Learn how to sign up in advance for an on-site critique during the Fall Conference! Critiques are available for the following publication types: newspapers, newsmagazines and news websites.
Read More2022-23 GSPA Student Ambassadors have been chosen and we are so excited!
Read MoreWelcome Kimberlee Smith to the GSPA family! Kimberlee is a second-year Graduate Student at the University of Georgia, majoring in Journalism. She achieved her bachelor’s degree with a BA in Communications and Media Studies.
Read MoreReserve your spot at the 2022 GSPA Fall Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. The cost is $15 per student. Membership dues cover adviser registration fees. Registration will close Sept. 16, or when the the event reaches capacity.
Read MoreGSPA invites advisers and student staff members from all publication and production types who are interested in presenting at the 2022 Fall Conference Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center to submit their ideas for consideration. The conference is an excellent platform to share knowledge and best practices with peers while gaining valuable public speaking experience.
Read MoreGSPA will offer two on-the-spot contests during the Fall Conference Sept. 20 at the UGA Tate Student Center. Both will be open to student attendees of any publication type. There are no entry fees for either of these contests.
Read MoreFifty-two campers from eight U.S. states and Puerto Rico traveled to Grady College to attend Summer Media Academies in Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism, and Entertainment and Media Studies.
Read MoreEnergetic and engaged students interested in expanding their leadership skills, bringing a new vision and shaping GSPA are invited to apply to be part of the GSPA Student Ambassadors program. Applications are due Aug. 19.
Read MoreGSPA is now accepting General Excellence and Individual Award contest entries for yearbooks and literary magazines published in the 2021-22 academic year. The deadline to submit to the contests is July 31, 2022. Please email gspa@uga.edu to request accommodations if your books will be delayed or delivered later in the summer.
Read MoreMark your calendars for the next Fall Conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. The event will feature several rounds of concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics of importance to scholastic journalists and advisers. Conference extras will include on-the-spot critiques and contests, as well as the first edition carry in competition.
Read MoreNow is the best time to renew your membership for the 2022-23 academic year in order to take advantage of the discounted early bird rate of $40 through Aug. 31. The membership fee for a second adviser from the same school is only $10. Register here.
Read MoreThe JEA Advisers Institute brings journalism teachers from across the country together for a week of adviser-specific training and networking. It will be held July 11-14, 2022, in New Orleans. For details, visit http://jea.org/wp/home/news-events/advisers-institute/.
Read MoreMercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism and the Georgia Scholastic Press Association will host a High School Journalism Advisers Workshop June 6-7 at the Center for Collaborative Journalism on Mercer's Macon campus. The workshop itself will be free to attend and will include sessions such as introduction to audio, introduction to photo and video, on writing and editing and crafting story ideas.
Read MoreTwo-hundred fifty high school journalists and teachers learned about ways they can put purpose at the center of their media programs during the 2022 GSPA Spring Awards ceremony on April 11, 2022, at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Keynote speaker Keysha Lee, an award-winning show host and filmmaker, businesswoman and author, delivered the inspiring message. She defined purpose as “a sense that the work you’re doing is deeply needed.”
Read MoreGSPA honored three Achievement Award winners during the Spring Award ceremony. They included recipients of the Enterprising Award, Perseverance Award and Adviser of the Year.
Read MoreAdviser of the Year recognizes a journalism adviser who goes beyond the “call of duty” in supporting his or her staff.
Read MoreAnna 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 MoreGSPA 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 MoreCongratulations 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 MoreSee 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.
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