson of Blue Valley Southwest http://tinyurl.com/payxt8w
- 2nd place: KC McLaughlin of Lawrence High School http://tinyurl.com/nl56wku
- 3rd place: Jordan Pulliam of Mulvane High School http://tinyurl.com/nm5qp22
Yearbook Spread
- 1st place: Shannon Wray and Mariana Orrego of Shawnee Mission North
- 2nd place: Leah Joseph of Blue Valley Southwest
Win CS Static
- 3rd place: Sam Bollinger of Pittsburg High School
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