Laura Gillespie was named first runner-up in the Kansas Collegiate Media’s 2-Year Journalist of the Year contest. Megan Berg was named second runner-up.

The Crusader News spring 2022 staff poses with the All-Kansas award. It is the fourth consecutive naming of SCCC for the top honor in the state for college media. The staff included Front Row: Melvin Lee, Jessica Madrigal, Dani Arellano, Brianna Rich. Back Row: Megan Berg, Laura Gillespie and Reece Hay. Not pictured: Ashanti Thompson.

Sprenkle has traveled to 40 different countries and has over 20 years of journalist experience. Some of her stories have shocked many like her old colleague Magda Silvia.

Sprenkle is pictured with a pervious semester Crusader staff at Washington D.C., she officially left the college in May to return to the International Mission Board organization.

Sue Sprenkle, the mass communications instructor, transitioned from a full-time instructor to an adjunct professor for Seward County Community College this current semester. With previously 20 years of experience being a traveling journalist, Sprenkle has covered stories from major national disasters, political unrest and Olympic competitions.

Jessica Madrigal swears she could feel her facial muscles tightening just like the instructions promised.

Missing a day of working her face is like missing leg day at the gym for Jessica Madrigal. She loved the Face Slimmer.

The instructions say two put the face slimmer in your mouth and then repeat “A-E-I-O-U” for three minutes.

Salina Byrd had a hard time getting the Face Slimmer in her mouth. The product only came in one size and might be too big for some to use.