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Students from three schools win top spots in April Story of the Month contest

Two students each from Shawnee Mission East and Blue Valley Northwest, and one student from Holton High School earned first-place rankings in KSPA’s Story of the Month Contest.

Here are the winners and other entries noted by the judge, along with links to their stories:

Feature Story

1st: Julia Poe, Shawnee Mission East, “The Icing on the Cake”
2nd: Dagny Castelli, Maize, “Lives Touched by the Military”
3rd: Danny Rosenberg, Blue Valley North, “A family on the spectrum”

Sports

1st: Meredith Johnson, Blue Valley Northwest, “Crosse-ing into college”

Opinion

1st: Linley Sanders, Blue Valley Northwest, “A demand for District transparency”
2nd: Logan Rink, Pittsburg, “It could have been you: Zimmerman murder trial gets under way, spurs public debate”
3rd tie: Will Webber, Shawnee Mission East, “Bonding Through a Beat”
3rd tie: Lauren Pino, Blue Valley West, “No-Nonsense?: Annual Dodgeball Tournament Canceled”

News

1st: Evan Nichols, Shawnee Mission East, “Shedding Light on Alcohol Awareness,” Page 1 and Page 2

Yearbook Copy

1st: Kelcie Matousek, Holton, “Freshman drivers learn lessons the hard way”

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