A letter from executive director Eric Thomas During our most recent KSPA board meeting, the board members were joking about the cliches that have come from this pandemic. Events are “unprecedented.” Every organization is “pivoting” and then finding “the new normal.” When events can’t be “socially distanced,” they must be…...
Congratulations to the April monthly contest winners!
Blue Valley Northwest High School earned the most awards in April with ten awards. Mill Valley High School was right behind earning seven awards. Video 1st Place: Lily Torres from Blue Valley Northwest 2nd Place: Ethan Schenkel, Victor Nguyen, Megan Ta from Maize Career Academy 3rd Place: Aaron Avery from…...
Announcing the 2020 All-Kansas publications
Congratulations to the following KSPA-member staffs for earning All-Kansas status for their news publications, news websites and video news publications. This year, our judges critiqued a total of 29 news publications, 12 news websites and four video news publications. 19 of those publications were awarded with All-Kansas distinction. Completed electronic…...
2020 KSPA Board Elections
The voting for KSPA board positions finished April 20 with eleven candidates competing for the six open board positions. Three new members of the board will be joining KSPA’s leadership in August 2020. Please see the list of elected representatives below: Area 1: Jessica Augustine of Hays High School …...
Congratulations to the March monthly contest winners!
With nine awards each Blue Valley Northwest High School and Shawnee Mission East High School tied for most awards received in March. Lawrence High School was right behind earning eight awards. Video 1st Place: Sydney Holmes, Brady Hoyt, Madeline Wilkinson from Maize Career Academy 2nd Place: Mia Robinson from Lawrence…...
State Contest: Welcome to the contest!
Advisers: I am so inspired and excited! At a moment when the world is on lockdown, the KSPA State Contest GREW this year! What an amazing tribute to your energy — and your students’ energy — for journalism, even at this challenging time! This year’s contest has 1,283 entries. Wow! This post will focus…...
Derius Mammen named 2020 Friend of KSPA
Derius Mammen has been named winner of the 2020 Friend of KSPA Award, an honor created to celebrate professionals and others who have contributed t0 our organization’s support of scholastic journalism. Mammen is a yearbook representative for Jostens. He has worked closely with students and advisers to help develop their…...
Sterling High School students win Courage in Journalism Award
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Madison Lackey, Ashlyn Spangenberg, Riley Richter, Megan Roelfs, Abby Riffel and Courtney Ball of Sterling High School. They have earned the second annual Courage in Journalism Award from KSPA, an award founded in 2019 on the 50th anniversary of the monumental Tinker v. Des…...