Students from SM East, Maize, SM South, and Wichita East took first place in this month’s Story of the Month contest. A total of 12 students placed in the top three in five separate categories. Here is a full list of the October winners and their pieces: News 1st—Jordan Watkins…...
SM Northwest video wins September contest
A video on how local bands make it in Kansas City earned McKinnon Walsh of Shawnee Mission Northwest first place in the September KSPA Multimedia of the Month contest. The winning video, despite having no traditional voice-over from a reporter, is logically organized and features great interviews, fun graphics, excellent…...
SM Northwest, SM East students win September design contest
Two Shawnee Mission students took the spotlight in September’s design contest. SM Northwest student Bailey Kopp took first and second place in News Publication Design and SM East student Andrew McKittrick took third. There were no entries in or Yearbook or Infographic Design. Here are this month’s winners and their…...
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…...
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…...