The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Grace Altenhofen of Shawnee Mission North and Anna Cowden of Blue Valley Northwest for their outstanding courage in journalism. They have earned the first Courage in Journalism Award from KSPA, an award founded on the 50th anniversary of the monumental Tinker v. Des Moines…...
2019 Sunflower and Friend of KSPA Award Winners
KSPA proudly recognizes educators and professionals each year who promote excellence in scholastic journalism. We thank you for your continued support. Congratulations to our award winners! SUNFLOWER AWARD 2019 The Sunflower Award recognizes a new adviser who shows enthusiasm and dedication to building a strong journalism program and aims to…...
2019 All-Kansas Spring Winners
Congratulations to the following KSPA member staffs who earned All-Kansas status for their news publications, news websites or video news programs. For news publications, our judges critiqued a total of 36 publications and awarded 15 All-Kansas awards. In news websites, 6 entries were chosen from 14 submissions. Judges were supplied…...
Congrats to the March monthly contest winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the March KSPA monthly contest. Mill Valley High School took top honors and earned eight awards in March. They earned three first place, two second place and three third place wins. Lawrence High School received six awards to earn second place. Video Mia Robinson from…...
Derby North student earns 2019 Mary Patrick Aspiring Young Journalist Award
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association congratulates Derby North Middle School student Tayla Ahlf on winning the statewide honor of the 2019 Mary Patrick Aspiring Journalist Award. Half has served as yearbook editor, photo shoot manager and teacher aide. The runner-up for the award is Miles Lindley from Chisolm Trail Middle…...
Congrats to the February monthly contest winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the February KSPA monthly contest. Lawrence High School and Mill Valley High School tied with the most awards in February with six each. Shawnee Mission East High School and Shawnee Mission Northwest High School received five awards each to earn a tie for second place.…...
2019 Regional Contest Results
Congratulations to the students who submitted thousands of entries for the KSPA Regional Contests and won the awards below. NEW THIS YEAR: A REGIONAL RUNDOWN Over the past month, 89 Kansas high schools submitted more than 2,100 entries to the KSPA Regional Contest. With a new format, we thought it…...