BHS Journalists place at competition

Baldwin High School journalism students competed in the KSPA Regional competition in Lawrence recently, with Baldwin placing in 11 categories, including two first-place entries.

First-place winners were seniors Josh Hanson (Infographics) and Brandon Kraus (Newspaper Sports Writing).

Second-place winners were Kraus (Yearbook Sports Writing) and juniors Ann Wallsmith (Editing and Feature Writing), Chelsea Turk (Advertising), and Erin Jansen (Editorial Cartoon).

Earning Honorable Mention were Jansen (News Writing), Turk (Editorial Writing), and seniors Taylor Brown (Infographics) and Julie Hill (Editorial Cartoon).

The placing entries in each category qualify for the State competition to be held in Lawrence at the University of Kansas on Saturday, May 1.

Baldwin ranked third out of all the 3A-4A schools participating. KC-Piper had the most, followed by Silver Lake.

The BHS Journalism adviser is Kit Harris.