Phillipsburg High School Publications Department Captures First at KSPA State Contest

Phillipsburg High School competed in the annual Kansas Scholastic Press Association state contest where they demonstrated their writing, design, illustration, photography, video and reporting skills.

Students competed in 26 different categories, organized by school size classification. Students who placed in the top six in each category earned accolades for themselves and earned team points to towards the sweepstakes placings.

Phillipsburg placed 35 entries to accumulate 142 points and earned first place in 2A.

Individual KSPA State Contest Results:

Brynn Billings: 1^st Sports Action Photo, 1^st Yearbook Sports Writing, 2^nd Cutline Writing

Savannah Bretton: 3^rd Sports Feature Photography, 5^th Feature Writing

Azariah Christy: 1^st Feature Writing, 2^nd Advertising, 5^th News Page Design

Emma Deines: 2^nd Multimedia Storytelling, 6^th Infographic

Hallie Jerby: 1^st Video PSA

William Jessup: 2^nd Academics Photography, 4^th Yearbook Sports Writing

Karissa Keeten: 2^nd Multimedia Storytelling, 1^st Sports Writing, 3^rd Social Media, 1^st Yearbook Theme

Kalinda Meili: 2^nd Student Life Photography, 2^nd Sports Writing, 2^nd Headline Writing

Gabby Poels: 1^st Editorial Writing, 1^st Yearbook Design

Kalee Ragsdale: 2^nd Multimedia Storytelling, 6^th Editorial Writing, 1^st Yearbook Theme

Kaitlyn Rothe: 2^nd News Page Design, 5^th Infographic, 2^nd Social Media

Ryleigh Seems: 4th Student Life Photography

Emah Shields: 5^th Yearbook Copy Writing

Valorie Solida: 2^nd Multimedia Storytelling, 2^nd News Writing

Jenna Storz: 5^th News Writing, 4^th Headline Writing, 2^nd Yearbook Design

Michael VanDerVeen: 1^st Video News

Kodie Wood: 5^th Sports Feature Photography, 6^th Yearbook Copy Writing, 6^th Yearbook Design