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Awards History

Below you will find a list of recognition awarded to past and present PHS student publications staffers. 

 

KANSAS SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS: 

REGIONAL CONTESTS: 

2018 1st Place Copy Editing Nicole Konopelko 

2018 1st Place Editorial Writing Nicole Konopelko 

2018 1st Place Academic Photography Maddy Emerson

2018 1st Place Sports Photography Maddy Emerson 

2018 1st Place Student Life Photography Monica Coronado 

2018 1st Place Yearbook Layout Grace Palmer 

2018 2nd Place Editorial Cartoon Dain Reiling-Gutierrez 

2018 2nd Place Feature Writing Gina Mathew 

2018 2nd Place Academic Photography Kamryn Kelley 

2018 3rd Place Advertising Grace Palmer 

2018 3rd Place Yearbook Theme and Graphics Carmen Kent 

2018 Honorable Mention Newswriting Gina Mathew 

2018 Honorable Mention Yearbook Copywriting Harleigh Drake 

2018 Honorable Mention Advertising and Infographics Carter Uttley 

2018 Honorable Mention Yearbook Layout Maggie Francis 

2018 Honorable Mention Yearbook Theme and Graphics Maggie Francis and Katelyn Abarca 

2018 Honorable Mention Newspage Design Amanda Bourbina 

 

STATE CONTESTS: 

2018 1st Place Academics Photography Maddy Emerson 

2018 Honorable Mention Sports Photography Maddy Emerson 

2018 Honorable Mention Academics Photography Kamryn Kelley 

2018 Honorable Mention Multimedia Storytelling Nicole Konopelko Following in Dylan’s footsteps 

2018 Honorable Mention Yearbook Layout Grace Palmer 

 

JOURNALISM EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARDS: 

WRITE-OFFS: 

2018 San Francisco Honorable Mention Feature Writing Kali Poenitske 

2018 San Francisco Honorable Mention Sports Writing Maddie Baden 

2018 San Francisco Superior Newspage Layout Grace Palmer 

2018 San Francisco Excellent Photography Portfolio Maddy Emerson 

2017 Dallas Superior Commentary Writing Nicole Konopelko 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Newswriting Gina Mathew 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Feature Writing Kali Poenitske 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Sports Writing Maddie Baden 

2017 Dallas Superior News Magazine: Layout Grace Palmer 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention YB Copy/Caption: Student Life Harleigh Drake 

2017 Dallas Superior YB Layout: Inside Pages Isabel Hendrickson 

2017 Dallas Excellent Feature Photography Shannon O’Hara 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Photography Portfolio Savannah Jones 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Photo Portrait Myla Turner 

 

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: 

2017 Dallas 1st Place Sports Reaction Maddy Emerson 

2017 Dallas 2nd Place Environmental Portrait Maddy Emerson 

2017 Dallas 3rd Place Environmental Portrait Maddy Emerson 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Feature Picture Aubrey Bolinger 

2017 Dallas 1st Place Design of the Year Booster Redux Staff 

2017 Dallas Honorable Mention Cartooning Alivia Benedict 

 

JOURNALISM IMPACT AWARD: 

2018 San Francisco District Hires New Principal Gina Mathew, Trina Paul, Maddie Baden, Kali Poenitske, Patrick Sullivan, Connor Balthazor

 

MISCELLANEOUS: 

2018 Al Neuharth Free Spirit Nicole Konopelko 

2017 Jayhawk Media Workshop “Award of Excellence” Online Maddy Robison and Patrick Sullivan

2017 Jayhawk Media Workshop “Award of Excellence” Writing Nicole Konopelko 

 

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