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Hays High broadcast students brought home more awards than ever this week from state competitions.

Along with instructor Dan Balman, members of the 489News team traveled to the Emporia State campus Tuesday for the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Awards and onward to the K-State campus on Wednesday for the Kansas Technology Leaders Digital Media Competition to compete against other schools from around the state.

Students fared well, winning a total of 15 awards between the two competitions, ranking second in the state based on number of awards received in the KAB’s. Also, for the first time in the program’s history, students received first place for the best taped high school newscast in Kansas for Hays High 489News.

Results from KAB:
1st – Brooks Barber, Alexis Gonzalez, Kylie Brown, Jacob Alexander, Cassy Quinby – Taped Newscast
1st – Cassy Quinby, Kara Brooks – Public Affairs
1st – Sports Team – Sports Play-by-Play
2nd – Brooks Barber – Station Website
2nd – Brooks Barber, Cassy Quinby – Station Promotion
2nd – Jake Dechant – Sportscast
2nd – Jacob Alexander – Entertainment
HM – Brooks Barber, Cassy Quinby – News Feature
HM – Cassy Quinby – Research

Results from KSTL:
1st – Jake Dechant, Sage Markley – Interactive Media
1st – Jacob Alexander – Video Production/News Story
2nd – Brooks Barber, Alexis Gonzalez – Website Design
3rd – Jacob Alexander – Website Design
3rd – Cassy Quinby, Alexis Gonzalez – Video Production/News Story
6th – Jake Dechant, Sage Markley – Graphic Design

You can check out Hays High’s 489News on their website at www.489news.com or follow them on Facebook and Twitter at @489News.