Stepping down from KSPA Board
After three terms and six years, I am stepping down from the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Board of Directors. I didn’t arrive at this decision […]
student journalism
26 Sterling journalism entries qualify for state contest
WICHITA — On Feb. 25, student journalist from Sterling High School traveled to the campus of Wichita State University to take part in the Kansas […]
Rowland named 2019 KSPA Journalist of the Year
Sterling High School senior Grace Rowland received one of the top honors a high school journalist can earn Feb. 15. She was named Kansas Scholastic […]
Sterling High School takes 2nd in 3A State Journalism
LAWRENCE — On Saturday Sterling High School competed in the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest, which rewards the best student journalism from around […]
2016-17 Cub Reporter earns All-Kansas distinction
Each year the Sterling High School journalism staff submits its yearbook and magazine to contests hosted by the Kansas Scholastic Press Association in hopes of earning top […]
Building relationships with future news consumers
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a high school journalism adviser and educator. I love journalism, and I love to help my students do great journalism. I am […]
2017-18 Student Publications staff announced
Updated at 11:27 a.m., April 19, 2017 The Sterling High School Student Publications Department will once again be offering multiple products for the 2017-18 school year. These […]
Treat news sites with care of a chef
The traffic numbers for Sterling Student Publications, the site operated by my journalism students, is abysmal. This is especially true for our homepage, so I started […]
Newsletters create engagement
During my 45-minute commute home from my job as a high school journalism teacher, I was thinking about what I could have my magazine students do […]
Thought Paper: Facebook Live in Scholastic Journalism
NOTE: This was a paper I wrote for J7700 Participatory Journalism that was supposed to discuss concepts concerning “the sharing of digital journalism.” In the class, […]
Sterling student journos qualify for 2017 State competition
Several members of the Sterling Student Publications punched their tickets to the State Journalism Contest on May 6 in Lawrence on the campus of the University of Kansas. […]
Thought Paper: Social Media in Scholastic Journalism
NOTE: This was a paper I wrote for J7700 Participatory Journalism that was supposed to discuss concepts concerning “the sharing of digital journalism.” In the class, […]