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Congratulations to many Sunflower state advisers and students for their work at the NSPA/JEA National Convention April 16-19 in Denver, Co. The list below represents awards presented by both the National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association.

Please email staff@kspaonline.org if you notice any mistakes or omissions.

National High School Journalist of the Year

Congratulations to Julia Poe of Shawnee Mission East High School for earning the honor of National High School Journalist of the Year. The announcement was made Sunday at the final awards ceremony of the convention. Poe also receives the $3,000 Sister Rita Jeanne Abicht Scholarship from the Journalism Education Association. Congratulations to Julia, her adviser Dow Tate and her fellow staff members on the Harbinger and Harbinger Online.

Pacemakers

• Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
  Andrew Neyins, Savannah Rottanavong, Kathy Hammer,, editors
  Becky Tate, adviser

• Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
  Jessica Mier, Danya Issawi, editors
  Dow Tate, adviser

Best of Show

News Magazine

• 4th. The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kan.

Newspaper Special Section

• 2nd. The Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kan.
• 4th. The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan.

Publication Website Small School

• 2nd. Mill Valley News, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan.

Publication Website Large School

• 2nd. The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan.

Tabloid: 17 or more pages

• 1st. The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan.
• 4th. JagWire, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan.

Yearbook: 289-336 pages

• 7th. Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kan.

Yearbook: 337 or more pages

• 1st. Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kan.
• 2nd. Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan.

Special Recognition Yearbook Adviser

• Amy Morgan of Shawnee Mission West

Certified Journalism Educators

• Randall Griffitts of Wichita North
• Rebekah Morse of Wichita Northwest
• Kristy Nyp of Manhattan
• Spencer O’Daniel of Wichita West
• Todd R. Vogts of Sterling
• Sarah Weekley of Leavenworth (renewal)

Master Journalism Educators

• Eric Thomas of University of Kansas & KSPA (renewal)