Achievement Awards - Entry period to open December 2026
The GSPA Achievement Awards recognize "behind-the-scenes" work of staffs or individuals. Please submit an entry form for each entry. There is no fee to enter Achievement Award categories, and they are open to all publication types. =
SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Achievement Award Descriptions:
Administrator of the Year recognizes an administrator who has demonstrated strong support for the journalism program.
Adviser of the Year recognizes a journalism adviser who goes beyond the “call of duty” in supporting their staff.
Community Service recognizes a staff that through its forum has initiated significant change within the community.
First-Year Adviser recognizes a new adviser who has demonstrated success and desire in strengthening the program.
Freedom of the Press recognizes a producer(s) of work that demonstrated solid reporting and/or insight, but was censored from student publication. Examples may include persevering through prior review and/or prior restraint.
Perseverance recognizes a staff or member that has overcome significant adversity to put out a quality product or who has overcome many obstacles to report on an important issue. Use of open records or “sunshine” laws is deemed particularly meritorious.
Start-Up recognizes a first-year publication/program that has demonstrated significant quality.
Turnaround recognizes the staff that has significantly changed the quality of its product from the previous year.
Enterprising recognizes a student who achieves success in publishing significant, quality journalistic work outside of school in local, regional or national outlets.