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The final monthly contest of the year yielded more great work from Kansas high school journalists. While submissions were down a bit (94 total submissions across all categories), we have 41 outstanding winners showcased below.

Noteworthy results from this month? Zia Kelly of Lawrence High School scored two first places: News Writing and Opinion Writing. Another student with a double-win, Grace Amundson of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, earned first places in both Infographic and Newspaper design contests.

Blue Valley High School and Kapaun Mt. Carmel led the team awards with five awards each. Four schools matched award totals with four awards each: Blue Valley Southwest, Lawrence High School, Lawrence Free State High School and Pittsburg High School.

With this contest wrapping the 2014-2015 academic year of contest, the KSPA monthly contests will return at the start of school next year.

Thanks so much for your great work and your competitive spirit this year. What a great collection of work!

Academic Photo

• First Place      Christina Craig          Lawrence Free State High School

• Second Place  Brian Nelson  Holton High School

• Third Place    Susan Forgie  Maize High School

Feature Writing

• First Place      Trenna Soderling, Sydney Gard      Lawrence Free State High School            http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/features/2015/04/28/students-explore-college-credit-opportunities/
• Second Place  Margo Johnson          Blue Valley Southwest            http://www.bvswnews.com/features/2015/04/28/students-adjust-to-their-lives-in-foster-homes/
• Third Place    Makayla Nicholis, Lauren Huesers  Blue Valley High School            https://app.box.com/s/4hfs1gav6e4t5o93y46w1gg8r7mn3eo0

Infographic Design

• First Place      Grace Amundson       Shawnee Mission Northwest

• Second Place  Aidan Rothrock          Lawrence High School

• Third Place    Nikki Bulger   Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School

Multimedia Storytelling

• First Place      Sophie Tulp, James Wooldridge      Shawnee Mission East          http://smeharbinger.net/arts-and-entertainment/middle-of-the-map-fest
• Second Place  Blaise Webster          The Independent School      https://youtu.be/UhiVrbZ7IO8
• Third Place    Will DeVries, Katie Gann      Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School            http://www.kapaun.org/pages/publications/journalism_site/wordpress/?p=18093

News Writing

• First Place      Zia Kelly         Lawrence High School          http://www.lhsbudget.com/news/2015/04/08/secure-building-out-of-reach/
• Second Place  Sofia Gilkeson            Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School            https://app.box.com/s/t3ktx9496ed7428l65kvqbqerv7jczhs
• Third Place    James Auchterlonie   Maize High School            https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B02FfTnbhpa7SjRVTGdHY0o2YVE/view?usp=sharing

Newspaper Design

• First Place      Grace Amundson       Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

• Second Place  Delaney Oliver           Blue Valley Southwest High School

• Third Place    Madison Ames           Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School

Opinion Writing

• First Place      Zia Kelly         Lawrence High School          http://www.lhsbudget.com/opinion/2015/04/13/kshsaa-unaccommodating-of-student-press/
• Second Place  Libby Stanford          Lawrence Free State http://www.fsfreepressonline.com/opinion/2015/04/10/the-influence-of-the-internet-on-todays-society/
• Third Place    Gennifer Geer            Blue Valley High School            https://app.box.com/s/9irpme7yg5732t33hhiuxiyxsmfoc8fw

Photo Illustration

• First Place      Jenna Fackrell            Shawnee Mission South

• Second Place  Molly Johnson            Blue Valley High School

Portrait/Profile Photo

• First Place      Samantha Macauley Shawnee Mission Northwest

Sports Photography

• First Place      Joseph Anderson       Lawrence High School

• Second Place  Jody Willmott Free State High School

• Third Place    Molly McNeil  Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School

Sports Writing

• First Place      Grace Gearon Blue Valley High School        https://app.box.com/s/s1iwor5n5n67fzgnqp2h43f5q0w8f4i9
• Second Place  Alli Baden       Pittsburg High School           https://app.box.com/s/wrmp9f8p4hkyxxf0ga1mcxc34fkw61cb
• Third Place    Morgan Plank            Pittsburg High School            https://app.box.com/s/tlgvpzx2vog2byypce44mp9qqdb9jx2u

Student Life Photography

• First Place      Hallie Bontrager        Maize High School

• Second Place  Brian Nelson  Holton High School

• Third Place    Molly Johnson            Blue Valley High School

Video News

• First Place      Maddie Carrigan and Maddie Lowry          Blue Valley Southwest High School https://vimeo.com/123866559
• Second Place  Justin Hicklin and Abby Morrow     Blue Valley Southwest High School https://vimeo.com/126559942
• Third Place    Bre Cox and Caroline McFeeters     Blue Valley Southwest High School https://vimeo.com/126559941

Yearbook Copy Writing

• First Place      Coy Gray, Cosmina Backs      Shawnee Mission South            https://app.box.com/s/73dl3alz8il5f8pdhqbhnt3f6s6ulkws
• Second Place  Trevor Tolar, Jonathan Roche, Joe Beeler   Shawnee Mission South            https://app.box.com/s/fci95uqu1urko2qqgjxyijmzjofsmv9p

Yearbook Spread Design

• First Place      Tori Karlin     Lawrence Free State High School

• Second Place  Logan Lord     Pittsburg High School

• Third Place    Chase Curtis  Pittsburg High School