The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates the winner of the 2022 KSPA Courage in Journalism Award: Emily Harter of Olathe West High School. Harter’s nomination materials describe how she wrote an opinion piece, published in December 2021, that recommended her school abolish a hand gesture that was used as a…...
Tucker Love wins 2022 Sunflower Award
KSPA congratulates the 2022 Sunflower Award winner: Tucker Love from Shawnee Mission South High School. The Sunflower Award recognizes new advisers who show enthusiasm and dedication to building a strong journalism program and aims to encourage those teachers to remain in the profession. Love advises The Patriot Online news website,…...
Congratulations to the February 2022 monthly contest winners!
The February monthly contest had 135 entries submitted. Schools earning the most awards is a three-way tie between Blue Valley Northwest High School, Mill Valley High School and Shawnee Mission Northwest High School all receiving five awards each. Bishop Miege High School was next and earned four awards. Video 1st…...
2022 Regional Contest Results
Congratulations to the students who submitted thousands of entries for the 2022 KSPA Regional Contests and won the awards below. A REGIONAL RUNDOWN Over the past month, 72 Kansas high schools submitted more than 2,166 entries to the KSPA Regional Contest. Here are your winners! 1A/2A Results PLAINS REGIONAL: Full…...
Cuyler Dunn of Lawrence High School earns Kansas Student Journalist of the Year
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Cuyler Dunn on winning the statewide honor of the 2022 Kansas Student Journalist of the Year. Dunn is co-editor-in-chief of The Budget, the school’s newspaper. The overall winner is chosen among the winners of three different enrollment classifications: 1A/2A, 3A/4A and 5A/6A. In the…...
Congratulations to the December 2021 – January 2022 monthly contest winners!
The December 2021-Janaury 2022 monthly contest had 156 entries submitted. Mill Valley High School received the most awards, earning eight total. Shawnee Mission East High School was next and earned five awards. Video 1st Place: Noah Byer, Cooper Kelley, Luke Fabrizius from Maize Career Academy 2nd Place: Caroline Bork from…...
Unveiling the 2021 All-Kansas Yearbook winners
Congratulations to the following KSPA-member yearbook staffs who earned All-Kansas yearbook status in the 2021 All-Kansas critiques. As of November 30, our judges have critiqued at total of 42 books and awarded 24 All-Kansas awards. Judges were supplied a critique booklet and a copy of the yearbook in October. The…...
Congratulations to the October 2021 monthly contest winners!
The October monthly contest had 176 entries submitted. Mill Valley High School received the most awards, earning seven total. Shawnee Mission East was not far behind with five awards. Video 1st Place: Hayden Houts from Lawrence High School 2nd Place: Kathryn Vizcarra, Josie Peters, Lydia Ungashick, London Lammers from Blue…...
Congratulations to the August-September 2021 monthly contest winners!
The August-September Monthly Contest had the most entries submitted and the most schools participate in a long time. With so many entries the awards were very evenly spread between the schools. Derby High School earned the most awards with five followed by Blue Valley Northwest High School, Lawrence High School…...