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Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

Providing support and leadership in scholastic journalism

Kansas Scholastic Press Association

2020 Regional Contest Results

2020 Regional Contest Results

March 6, 2020

Congratulations to the students who submitted thousands of entries for the KSPA Regional Contests and won the awards below. A REGIONAL RUNDOWN Over the past month, 85 Kansas high schools submitted more...

Congratulations to the December-January monthly contest winners!

Congratulations to the December-January monthly contest winners!

February 25, 2020
Check out the winners here.
Henschel of Shawnee Mission East earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year

Henschel of Shawnee Mission East earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year

February 21, 2020
The editor-in-chief of the Booster Redux newspaper was the top portfolio from all submitted applications. The 1A/2A award goes to Grace Rowland from Sterling High School.
Congratulations to the November monthly contest winners!

Congratulations to the November monthly contest winners!

December 12, 2019
Check out the winners here.
Unveiling the 2019 All-Kansas Yearbook winners

Unveiling the 2019 All-Kansas Yearbook winners

December 3, 2019
See a gallery of the top 2018 yearbooks according to our panel of expert judges.
Bathed in the light from his custom-built computer, senior Dylan Mitchell installs a new motherboard Oct. 14 in his bedroom. A new motherboard will help Mitchell run the complex games and renders by being able to send and recieve data from the individual components faster. “Building computers is like putting together a big puzzle, but once you have done it enough times it all comes so naturally,” Mitchell said.

Congratulations to the October monthly contest winners!

November 12, 2019
Check out the winners here.
Photo courtesy of Jay Senter/Shawnee Mission Post

Recap: Shawnee Mission School District v. ACLU lawsuit for student press freedom

October 17, 2019

This article was compiled by Kathy Habiger, KSPA executive board member and Mill Valley High School journalism adviser. After an ACLU lawsuit against the Shawnee Mission School District over students'...

Riley Unekis from Lawrence High School

Congrats to the August – September monthly contest winners!

October 10, 2019
Check out the winners here.
The Covers: 2019 All-Kansas Yearbook Entries

The Covers: 2019 All-Kansas Yearbook Entries

October 8, 2019
Looking for inspiration for your cover design for next year? Look no further . . .
2019 KSPA Administrator of the Year Tim Hamblin poses with KSPA board president Jessica Bowman, left, and Derby High School student media adviser Joanna Chadwick, right, after an award presentation at a school board meeting in 2019.

2019 Administrator of the Year

August 13, 2019

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR 2019 The KSPA Administrator of the Year Award recognizes secondary school administrators who have stood up for the First Amendment and his/her students.  The nominee should...

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