Congratulations to the winners of the November 2015 KSPA monthly contest. Two schools tied for the most awards during November: Mill Valley and Shawnee Mission East. Mill Valley earned three first places in Multimedia News, Photo Illustration and Student Life & News. Meanwhile, the Lancers of SME earned one first, two seconds…...
Congrats 2015 yearbook All-Kansas winners
Congratulations to the following KSPA-member yearbook staffs who earned All-Kansas yearbook status. Our judges critiqued at total of 59 books and awarded 18 All-Kansas awards. Judges were supplied a critique booklet and a copy of the yearbook in October. The completed electronic critique booklets have been emailed back to each…...
Awards rundown from Orlando national convention
The recent national convention for scholastic journalism showcased 114 awards for Kansas journalism individuals or programs during the four-day event in Orlando, Florida. The convention was co-sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association and was hosted at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort from Nov. 12…...
October Monthly Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the October 2015 KSPA monthly contest. Two schools tied for the most awards during October: Mill Valley and Shawnee Mission East. Mill Valley earned three first places in feature writing, infographic and photo illustration. Meanwhile, the Lancers of SME were consistent with two firsts, two…...
JEA Contest Deadline Oct. 21
Deadlines for JEA/NSPA Convention in Orlando: Oct. 21 If you’re going to the Orlando convention and haven’t yet registered your students for the Write-offs, please do so soon at jea.org/writes-offs. If you need help registering for the Write-offs, do not hesitate to email the JEA staff at staff@jea.org or call toll…...
Middle School Contest Results: Spring 2015
Congratulations to the following students for their awards from the KSPA Middle School Mail-In Contest from the Spring of 2015. We are excited to celebrate you accomplishments as middle school journalists. If you are a middle school adviser and interested in a free membership, sign up here. Photography: Superior: Chloe…...
April 2015 Monthly Contest Winners
The final monthly contest of the year yielded more great work from Kansas high school journalists. While submissions were down a bit (94 total submissions across all categories), we have 41 outstanding winners showcased below. Noteworthy results from this month? Zia Kelly of Lawrence High School scored two first places: News Writing and…...
March 2015 Monthly Contest Winners
Congratulations . . . to the winners of the KSPA March Monthly contests. This month’s contest was notable for the parity among the winners. Lawrence Free State led the pack with 7 award winners, with Blue Valley Southwest right behind with 6 award winners including three first places. Three schools…...
KSPA Sweepstakes Champions Crowned
Today’s KSPA State Contest in Lawrence yielded six sweepstakes winners: the schools who earned the most points in their KSHSAA enrollment classification. The unofficial results are below . . . 1A: St. Francis Community High School 2A: Chase County Jr.-Sr. High School 3A: Humboldt High School 4A: Hays High School 5A: Salina…...