The spring All-Kansas critiques are in, and 26 news publications, websites and video news programs from 23 schools earned All-Kansas honors for 2012. The list is led by Chapman (Class 4A), Mill Valley (Class 5A) and Shawnee Mission East (Class 6A), which each won two All-Kansas plaques. Chapman and adviser…...
Brandi Stout of KC Washington wins 2012 Sunflower
Kansas City Washington adviser Brandi Stout has been named the winner of the 2012 Sunflower Award, given annually by KSPA to a relatively new adviser (first four years) who has already made a significant contribution to scholastic journalism in Kansas. Stout, who will be honored at the annual KSPA State…...
Wichita SE adviser Susan Gray wins Ad Astra Award
Susan Gray, the publications adviser at Wichita Southeast High School, has earned KSPA’s 2012 Ad Astra Award, which honors teachers who continually improve their journalism programs and make significant contributions to the advising profession. Gray received nominations from two peer advisers, three students at Southeast and a former student who…...
Canton-Galva principal wins Administrator of the Year award
Canton-Galva Principal Jack Koehn has been named the 2012 KSPA Administrator of the Year because of his full understanding of the Kansas Student Publications Act and his proper application of the statute at his school. In her nomination letter on behalf of Koehn, Canton-Galva journalism adviser Jessica Bowman describes an…...
Satanta teacher named top journalism adviser
Jennifer Hanson, business teacher and publications adviser at Satanta High School in Satanta, Kan., was named the 2012 recipient of the Jackie Engel Award, which honors the best of high school journalism advising in Kansas. Hanson has been the journalism adviser at Satanta for 12 years. Previously, she worked as…...
Five KSPA members bring home Crowns from New York
Publications from Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Maize South Middle School earned Gold and Silver Crown recognition last week at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 88th annual Scholastic Convention in New York City. More than 1,500 publications from around the country entered…...
Kapaun Mt. Carmel earns Pacemaker finalist for digital yearbook
The 2011 digital yearbook from Kapaun Mt. Carmel has been named a Pacemaker finalist in the National Scholastic Press Association’s annual competition. “The Crusader” is just one of six digital yearbooks nationwide to earn the award. Drew McDonough served as the yearbook’s editor, and Ashley Perkins as its adviser. Previously…...
A pressing concern: The path to journalism certification
It has recently come to my attention that all courses for the AV Communications Pathway require specialized endorsements. That is to say, whatever English Language Arts certification allowed instructors to teach communication technology courses under VE2 is no longer valid for Career Pathway approval. A journalism, business, or art endorsement…...
Two Kansas news sites named online Pacemaker finalists
Two news websites from Kansas high schools — Harbinger Online from Shawnee Mission East and Jagwire News Online from Mill Valley — have been named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker competition. Both websites will be up for scholastic journalism’s highest honor in April at the NSPA national…...