Phillipsburg Publications captures regional title

Published 03/10/2025

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The Phillipsburg High School Publications department outscored their regional opponents by 100 points to claim the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Regional title. The competition was held on January 27, with the results being released on March 3.

The Panthers had nearly every entry in the competition place and advance to the state competition. A total of 49 entries qualified for state, with every member of the staff qualifying in at least one event.

The state competition will be held April 3 for the digital submissions and April 9 for the written submissions.

Individuals placing and qualifying for state include:

Brynn Billings: Cutline Writing, Yearbook Sports Writing, Sports Feature Photo, Sports Action Photo

Savannah Bretton: Feature Writing, Sports Action Photography, Sports Feature Photography

Clayton Chestnut: Video News

Azariah Christy: Feature Writing, Advertising Design, News Page Design

Emma Deines: Multimedia Storytelling, Academic Photo, Infographic Design

Nathan Fischer: Video Sports Promo

Hallie Jerby: Video PSA

William Jessup: Yearbook Sports Writing, Academic Photo

Karissa Keeten: Sports Writing, Multimedia Storytelling, Social Media, Yearbook Theme

James Kraushaar: Video Sports Promo

Kalinda Meili: Sports Writing, Student Life Photography, Headline Writing

Gabby Poels: Editorial Writing, Yearbook Design

Kalee Ragsdale: Multimedia Storytelling, Yearbook Theme, Editorial Writing

Kaitlyn Rothe: Social Media, Infographic Design, News Page Design

Ryleigh Seems: Cutline Writing, Review Writing, Student Life Photo

Emah Shields: Yearbook Copy Writing, Digital Illustration

Valorie Solida: Copyediting, News Writing, Multimedia Storytelling

Jenna Storz: News Writing, Headline Writing, Yearbook Design

Michael VanDerVeen: Video News

Kodie Wood: Yearbook Copy Writing, Digital Illustration, Sports Feature Photo, Yearbook Design