2022 Achievement Award winners celebrated
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GSPA honored three Achievement Award winners during the Spring Award ceremony. They included recipients of the Enterprising Award, Perseverance Award and Adviser of the Year.
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McIntosh High School's Shanon Woolf named GSPA's 2022 Adviser of the Year
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Adviser of the Year recognizes a journalism adviser who goes beyond the “call of duty” in supporting his or her staff.
Read MoreStudent Ambassador Showcase: Anna Rachwalski
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Anna Rachwalski is a senior at Midtown High School where she serves co-editor-in-chief for The Southerner. Read one of her pieces below about how COVID-19 necessitates data literacy.
Read More2022 Spring Contest Winners Announced
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GSPA and its members from across the state celebrated the best in scholastic journalism at the 2022 Spring Workshop and Awards April 11 at the University of Georgia’s Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Watch the video!
Read More2022 GSPA First Amendment Essay Winners selected
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Congratulations to the following winners of the 2022 First Amendment Essay contest: Courtney Suber, North Springs High School, First Place; Sarah Meiselman, North Springs High School, Second Place; Riley Ramsey, Clarke Central High School, third place.
Read MoreWatch the Winter Conference hype video→
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See highlights made with footage captured by GSPA Student Ambassador Chloe Sears of Clarke Central High School’s ODYSSEY Media Group. Plus, view a gallery of photos from the event, which includes images made by GSPA Ambassadors Ella Chesney of Marietta High School’s Pitchfork newspaper and Jordan Tovin of Woodward Academy’s Phoenix yearbook.
Read MoreRegister now for the April 11 Spring Workshop and Awards
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GSPA and its members from across the state will celebrate the best in scholastic journalism at the 2022 Spring Workshop and Awards. The event will be held at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education on Monday, April 11. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. A workshop will lead the event, 9-11:45 a.m., followed by an awards luncheon at noon, catered by the Georgia Center. Professional dress is suggested. Register here.
Read MoreAward-winning show host and filmmaker Keysha Lee to give keynote address at GSPA Awards
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Author, business owner, executive producer and filmmaker Keysha Lee will share an inspirational message with high school journalists and teachers at the Georgia Scholastic Press Association’s Workshop and Awards on Monday, April 11 at the University of Georgia Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Register at www.ugagspa.org/workshop-awards.
Read MoreLiu selected as 2022 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year
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Melissa Liu, co-editor-in-chief for The Messenger newspaper at Northview High School in Johns Creek, Georgia, has been named the 2022 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association.
Read MoreSummer Media Academy registration now open
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Register now for the 2022 Summer Media Academy and choose from three concentrations: Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism, or Entertainment and Media Studies. Limited need-based scholarships are available and are due Feb. 28. View the story for dates, pricing and other details.
Read More"Back Together": GSPA's Winter Conference was an opportunity to network and form connections
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GSPA Student Ambassador Jordan Tovin of Woodward Academy authored the following piece from his perspective of attending the Winter Conference.
Read MoreStudent Ambassador Spotlight: Star Pompa
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Each month, we will feature work from our GSPA Student Ambassadors.
Star Pompa is a senior at Mary Persons High School where she serves as editor-in-chief for Empescope Yearbook. View some of the photos she has captured. The photos are reprinted with permission.
Read MoreOn-the-Spot Photo Contest winners named from Winter 2022 Conference
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Winter Conference attendees explored the theme of “Reflection” through the On-the-Spot Photography contest.
Read More2022 On-the-Spot Social Media Contest winners announced
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Students showcased their experiences at the Winter Conference on Feb. 10, 2022 through the On-the-Spot Social Media Contest. Posts were featured on Instagram and Twitter in a variety of ways.
Read MoreStudent Ambassador Showcase: Melissa Liu
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Each month, GSPA will feature work from our Student Ambassadors.
Melissa Liu is a senior Northview High School where she serves co-editor-in-chief for The Messenger. Read one of her co-authored pieces about community efforts to mitigate climate change effects. The article is reprinted with permission.
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First Amendment Essay Contest extended through Feb. 28
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Do you believe that public schools should be able to punish students for their off-campus speech? Consider sharing your opinion by entering this year’s First Amendment Essay contest, which has been extended through Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. There is no entry fee to participate. The top three winners and their publications will receive monetary prizes.
Read MoreSpring contests now open
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The 2021-22 Spring General Excellence Competition and Individual Awards contest are now open! Submit your best work from broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers and news websites. Additionally, Achievement Awards are open to all publication types. For details and entry forms, go to https://www.ugagspa.org/spring-competitions. The deadline for all entries is Feb. 28.
Read More2022 Winter Conference On-the-spot photography and social media contests
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GSPA will offer two on-the-spot contests during the Winter Conference on Feb. 10. Both will be open to student attendees of any publication type. There are no entry fees for either of these contests.
Read MoreEnter for a chance to have your design featured at the Winter Conference!
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Are you a creative student who is looking to get more involved with GSPA and want to have your artwork featured at the 2022 winter conference?
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