LAWRENCE, May 2, 2025 — The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 KSPA State Contests, which awarded the best student journalism from nearly 1,300 entries gathered from around the state. Students were put to the test as they demonstrated their writing, design, illustration, photography, video and reporting skills.
In the State Contest, students from about 80 schools competed in 26 different categories, organized by school size classification. All qualified by placing in KSPA’s regional contest. More than 400 students earned recognition by placing in the top six in each contest. Results were announced via KSPA’s Instagram (@kspaonline) this week. A list of final results can be found on the KSPA website here.
From Rock Creek High School, the following students won awards:
Segen Sutton, Infographic Design, 1st Place
Koda Moeller, Sports Promo, 5th Place
Nathan Bortnick, Dylan Nelson, Braden Miller, Video News, 5th Place
KSPA enlists the help of journalism teachers, professional journalists, university faculty members and other journalism experts to judge the entries. In addition to receiving feedback on their entries, students will also benefit from reviewing compilations of winning work.
About KSPA: The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is an association of more than 100 high school and middle school journalism programs. Its mission is to promote excellence in high school journalism publications and education. Please log on to learn more at www.kspaonline.org.
KSPA Contact:
Barb Tholen
KSPA president-elect/incoming executive director
[email protected]
