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All-Kansas Yearbook Rankings announced

Congratulations . . . to the 23 yearbooks to earn an All-Kansas evaluation, the highest distinction presented to yearbooks for overall excellence. Below you can find a list of the All-Kansas yearbooks divided by classification. Judges from around the country — fifteen in all — commended the books they saw…...

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October Monthly Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the October 2014 KSPA monthly contest. Over 140 entries were submitted at www.kspaonline.org in 15 categories. The Online-Only Story category received zero entries. Judges from across the country reviewed the entries for KSPA member schools and students. Please let us know if you spot any spelling or accuracy…...

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NSPA/JEA Convention Awards Round-up

Returning from the national semi-annual high school journalism convention this weekend was made more difficult by extra baggage for KSPA member schools: lots of awards! From Nov. 6-9 in Washington DC, the NSPA and JEA hosted a convention at the Wardman Park Marriott. The National Scholastic Press Association handed out…...

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September 2014 Monthly Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 KSPA monthly contests. The results listed here are partial due to delays in the judging of News Story, Feature Story and Yearbook Copy. Those results will be available before the end of the week. Over 130 entries were submitted at www.kspaonline.org in 13…...

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Fall Conferences 2014

Every day in the newsroom is filled with ethical, legal, moral and, yes, journalistic decisions. We make decisions of style and taste, but also of right and wrong. We make decisions of grammar and punctuation, but also truth and libel. How do we make better decisions in the newsroom? By…...

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2014-2015 KSPA Membership Open

Advisers can fill out our online membership form to enjoy all of the great KSPA benefits for the coming school year....

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Photo of the Month for April released

Fifteen student entries won places in the April Photo of the Month Contest. Maize and BV High tied for the most points overall. Pittsburg and Lawrence tied for second. Below are the placing students and their photos: Student Life 1st—Raine Andrews, BV High 2nd—Robbie Nickelson, Holton 3rd—Ashley Hocking, Lawrence Academics 1st—Joseph Anderson, Lawrence 2nd—Parker…...

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April Story of the Month results available

Fourteen student entries placed in KSPA’s April Story of the Month contest. SM East took the most points overall with each one of their entries receiving first places. BV West and SM South followed with a tie for second. The students and their award-winning stories are below: News 1st—Sophie Tulp,…...

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April Design of the Month winners announced

Seven student entries placed in KSPA’s April Design of the Month contest. Lawrence High School won the most points overall. Here are the winners and their entries: News Publication 1st—Miranda Gibbs, SM East 2nd—Hallie Bontrager, Maize 3rd—Ashley Hocking and Kendra Schwartz, Lawrence Yearbook Spread 1st—Madi Kennedy, Sophia Ruby and Emily Sieben, Blue Valley…...

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April Multimedia of the Month posted

Three student entries earned places in April’s Multimedia of the Month contest in the Video News category. Students from BV Southwest took first and second and a student from Mill Valley took third. There were no entries in the Online-only Story category. The Students and their award-winning entries are below:…...

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