Kansas high school journalists won seven of 18 contests in the recent National Federation of Press Women 2012 High School Communications Contest. Two more students earned second places, while another finished third and another earned an honorable mention.Three of the winners are from Shawnee Mission Northwest, two from Shawnee Mission East and one each from Pittsburg and Blue Valley. The other four award winners come from Paola and SM East.
Kansas (population 2.8 million) led all states with 11 award recipients. California (population 37.7 million) students won 10 awards, while Texas (25.7 million) and Indiana (6.5 million) each had eight award winners. California and Indiana, with three first-place winners, were the only other states with more than one winner.
Here are the Kansas winners (first-place winners will be honored Sept. 22 at the 2012 NFPW conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.):
First Place
- Maria Davison, Shawnee Mission NW, Editorial, “How to Keep Students in School”; adviser Susan Massy.
- Chris Heady, Shawnee Mission East, Sports Story, “Finding Inner Strength”; adviser C. Dow Tate.
- Emily Brown, Blue Valley HS, Columns, “A forever friendship; Goodbye, OCD; and Grading the Grand Old Party”; adviser Jill Chittum
- Brandon Smith, Pittsburg HS, Feature Photo, “Seniors react to the intensity on the court during last week’s victory over undefeated Fort Scott during Pink Out Night”; adviser Emily Smith.
- Nate Compton, Shawnee Mission NW, Sports Photo, “The ball is stolen from sophomore Jake Horner by a Bishop Miege player”; adviser Susan Massy.
- Nathan Walker, Shawnee Mission East, Video Sports Story, “Harbie Practice Squad: Swimming”; adviser C. Dow Tate.
- Lauren Minnick, Shawnee Mission NW, Yearbook, “X Marks the Walk”; adviser Susan Massy.
Second Place
- Duncan MacLachlan, Shawnee Mission East, Video News Story, “Occupy KC”; adviser C. Dow Tate.
- Jack Howland, Shawnee Mission East, News Story, “They Call it Molly”; adviser C. Dow Tate.
Third Place
- Roslyn Lucas, Paola HS, Graphics, “Under the Exterior”; adviser BriAnne Chayer.
Honorable Mention
- Chloe Stradinger, Shawnee Mission East, Single-page Layout, “Now We’re Cooking”; adviser C. Dow Tate.
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