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Congratulations to the April 2021 monthly contest winners!

Shawnee Mission East High School knocked it out of the park with nine overall awards.  Mill Valley High School was not far behind with eight total awards. Video 1st Place: Lanie Wolf, Ella Stillings, Peyton Peterman, Nina Schoenhofer from Maize Career Academy 2nd Place: Alison Brenneman, Mack Smith from Blue…...

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2021 Middle School Contest award winners

Congratulations to the winners of the KSPA Middle School Contest for 2021. These students did a remarkable job of working through challenging conditions created by the pandemic. We are proud to celebrate their work. And we hope to see their names among the KSPA award winners in high school for…...

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Emily Smith named Jackie Engel Award winner for second time

Emily Smith, from Pittsburg High School, has been named the 2021 winner of the Jackie Engel Award, which recognizes Kansas high school teachers for the excellence in advising publications. Smith’s outstanding work in advising the yearbook and publication at Pittsburg High School has gained her the Jackie Engel Award for…...

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Congratulations to the March 2021 monthly contest winners!

Mill Valley High School was the overall winner with seven awards.  Shawnee Mission East High School was not far behind with six total awards. Video 1st Place: Lanie Wolf, Nina Schoenhofer, Peyton Peterman from Maize Career Academy 2nd Place: JLiliana Christensen from Lawrence High School 3rd Place: Lawder DeSantis from…...

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Congratulations to the February 2021 monthly contest winners!

Lawrence High School was the overall winner with six awards.  Derby High School was hot on their tail earning five awards this monthly. Video 1st Place: Dylan Wittorff, Trey Reisman, Olivia Allen, Ty Brack from Maize Career Academy 2nd Place: Jackson Yanek from Lawrence High School 3rd Place: Olivia Allen,…...

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2021 Regional Contest Results

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, 73 Kansas high schools submitted more than 1,970 entries to the KSPA Regional Contest. Here are your winners! 1A/2A Results PLAINS REGIONAL:  Full results here:…...

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Riley Atkinson of Shawnee Mission East earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year

The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Shawnee Mission East senior Riley Atkinson on winning the statewide honor of the 2021 Kansas Student Journalist of the Year. Atkinson is co-editor-in-chief of the Harbinger Online, the school’s news website. The overall winner is chosen among the winners of three different enrollment classifications:…...

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Congratulations to the December 2020-January 2021 monthly contest winners!

Blue Valley Northwest High School was the overall winner with eight awards.  Mill Valley High School and Pittsburg High School tied for second place earning seven each. Video 1st Place: Megan Ta, Victor Nguyen from Maize Career Academy  2nd Place: Mary Grace Liew-Nguyen, Megan Ta, Emma Taylor from Maize Career…...

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Unveiling the 2020 All-Kansas Yearbook winners

Congratulations to the following KSPA-member yearbook staffs who earned All-Kansas yearbook status in the 2020 All-Kansas critiques. As of December 17, our judges have critiqued at total of 45 books and awarded 22 All-Kansas awards. Judges were supplied a critique booklet and a copy of the yearbook in October. The…...

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Congratulations to the November monthly contest winners!

Blue Valley Northwest High School was the overall winner with six awards. Lawrence High School, Mill Valley High School and Shawnee Mission East High School tied for second place earning five each. Video 1st Place: Kelli Marshall, Katie Pittman from Blue Valley Southwest High School  2nd Place: Lawder DeSantis from…...

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