Congratulations to the winners of the February KSPA monthly contest. Lawrence High School and Mill Valley High School tied with the most awards in February with six each. Shawnee Mission East High School and Shawnee Mission Northwest High School received five awards each to earn a tie for second place.…...
2019 Regional Contest Results
Congratulations to the students who submitted thousands of entries for the KSPA Regional Contests and won the awards below. NEW THIS YEAR: A REGIONAL RUNDOWN Over the past month, 89 Kansas high schools submitted more than 2,100 entries to the KSPA Regional Contest. With a new format, we thought it…...
Konopelko from Pittsburg earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Nicole-Marie Konopelko of Pittsburg High School on winning the statewide honor of the 2019 Kansas Student Journalist of the Year. Nicole is the editor-in-chief for the Booster Redux, the school’s newspaper and online news site. The overall winner is chosen among the winners of three different enrollment…...
Congrats to the December-January monthly contest winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the December – January KSPA monthly contest. Shawnee Mission East earned the most awards in November with seven. Blue Valley West and Lawrence High received six awards each to earn a tie for second place. Video 1st Place: Lainey Caldwell & Becca Cannon from Blue Valley…...
JEA – Journalism Education Survey
We are inviting you to participate in an online survey about journalism education. This study is being conducted by the independent Education Week Research Center in partnership with The Journalism Education Association, the national membership organization for scholastic media advisers. To complete this online survey, please click the secure link HERE.…...
Unveiling the 2018 All-Kansas Yearbook winners
Congratulations to the following KSPA-member yearbook staffs who earned All-Kansas yearbook status in the 2018 All-Kansas critiques. Our judges critiqued at total of 52 books and awarded 22 All-Kansas awards. Judges were supplied a critique booklet and a copy of the yearbook in October. The completed electronic critique booklets have…...
Congrats to the 2018 Pacemaker and Best of Show Winners!
The National Scholastic Press Association recognized these Kansas publications as winners of several prestigious awards like the Pacemaker Award and the Best of Show award. Individual awards were also given. These students competed against other student journalists from around the country. The winners were announced at the 2018 JEA/NSPA Fall…...
Congrats to the 2018 Pacemaker Finalists!
Congratulations to NSPA’s 2018 Pacemaker Finalists! We are proud of our Kansas schools and the time they have devoted to create some of the nation’s top publications. Honoring the nation’s best, the National Scholastic Press Association has named 67 scholastic student newspapers and newsmagazines as finalists in its prestigious Pacemaker…...