Hays High School qualified 19 students for state after placing in every event category at regional journalism competition on Feb. 26 at Fort Hays State University.

The contest, which is sponsored by the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, featured several area schools ranging from class 1A to 4A. It was one of five regional contests held throughout the state. Hays competed in the Class 3A/4A division.

To qualify for state, students must place either first, second or third or be awarded one of three honorable mentions. Because Hays had multiple qualifiers in numerous categories, the 19 students who qualified will account for 36 total entries at the state level.

“I am very happy that I was placed because there was some tough competition,” sophomore Kara Brooks said. “I’m just really glad to be going to state.”

Journalism instructor Bill Gasper is really proud of students who qualified for state.

“Obviously, I’m very pleased with our performance,” Gasper said. “We have a lot of talented students in the journalism program and they performed very well. I am very proud of each and every one of them who competed and qualified.”

State competition will take place on May 2 in Lawrence at which students will compete against other regional winners.

“I am excited because I have never gone to state for journalism,” junior Nikki Vuong said. “I hope I do well and make my parents and Gasper proud.”

Individual and team qualifiers include:

Individual Entries

Senior Sarah Rooney

Copy Editing—3^rd

Sophomore Kara Brooks

Copy Editing—HM

Junior Nikki Vuong

Sports Writing—HM

News Writing—HM

Junior Morgan Klaus

Sports Writing—HM

Yearbook Sports Writing—HM

Sports Photography—1^st

Student Life Photography—2^nd

Junior Sylina Zhang

Editorial Cartoon—1^st

Editorial Writing—3^rd

Headline Writing and Design—1^st

Newspaper Page Design—3^rd

Senior Rachael Arthur

Editorial Cartoon—3^rd

Junior Kirsten Prindle

Yearbook Copy Writing—2^nd

Cutline Writing – 3rd

Sophomore Raina Basso

Yearbook Copy Writing—HM

Junior Hannah Baxter

News Writing—HM

Junior Brianna Mathias

Feature Writing—3^rd

Editorial Writing—HM

Newspaper Page Design—HM

Junior Chelsey Augustine

Cutline Writing—2^nd

Junior Kylie Brown

Yearbook Sports Writing—3^rd

Advertising—2^nd

Senior Cheyenne Schwab

Academics Photography—2^nd

Yearbook Layout—3^rd

Sophomore Tiana Lawson

Academic Photography—3^rd

Student Life Photography—1^st

Senior Thea Ferland

Headline Writing and Design—3^rd

Senior Jasmine Lawson

Infographics—1^st

Photo Illustration—3^rd

Yearbook Layout—1^st

Junior Brenden Koenigsman

Infographics—3^rd

Junior Gage Phillips

Photo Illustration—2^nd

Junior Taylor DeBoer

Sports Photography—3^rd

Team Entries

Juniors Morgan Klaus & Kylie Brown

Yearbook Theme & Graphics—2^nd

Sophomore Tiana Lawson & Senior Jasmine Lawson

Yearbook Theme & Graphics—3^rd