Currently in her fifth year at Olathe East, Lindsey Skaggs, CJE, has been a scholastic journalism adviser and member of KSPA since 2010. She advises the Aurora yearbook, Hawk’s Eye newspaper and the photojournalism staff. From growing up in a small town in Western Kansas where she was the yearbook editor, to working as an adviser in rural, urban and suburban schools, Skaggs is aware of the commonalities and the unique struggles that unite journalism programs across the state. Regardless of the setting, her students rise to the occasion, winning numerous awards and finding successful careers in media – a few even teach! Skaggs is a member of KSPA, JEA, NSPA and JEMKC and has previously served as president of JEMKC, on the KC Convention local committee, and as part of a state curriculum development committee.