UHS Yearbook Students Compete in Regional Contest

The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Regional Contests, which rewarded the best student journalism from among 2,166 entries gathered from around the state.

In the Regional Contest, students from 72 different schools competed in 25 different categories in 11 different classifications organized by geography and school size.

From Ulysses High School, the following students won awards: Kerlyn Enamorado, Academics Photography, First Place; Aubrey Whittington, Academics Photography, Third Place; Addison Mathes, Advertising Design, Fifth Place; Jordon Bain, Sports Photography, Second Place; Alison Baker, Sports Photography, Sixth Place; Addie Manzano, Student Life Photography, Second Place; and Rocio Baeza, Yearbook Theme & Graphics, Sixth Place.

“During the past two years, student journalists have shown resilience that we couldn’t have imagined,” KSPA executive director Eric Thomas said. “These same students went above and beyond by competing in and winning awards in our Regional Contest. These are extraordinary young people.”

KSPA enlists the help of journalism teachers, professional journalists, university faculty members and other journalism experts to judge the entries.

Any student who earns an award in the Regional Contest advances to the KSPA State Contest. The State Contest will also be hosted virtually to allow social distancing. Based on results from the State Contest, KSPA will determine the Sweepstakes Winners, the top schools in 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A.