The All-Kansas critique service provides advisers and their students with insightful commentary on what you do well and how you could improve your news publication, yearbook, video news program and/or your news website. It also evaluates each medium to determine and reward the very best in Kansas.

When we send your publications to our nationwide judges, we also send along a critique booklet that guides their comments and ranking. You can find each critique booklet below. A great classroom activity is allowing your editors (or even your readers) to evaluate the publication for these criteria.

Please see the KSPA calendar for All-Kansas critique deadlines, including the Earlybird Yearbook Critique deadline.

Submit 2025 yearbook critiques here.

ALL-KANSAS NEWS PUBLICATION CRITIQUES

Select up to three of your best issues from the school year to showcase for our judges. News Publications are assessed on the following criteria: Coverage, Reporting, Visuals, Design and Leadership. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging booklet with your staff to help you plan for improvement.

ALL-KANSAS NEWS WEBSITE CRITIQUES

Our judges will review your news website during our judging window. Websites are assessed on the following criteria: Writing & Editing, Interactivity & Multimedia, Design & Navigation and Coverage & Content. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging criteria with your staff to help plan for improvement.

Submissions are closed for 2024-2025.

ALL-KANSAS VIDEO NEWS CRITIQUES

We find video experts to give detailed feedback to your staff on a news program of your choice. Video News Programs are assessed on the following criteria: Coverage & Content, Writing & Editing, On-Air Performance & Continuity, Photography and Technical Quality. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging booklet with your staff to help you plan for improvement.

Submissions are closed for 2024-2025.

ALL-KANSAS YEARBOOK CRITIQUES

Get in-depth feedback on how your staff did last year. Yearbooks are assessed on the following criteria: Concepts, Coverage, Reporting, Photography and Design. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging booklet with your staff as a way to plan for improvement.

Submissions for 2024-2025 yearbooks will be available soon.

ALL-KANSAS HISTORY: year by year

The All-Kansas critique service has a long history of helping schools improve their publications and of recognizing the very best in Kansas. The list of past winners is impressive.

All-Kansas Yearbooks

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 1990–2008

All-Kansas Newspapers

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 1990-2008

All-Kansas Video News

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

All-Kansas Websites

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

Congratulations to all of our winners! We are incredibly proud to represent the amazing work that your staffs contributes every day.