GSPA is proud to highlight one of our GSPA Advisory Council members, Shanon Woolf, adviser of the McIntosh Trail and The Legend yearbook at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Ga.
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GSPA is now accepting General Excellence and Individual Award contest entries for yearbooks and literary magazines published in the 2025-26 academic year.
There are three special Individual Award categories this year: Health, Environmental and Social Justice Reporting.
The deadline to submit to the contests is Aug. 31, 2026. Awards will be announced via a virtual awards ceremony on Nov. 18, 2026. All winners will be celebrated during the Spring Awards banquet TBA.
Membership is required to enter all GSPA competitions. All memberships expire at the end of the current academic year.
Now is the best time to for new and current members to join or renew their membership for a reduced price of $40 through Aug. 31, 2026
Read MoreGSPA is proud to highlight the amazing work of one of our GSPA Ambassadors, Lea D’Angelo, a junior at Clarke Central High School.
Putting the spotlight on our GSPA ambassadors allows them to showcase their published work and skills.
Read MoreGSPA is proud to highlight the amazing work of one of our GSPA Ambassadors, Siddarth Suresh, a senior at Innovation Academy.
Putting the spotlight on our GSPA ambassadors allows them to showcase their published work and skills.
Read MoreGSPA is proud to highlight the amazing work of one of our GSPA Ambassadors, Naina Agrawal, a senior at Lambert High School.
Putting the spotlight on our GSPA ambassadors allows them to showcase their published work and skills.
Read MoreNearly 300 high school journalists and teachers from around the state heard about why they should major in journalism during the keynote address at the Georgia Scholastic Press Association’s Spring Awards ceremony on March 18, 2026, at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Read MoreSiddarth Suresh from Beacon at Innovation Academy was recognized as the first place winner in the Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition during GSPA’s Spring Awards March 18.
Read MoreAdam Throne, adviser of the Oracle news website and the Echo literary magazine at North Springs High School, has been selected as GSPA’s 2026 Adviser of the Year. The award recognizes a journalism teacher who goes beyond the “call of duty” in supporting their staff.
Read MoreGSPA honored outstanding individuals and student publications during the Spring Awards ceremony on March 18, 2026. Recognitions included the Community Service Award, the First-Year Adviser Award, the Turnaround Award and Adviser of the Year.
Read MoreGSPA and its members from across the state celebrated the best in scholastic journalism at the 2026 Spring Workshop and Awards March 18 at the University of Georgia’s Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Read MorePeter Atchley, managing editor for ODYSSEY Media Group at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, is the 2026 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year. The award, administered by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association, recognizes the top high school senior journalist in the state.
Brennan Fritts, editor-in-chief at Midtown High School’s The Southerner is the runner-up in the competition.
Read MoreGSPA is proud to highlight the amazing work of one of our GSPA Ambassadors, Allen Liu, a junior at Northview High School.
Putting the spotlight on our GSPA ambassadors allows them to showcase their published work and skills.
Read MoreAs we enter Journalism Education Association’s annual celebration of Scholastic Journalism Week (Feb. 23–27), GSPA is proud to highlight the amazing work of one of our GSPA Ambassadors, Kirsten Jolly a Junior at New Manchester High School, Douglasville, GA.
Scholastic Journalism Week is a time to celebrate the impact of student journalism and the educators who support it.
Read MoreThe Journalism Education Association’s annual celebration of Scholastic Journalism Week is coming up Feb. 23-27 with a theme of “Press Under Pressure.” Congratulations to Theo Slade, a senior at North Springs High School, on winning the poster design contest.
Read MoreWhy do student journalists still face censorship? This workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. dives into a Georgia New Voices Bill and how it would protect student journalists and their advisers from administrative retaliation.
The Student Press Law Center, Georgia First Amendment Foundation, and the UGA First Amendment Clinic will break down why these protections are needed, how censorship happens currently, and what student reporters should know about their rights. Bring your questions for a live Q&A. FREE, but registration required. REGISTER NOW! https://bit.ly/4rLJjsB
Read MoreLauren (Morgan) Patrick, head of marketing at Infinite Giving, will give the keynote address at the GSPA Spring Awards on March 18, 2026, at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Read MoreIn partnership with the University of Georgia Summer Academy program, Grady College will offer weeklong, in-person camps in the following subject areas: Advertising and Public Relations, June 15-19; Broadcast Journalism, June 15-19; Multimedia Journalism, June 8-12; and Entertainment and Media Studies, June 8-12. Registration is now open and limited need-based scholarships are available.
Read MoreThe entry period for the Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, is open through Feb. 1, 2026. There are no fees to enter this contest.
Read MoreRecipients of awards administered throughout the year will be recognized, including the Summer Yearbook and Literary Magazine contest winners, Georgia Champion and Junior Champion Journalists, Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence, Achievement Award winners and Spring Broadcast, Newspaper, Newsmagazine and News Website contest winners.
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