Journalism Students Head to State
by Peggy Eland
February 28, 2008
Six Hoxie High School journalism students competed in eight events at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Regional Journalism Contest in Hays Feb. 21, 2008. All six students placed at Regionals and will compete in the KSPA State Journalism Contest in Lawrence May 3. Junior Regan Ochs placed first in caption writing. Senior Jennifer Heim earned honorable mention in Theme Development and Graphics and in Feature Photography. Junior Kendra Spresser placed second in Newspaper Sports Writing. Junior Katelin Neuenschwander received honorable mention in Sports Photography. Senior Patrick Eland earned honorable mention in both Newspaper and Yearbook Sports Writing. Junior Grahm Mahanna received honorable mention in Feature Writing.
