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Three Kansas yearbooks judged nation’s best

Yearbooks from Mill Valley High School, Shawnee Mission Northwest and Maize South Middle School won Best of Show recognition at last week’s JEA/NSPA national convention in Washington, D.C.

In all, 16 Kansas publications from 10 schools finished in the top 10 in the carry-in competitions. Newspapers, newspaper special editions and online publications must have been published this school year, while yearbooks were from the 2008-2009 school year.

The complete list of Kansas Best of Show winners from the JEA/NSPA convention, which was held this weekend in Washington, D.C., are as follows:

Newspaper 1-8 pages

5th Place: The Mission, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Nathaniel Zoschke, editor
Becky Tate, adviser

7th Place: Pirates’ Log, Piper HS, Kansas City, Kan.
Kate Linman, editor
Cindy Horchem, adviser

Newspaper 17+ pages:

4th Place: The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
David Catt, Ryan McCarthy, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

5th Place: The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Phoebe Unterman, Tim Schedor, editor
C. Dow Tate, adviser

8th Place: The Express, Blue Valley Northwest HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Conner Ahnen, Aaron McGaw, editor
Jim McCrossen, adviser

9th Place: The Tiger Print, Blue Valley HS, Stilwell, Kan.
Allison Kohn, Stephanie Roche, editor
Jill Chittum, adviser

10th Place: Jag Wire, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Zach Leas, Laura Williamson, editor
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser

Newspaper Special Edition:

5th Place: Epic, Shawnee Mission West HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Alex Burnett, editor
Amy Morgan, adviser

7th Place: The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Phoebe Unterman, Tim Schedor, editor
C. Dow Tate, adviser

Junior High Yearbook

1st Place: Eagle, Maize South Middle School, Wichita, Kan.
Chloe Davis, Jessi Holman, editor
Mary Patrick, adviser

Yearbook 225-274 pages:

1st Place: The JAG, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Carl Sparrman, Carolynn Gatewood, Courtney Collins, editor
Kathy Hill Habiger, adviser

Yearbook 325+ pages:

1st Place: Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Bailey Reimer, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

2nd Place: Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Andrea Tudhope, Alexandria Norton, editor
Dow Tate, adviser

7th Place: Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Kevin Moore, editor
Becky Tate, adviser

Publication Web Site:

5th Place: BVWNews, Blue Valley West HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Bethany Schulz, Kaiti Xouris, editor
Michael Dunlap, adviser

6th Place: SMNW.com, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Susan Massy, adviser

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