Maize South Middle School students earned All-Kansas honors with their 2009 yearbook, joining 19 high school yearbook staffs honored last month. The middle school judge noted several highlights of the Maize South book, called “The Eagle,” which built around the theme “Color Coded” and included colored pencils taped to the…...
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Not on the list? If you’re a KSPA member, send us your school’s journalism website address and we’ll post it here! E-mail us at staff@kspaonline.org. Not a member? Join KSPA by completing a membership registration form. Area 1 Blue Valley High School – Newspaper Stilwell, Kan. Blue Valley Northwest High…...
Story on availability of drugs wins Story of Month November contest for SM East student
Logan Heley’s story about easy-to-access inexpensive prescription drugs — particularly OxyContin — has earned the Shawnee Mission East student first place in KSPA’s November Story of the Month contest. Heley built his story around a dramatic increase in the number of drug overdoses in Overland Park over the first half…...
Former KSPA director John Hudnall wins national award
Former KSPA Executive Director John Hudnall received the Carl Towley Award at the NSPA/JEA Fall Convention held Nov. 12-15, in Washington, D.C. According to the JEA website, this annual honor is given to one person whose work with scholastic journalism benefits student journalists across the nation. Hudnall directed KSPA for…...
SM Northwest photographer wins October photo contest
Kevin Buie’s shot of a gymnast’s hands won the Shawnee Mission Northwest senior first place overall in KSPA’s October Photo of the Month contest. Judges from the University of Kansas’ School of Journalism wrote this about Buie’s award-winning shot: “I like that you found something away from the action that…...
Maize HS sophomore wins September contest
Maize High School’s Mary McDermott won first place in KSPA’s September Story of the Month contest, which focused on editorials. University of Kansas judges praised McDermott’s editorial “Backpacks Sent Packing” by writing: “It addresses policy and provides a solution that would help students,” and “It’s nice to compare the policy…...