The Kansas Scholastic Press Association released the results from regional contests recently, and in the 50 categories in which Hays High School journalism students entered, 44 entries qualified for state contests.
For reference, to qualify for state, entries had to place in the top six spots in regionals. State contests this year will be like regionals, in that all contests will be online submissions.
First Place
Cade Becker & Ryan Schuckman – Video News
Allison Brooks – Feature Writing
Allison Brooks – Review Writing
Allison Brooks & Alicia Feyerherm – Multimedia Storytelling
Alicia Feyerherm – Editorial Writing
Caitlin Leiker – Headline Writing & Design
Caitlin Leiker – News Page Design
Caitlin Leiker – Yearbook Copy Writing
Emry Lundy – Copy Editing
Hope Schumacher – Cutline Writing
Brenna Schwien – Newspaper Sports Writing
Second Place
Allison Brooks – Headline Writing & Design
Alicia Feyerherm – Video News
Jersey Johnson & Brenna Schwien – Yearbook Theme & Graphics
McKena McBride – News Page Design
McKena McBride, Brenna Schwien, Nikka Vuong – Multimedia Storytelling
Alexis Pfannenstiel – Digital Illustration
Ryan Schuckman – Video Sports Promo
Fernando Zarate – Cutline Writing
Fernando Zarate – Yearbook Sports Writing
Third Place
Alicia Feyerherm – Feature Writing
Sophie Gross – Digital Illustration
Leah Legleiter & Aaliyah Neuburger – Yearbook Theme & Graphics
Cayden Sanders – Winter Photography
Meg Taggart – Editorial Cartoon
Fourth Place
Sophie Gross – Editorial Cartoon
Jersey Johnson – Yearbook Sports Writing
Ryan Schuckman & Gracie Wente – Video PSA
Hope Schumacher & Fernando Zarate – Video Sports Promo
Fernando Zarate – Yearbook Design
Fifth Place
Rylie Fairbank – Student Life Photography
Alicia Feyerherm – Video PSA
Aaliyah Neuburger – Yearbook Copy Writing
Alexis Pfannenstiel – Infographic Design
Hope Schumacher – Yearbook Design
Brenna Schwien – Sports Photography
Sixth Place
Cade Becker – Editorial Writing
Alexandra Coveney – Sports Photography
Grace Desbien – Sports Photography
Jersey Johnson – Yearbook Copy Writing
McKena McBride – Copy Editing
Cayden Sanders – Newspaper Sports Writing
Maysyn Tippy – Review Writing
Nikka Vuong – Advertising Design
— Submitted