05/05/2024
I went into this year thinking 2024 would be a bit of a rebuilding year for our journalism program. We graduated some experienced, talented journalists the year before, and we were going to have a number of new faces on staff. And while we have certainly had to learn and grow a great deal, these kids once again rocked the KSPA State Journalism Contest.
Producing some incredible entries this year, Chanute High School earned another top-two finish. We had four individual state champions, four state runner-ups, three third-place finishes, and another 13 state placers (24 state placers overall). All told, we fell six points short of the state title, but for a group that included 13 first-time state qualifiers I’m left with nothing but pride for what they accomplished this year and excitement for next year.
Chanute High School Individual Results
STATE CHAMPIONS
Jake Caldwell - News Writing
Jake Caldwell - Headline Writing & Design
Andrew Woods - Editorial Writing
Willow Vaughn - Infographic Design
STATE-RUNNER-UPS
Abby Fisher - Sports Action Photography
Abby Fisher - Feature Writing
Ava Campbell - Advertising Design
Gracie Wheeler - Digital Illustration
3rd
Josey Henson, JJ Smoot, Layla Reinecke, Kanika Marcoux - Multimedia Storytelling
Tessa Golay - Academics Photography
Gracie Wheeler - Editorial Cartoon
4th
Sarah Uhner - Sports Writing
Jake Caldwell - Feature Writing
Abby Fisher - Copyediting
Josey Henson - Headline Writing & Design
5th
Gabe Wolf, Eric Erbe, Kai Woods - Multimedia Storytelling
Kaanin Pontious - Sports Action Photography
Tessa Golay - Student Life Photography
Kaanin Pontious - Video Sports Promo
Noah Herman - Yearbook Sports Writing
6th
Bryson Gensweider - Sports Feature Photography
Abby Fisher - Yearbook Copy Writing
JJ Smoot - Review Writing
Andrew Woods - Headline Writing & Design
