We’re excited to announce that GSPA will collaborate with Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism to host a FREE camp for high school media advisers in 2019 in Macon! We need your input by Monday, Nov. 19.
Read MoreBlending the old with the new: GSPA continues conference legacy
/A feature by Cassidy Hettesheimer, GSPA Student Advisory Board member.
Ninety years ago—nearly a century. Nearly a century since Charles Kingsford Smith completed the first flight over the Pacific Ocean, since Frederick Griffith supported the existence of DNA, since the Roaring ‘20s peaked before the stock market crashed a year later. Ten years shy of a centennial has passed since Mickey and Minnie Mouse first appeared on film and, in Athens, Georgia, the Georgia Scholastic Press Association was founded.
Read MoreSummer contest winners celebrated
/The 2017-18 Literary Magazine and Yearbook summer competition winners were announced at the GSPA Fall Conference Oct. 22 at UGA Tate Student Center.
Read MoreOn-site competition results→
/Check out the winners of the First Edition, On-the-spot Photography and Social Media/Graphics competitions from the Fall Conference.
Read MoreGSPA Fall Conference on Social→
/Here’s a look at how the 2018 GSPA Fall Conference was celebrated on social media!
Read MoreFall Conference winning design revealed
/DESIGN BY CAMI SCHIAPPA, A ROSWELL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND STAFF MEMBER OF THE STING.
Read MoreReflection: GSPA helped launch career-long interest in creative
/Cindy Carter Slaughter shares how attending GSPA conferences every year helped solidify her decision to work in the media industry. Share your GSPA reflection in celebration of the organization’s 90th anniversary by emailing gspa@uga.edu.
Read MoreT-Shirt Contest deadline extended to Friday, Sept. 21
/The deadline for the GSPA Fall Conference T-Shirt Contest has been extended to Friday, September 21. Email your entries to gspa@uga.edu.
Read MoreFall Conference Registration Now Open!
/Reserve your spot at the 2018 Fall Conference on Monday, Oct. 22 at the University of Georgia. Register by Oct. 15.
Read MoreCheck out the SPLC's Back-to-School series
/The Student Press Law Center this week published a series of back-to-school tips for student journalists and advisers. The posts discuss key legal issues and feature a different theme each day.
Read up on how producing strong journalism is always your best defense, copyright reminders and how to work with school administrators.
Read MoreEnter the Fall Conference T-shirt Design Contest
/What do 90 years of GSPA look like? Show us your interpretation of the organization's mission of advancing scholastic journalism for nearly a century!
Submit your design to gspa@uga.edu by Friday, Sept. 21.
Read MoreReflection: How GSPA impacted my career
/Lakeshia Poole reflects on her experience at the Georgia Journalism Academy and at Grady College working with GSPA. Share your GSPA reflection in celebration of the organization’s 90th anniversary by emailing gspa@uga.edu.
Read MoreJoin or renew GSPA membership at reduced cost through Aug. 31
/Take advantage of discounted membership dues of $40 to join or renew GSPA membership for the 2018-2019 academic year! Simply fill out this form by Aug. 31, 2018. Memberships for additional advisers from the same school are $10.
Read MoreStudents & advisers: call for Fall Conference presenters
/GSPA invites advisers and student staff members from all publication and production types who are interested in presenting at the 2018 Fall Conference to submit their ideas for consideration. The submission deadline is Sept. 7.
Read MoreApply now to serve on the GSPA Student Advisory Board
/Energetic and engaged students interested in expanding their leadership skills, bringing a new vision and shaping GSPA are invited to apply for the 2018-19 Student Advisory Board. Applications are due Sept. 5.
Read MoreFall Conference 2018 planned for Oct. 22
/Make plans now to join GSPA to celebrate the organization's 90th year at the 2018 Fall Conference. The event will be held Monday, Oct. 22, at the University of Georgia Tate Student Center. Yearbook and literary magazine winners from the summer contest will be announced!
Read MoreGSPA Spring Award Winners Announced→
/Congratulations to all of the winners on their well-deserved honors! The contest judges made note of how impressed they were with the high caliber of work produced by your student journalists.
Read MoreBermudez named 2018 Georgia Champion Journalist
/Lucia Bermudez, co-editor-in-chief of Odyssey Media Group at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, has been named the 2018 Georgia Champion Journalist by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association. The award recognizes the top high school senior journalist in the state.
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