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Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 KSPA Middle School Contest. The winners submitted entries in March that were judged and awarded in May.

A thanks to all of our judges and to KSPA middle school board members Laura Hayden and David Maneth.

Visuals are available below for students who submitted digital files and earned Superior Awards, the highest designation possible in the contest.

Feature Story

Superior

• Michaela Crow – Flint Hills Christian School

Excellent

• Sara Brown – Derby North Middle School
• Macy Dowell – Derby North Middle School

Layout/Design

Superior

• Sara Brown – Derby North Middle School
• Sara Brown – Derby North Middle School
• Georgia Rea – Southwest Middle – Lawrence
• Lauren Sinclair – Southwest Middle – Lawrence

Excellent

• Hadley Bird
• Sara Brown and Lauren Towns – Derby North Middle School
• Miah Cheatham and Callie Knapp – Southwest Middle – Lawrence
• Kaitlyn Fisher – Southwest Middle – Lawrence
• Payton Krug and Lili Jackson-Rosen – Southwest Middle – Lawrence
• Bryn Perrins and Lili Christensen – Southwest Middle – Lawrence
• Braden Webb – Leawood Middle

Honorable Mention

• Brynna Fitzgerald – Leawood Middle
• Ryan Malloy – Southwest Middle – Lawrence
• Audrey Patterson and Kayoko Thorton – Leawood Middle
• Sara Roszak – Southwest Middle – Lawrence

Photography

Superior

• Sara Brown – Derby North Middle School
• Lillianna Cawthorn – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Macy Dowell – Derby North Middle School
• Noel Flores – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Noel Flores – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Lizbeth Garcia – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Hannah Hessman – Derby North Middle School
• Lauren Jackson – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Ellery McMurry – Kiowa County Jr. High

• Kiara Ochoa – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Michael Schroeder – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Katherine Spainhour – Kiowa County Jr. High

• Lauren Towns – Derby North Middle School
• Natalie Ulwelling – Derby North Middle School
• Braden Webb – Leawood Middle School

Excellent

• Selia Holmes – Leawood Middle School
• Connor Pore – Kiowa County Jr. High
• Connor Pore – Kiowa County Jr. High
• Ezra Sath-Ngam – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Michael Schroeder – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Kara Symonds – Mayberry Magnet Middle School
• Ella Thomas – Leawood Middle School
• Bo West – Kiowa County Jr. High

Honorable Mention

• Divya Gupta – Leawood Middle School
• Selia Holmes – Leawood Middle School
• Audrey Patterson – Leawood Middle School

Broadcast

Superior

• Molly Dunnington, Morgan Schmaltz, Ashlyn Ortiz – Basehor-Linwood Middle
• Josie Johnson, Maddy Morgan, Adell Gore – Basehor-Linwood Middle

Excellent

• Brooklyn Fondaw, Kaylee Kuttler, Nikki Jay – Basehor-Linwood Middle
• Anna Freeman, Madyson Coy, Zach Radefeld – Basehor-Linwood Middle
• Jaedyn Roberts, Campbell Povilonis, Audrey Schif – Basehor-Linwood Middle
• Faith Lowe, Stella Harrington, Aaliya Smith – Basehor-Linwood Middle
• Brayden Strah, Alex Reid, Adam Jenkins – Basehor-Linwood Middle

Honorable Mention

• Joey Langstraat, Alex Crist, Chandler Miller – Basehor-Linwood Middle