KSPA Regional contests will again take place at six sites around Kansas, Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 2011. Entry deadlines are Jan. 28 for the Feb. 24 regionals, and Jan. 31 for the KU regional. The contests: Thursday, Feb. 24 at Kansas State University Thursday, Feb. 24 at Wichita State…...
Video news programs join KSPA’s All-Kansas lineup in 2011
November 18, 2010 DO NOT USE, Top Stories
KSPA in spring 2011 will provide its first video news program All-Kansas critique and ratings service, and in advance of that, the online standards and ratings book is ready and linked here. The standards are based on current practices of professional and student broadcast journalism sites, as well as those…...
KSPA unveils news website standards in advance of spring All-Kansas deadline
November 9, 2010 Top Stories
KSPA in spring 2011 will provide its first online news All-Kansas critique and ratings service, and in advance of that, the online standards and ratings book is ready and linked here. The standards are based on current practices of professional and student online journalism sites, as well as those standards…...
Pulitzer winner, Hays workshops highlight Fall Conference slate
July 27, 2010 DO NOT USE, Top Stories
A Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer and a new conference format for Hays highlight the KSPA Fall Conference schedule for 2010. Salina native and University of Kansas graduate Colleen McCain Nelson will deliver keynote addresses at the first two conferences, set for Monday, Sept. 20 at KU in Lawrence, and for…...
KSPA plans busy 2010-2011 calendar, so join now
May 25, 2010 News, Top Stories
The 2010-2011 schedule of activities and contests for the Kansas Scholastic Press Association could very well be the busiest ever, and it will culminate, as always, with regional and state competitions next spring. Fall Conferences are already being planned for Lawrence, Manhattan and Hays, the second Statehouse Reporter Day in…...
Twenty news publications earn All-Kansas distinction
April 29, 2010 Top Stories
Twenty high school news publications — at least one from every classification in the state — earned All-Kansas distinction from the KSPA All-Kansas judging and critique service for 2010. The winners will receive All-Kansas plaques at the State Contest, scheduled for Saturday at the Kansas Union in Lawrence. Schools with…...
All-Kansas newspaper registration now open
January 27, 2010 Top Stories
Newspapers and news magazines from high schools and middle schools across the state may now sign up for the All-Kansas critique service and competition for 2010. The cost, as it was last year, is $50. Deadline is March 5, 2010. Registration requires downloading this interactive PDF and sending it with…...
Regional carry-in contests are ready
November 2, 2009 Top Stories
Students may begin working on their carry-in contests for the February regional competitions, which kick off Feb. 25 in Emporia, Hays, Manhattan, Pittsburg and Wichita, then conclude Feb. 26 in Lawrence. The Regionals page on this Web site also contains a letter to advisers explaining the key details for the…...
F.L. Schlagle rebuilds journalism program
October 20, 2009 News, Top Stories
Former PR professional helps students publish first Stallionaire paper in four years This semester marks a new era for F.L. Schlagle High School in Kansas City where journalism students last month distributed the school’s first printed newspaper in four years. Teacher Keith Jones advises both the newspaper —The Stallionaire— and…...