Sept. 30 has been set as the date KSPA hosts the second fundraising golf tournament to support the Jackie Engel Endowment Fund. “The Drive” began in 2011 as a means for potential donors to have fun and contribute to the endowment. The Drive is scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept.…...
April Photo winners led by students from SM North, SM East, BV Northwest, Maize and Pittsburg
Eleven students from seven schools earned recognition for April in the final KSPA Photo of the Month contest for 2011-2012. Here are the list of entries the judge from Texas deemed worthy of special recognition: Sports Photo 1st: Jacob Wilson, Shawnee Mission North 2nd: Jessica Curlee, Pittsburg 3rd: Marisa Walton,…...
Seven schools win KSPA state journalism sweepstakes
A hotly contested tie in Class 2A led to seven schools earning sweepstakes titles in six classes at Saturday’s Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest in Lawrence. Chase County and Canton-Galva each earned 63 points overall to tie for the Class 2A sweepstakes. Other winners included: Class 1A: St. Francis…...
April Monthly Contest Entry Form Now Available
The monthly contest entry form is now available for April. You may access it here. If you have difficulties accessing the form, please contact Claire or Amanda at [email protected]....
Mill Valley student wins national JEA award
Kansas’ Journalist of the Year has proven herself one of the nation’s top scholastic journalists. Sarah Darby, a senior at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, earned $2,000 by being named a runner-up in the Journalism Education Association’s Journalist of the Year competition. Last month, Kansas named Darby its 2012…...
March Photo winners announced
Students from Maize South, Sterling, Blue Valley West, Blue Valley North, Shawnee Mission North, Olathe Northwest, Blue Valley and Blue Valley Northwest earned first place finishes in the March Photo of the Month contest. Here’s the complete list of winners: Academics 1st Place (tie) — Jaden Hilgers, Maize South 1st…...
Shawnee Mission students lead March Design winners
Bailey Kopp from Shawnee Mission Northwest, and Tucker Love and Kristin Enyart from Shawnee Mission North lead the list of winners in the March Design of the Month contest. Kopp created winning designs in both the Infographics and News Publication categories, while Love and Enyart tied for first in Yearbook…...
February Photo of the Month winners announced
Students from Shawnee Mission East, Blue Valley West, Blue Valley North and Olathe Northwest are the winners in KSPA’s February Photo of the Month contest. Our photo contest judge chose a portrait of Shawnee Mission East lacrosse players taken by Grant Kendall as the top overall photo for the month.…...
2012 KSPA State T-shirt Winner Announced
Jordan McEntee of Blue Valley High School is the winner of the 2012 State T-shirt Design Contest. T-shirts with McEntee’s design will be available to purchase for $15 at the 2012 State Contest on Saturday, May 5 in Lawrence. Advisers who pre-order shirts with their state registration will receive a…...