HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High School student journalists amassed 189 points and a second place finish in the 2025 Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA) 3A/4A Prairie Regional contest. A total of 48 entries will now move on to the KSPA state contest.
“It is difficult to put into words how incredibly proud I am of all my student journalists. Their dedication to producing top quality work is admirable,” said Hailey Phillips, HHS journalism teacher and adviser. “They are so deserving of this recognition and awards they received in the regionals contest. We now look forward to the state competition. Congratulations to all the HHS student journalists and a job well done.”
The Cubs finished one point behind 1st place finisher and 4A school, Bishop Miege Catholic High School.
Girard High School finished in 3rd place with 47 points. Eudora High School had 33 points for 4th place while Caney Valley High School scored 28 in 5th place. Sixth place went to Winfield High School (27 points) and Beloit High School finished in 7th place with 4 points.
HHS student journalists who placed at regionals and won awards are:
Victoria Melendez, Academics Photography, 2nd place
Leah Carman, Academics Photography, 5th place
Shelby Shaughnessy, Advertising Design, 2nd place
Sophia Barlow, Advertising Design, 3rd place
Brigg Shannon, Advertising Design, 5th place
Shelby Shaughnessy, Copyediting, 3rd place
Anna Heisler, Copyediting, 4th place
Sophia Barlow, Cutline writing, 1st place
Anna Heisler, Cutline writing, 3rd place
Cooper Gillespie, Digital Illustration, 1st place
River Johnson, Digital Illustration, 3rd place
Cooper Gillespie, Editorial Cartoon, 2nd place
Lillie Bingham, Editorial Writing, 1st place
Teygan Ewing, Editorial Writing, 2nd place
Brystal Hudlin, Feature Writing, 6th place
Jack Works, Headline Writing & Design, 2nd place
Addy Borjas, Headline Writing & Design, 3rd place
