Monthly Contests

The April story of the month contest winners are: Feature 1st – Rachel Ferenz, SMNW 2nd (Tie) – Bethanne Elliot, Pittsburg 2nd (Tie) – O. Baalman, A. Vo, and L. Graber, Maize News 1st – Logan Coffman, Evan Shinn, SMNW 2nd – Brianna Leyden, SMNW 3rd – Katie Phalen, Pittsburg Opinion…...

Winners of the April Design of the Month contest are: 1st – Stephanie Spicer, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, 6A 2nd – Bailey Kopp, Shawnee Mission North High School, 6A 3rd – Olivia Baalman, Maize High School, 5A...

Winners of the April Photo of the Month contest are: Student Life 1st – Ana Ribeiro, Maize High School, 5A 2nd – Natalie Pasley, Shawnee Mission North High School, 6A 3rd – Amanda Mitchell-Carrier, Pittsburg High School, 5A Sports Photo 1st – Valerie Kutchko, Shawnee Mission North, 6A 2nd –…...

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Several entries were received for the March design of the month contest, but Jordan McEntee of Blue Valley HS and Kristin Enyart of Shawnee Mission North won the newspage and yearbook design contests, respectively. News Page Design 1st- Jordan McEntee of Blue Valley HS, 6A 2nd- Emma Pennington of Shawnee…...

Michelle Stuessi of Shawnee Mission NW won the Student Life photo contest for the March photo of the month contest. Andrea Zecy from Shawnee Mission East won the sports contest, and Jessie Vollick, also from Shawnee Mission East wont the academic photo contest. Grant Heinlein, also from Shawnee Mission East…...

The March story of the month contest includes winners from a variety of categories. Ryan Taylor of Pittsburg High School won the March story of the month contest for the sports writing category. Derek Scholes, also from Pittsburg, won the news writing contest. Morgan Jones from Shawnee Mission Northwest won…...

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Shawnee Mission East student Kat Buchanan was awarded first place in KSPA’s February Design of the Month contest.  See the full design below....

Shawnee Mission East student Chris Heady‘s story on student insomnia was awarded first place in the feature category of the February Story of the Month contest. Kevin Simpson, also of Shawnee Mission East, placed first in news writing. Carlie Blaufuss from Newton High School placed first in opinion writing. Jayna…...