GSPA celebrates 2019-20 literary magazine, yearbook contest winners
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Winners from the fall General Excellence and Individual Awards contests were recently celebrated. Congratulations to all!
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Student Advisory Board Spotlight: Stephany Gaona-Perez
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This month, we feature work from Cedar Shoals High School’s Stephany Gaona-Perez. This piece, which originally appeared in BluePrints magazine, marks the second in a series that won the Student Press Law Center’s Courage in Student Journalism Award for 2020.
Read MoreComing soon: Yearbook, Literary Magazine Contest celebration
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As the Georgia Scholastic Press Association and member schools wrap up what has been a hectic year, a virtual celebration video will honor the hard work of yearbook and literary magazine contest winners. The celebration, slated for Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. , will feature General Excellence competition rankings and individual contest winners.
Read MoreWinners' Circle features top awards from 2019-20
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The top GSPA award winners from the 2019-20 school year are showcased in the latest edition of The Winners’ Circle. It is available for download here.
Read MoreStudent Advisory Board Spotlight: Alexandra Audrain
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Each month, GSPA will feature work from Student Advisory Board members working at high school newspapers, news websites, newsmagazines, literary magazines, broadcast channels and yearbooks. This month, we feature work from Marietta High School’s Alexandra Audrain.
Read MoreNational High School Journalism Convention set for Nov. 19-21
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JEA/NSPA shifts to a virtual format for this year’s National High School Journalism Conference. The event is slated for Nov. 19-21.
Read MoreShare your experiences: How has COVID-19 affected your publication?
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COVID-19 has posed many challenges for students, teachers and scholastic publications. How have you adapted to the changes? Share your experiences with GSPA via social media!
Read MoreIntroducing the 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board
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GSPA welcomes five juniors and seniors to serve as student representatives of scholastic publications.
Read MoreOpportunity: Latino Youth Leadership Conference
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This year’s Latino Youth Leadership Conference will be held virtually on Oct. 29 and 31. The event is open to middle and high school students, parents, teachers, school staff and mentors.
Read MoreVirtual media law clinic, training seminar offers First Amendment guidance
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The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic will offer a free media law clinic open to students and advisers on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
Read MoreApplications open for 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board
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High school juniors and seniors are invited to apply to serve as a GSPA Student Advisory Board member. Application deadline: Sept. 20
Read MoreJEA Resource: Three Tips To Organize Your Virtual Learning
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JEAdigitalmeia.org is a helpful resource for advisers and scholastic journalists that offers a variety of educational materials. Check out this recent article that discusses ways to help teachers organize their virtual classrooms using Bitmoji, Google Slides and Powerpoint Templates, and HyperDoc.
Read MoreDigital workshop materials, virtual critique sessions to replace Fall Conference
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With considerations of safety and different school schedules and formats, the GSPA Fall Conference originally planned for late September has been cancelled.
Read MoreLiterary Magazine and Yearbook Contest open through Sept. 30
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GSPA is now accepting General Excellence and individual contest entries for yearbooks and literary magazines published in the 2019-20 academic year. The deadline to enter is Sept. 30, 2020.
Read MoreAEJMC to offer FREE virtual workshop for high school or middle school advisers Aug. 5
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Join the Scholastic Journalism Division of AEJMC, the international association of college and university journalism educators, for a FREE virtual workshop on current issues in high school journalism.
The workshop runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT (1 - 6 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, Aug. 5. All sessions take place on Zoom – a link will be emailed to you shortly before the start of the event.
Read MoreFree resource: Protection of News Sources: Georgia’s Shield Law and the Qualified Reporters’ Privilege
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Presented by the UGA School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, this 30-minute pre-recorded webinar explores some of the legal protections available to journalists in Georgia.
Read MoreKnow your rights: Tips for journalists covering protests from the UGA First Amendment Clinic
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The UGA First Amendment Clinic has distributed a tip sheet developed for journalists covering protests in light of recent and continuing events around the country.
Read More2020 Achievement Award Winners celebrated
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The 2020 Achievement Award winners were announced during the GSPA virtual awards on April 30. These awards honor everything from successful, brand-new publications to outstanding high school leadership. Congratulations to all of our winners!
Read More2020 summer contests moved to early Fall
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After taking into account various considerations, including the K-12 and UGA campus closures and reports of delays at print houses around the country, the GSPA General Excellence and Individual Awards contests for yearbooks and literary magazines will be held in early fall instead of summer this year.
Read MoreRagsdale named 2020 GSPA Adviser of the Year
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David Ragsdale, adviser at ODYSSEY Media Group and iliad literary magazine at Clarke Central High School, has been recognized as the 2020 Georgia high school media GSPA Adviser of the Year.
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