2016 SIMPLY BETTER
A SHOWCASE OF STUDENT WORK FROM THE KSPA STATE CONTEST.
The KSPA State Contest was hosted at the University of Kansas in May 2016. To learn more about the contest, see these pages:
- FULL RESULTS: which individuals earned awards in the contest
- Digital Submission & On-Site CONTEST PROMPTS: the tasks assigned to students for each category
- TEAM RESULTS: the standings in the sweepstakes, crowning a state champion in each enrollment classification
ON-SITE CONTESTS WINNERS
click on arrow for more infoThe entries at this link were the winners in the annual KSPA State Contest in nine different writing categories. The contest was divided into three different classifications based on school size: 1A/2A, 3A/4A, 5A/6A. The entries below earned first place out of the entries in their classification, although judges awarded up to 6 places in each category.
DIGITAL SUBMISSION CONTESTS WINNERS
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MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING CONTESTS WINNERS
click on arrow for more infoFirst Places
- 1st Place: Cottonwood Falls Chase County : 1A/2A: http://tinyurl.com/hy7h5lp
- 1st Place: Humboldt : 3A/4A: URL not active
- 1st Place: Mill Valley : 5A/6A: http://tinyurl.com/jod34ak
Second Places
- 2nd Place: Canton-Galva : 1A/2A: http://tinyurl.com/hocf3nv
- 2nd Place: Silver Lake : 3A/4A: http://tinyurl.com/goj7xvs
- 2nd Place: BV Northwest : 5A/6A: http://tinyurl.com/jpyadeb
Third Places
- 3rd Place: Holton : 3A/4A: http://tinyurl.com/z35ggq9
- 3rd Place: Wichita West : 5A/6A: http://tinyurl.com/zdfxuju
Honorable Mentions
- Honorable Mention: Phillipsburg : 3A/4A: http://tinyurl.com/z9ckrta
- Honorable Mention: Chapman : 3A/4A: URL not active
- Honorable Mention: Hays : 3A/4A: http://tinyurl.com/hslukfq
- Honorable Mention: Kapaun Mt. Carmel : 5A/6A: http://tinyurl.com/zaxs4xy
- Honorable Mention: SM West : 5A/6A: http://tinyurl.com/jbak6xr