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August 28, 2025

Fall Conference registration now available

August 28, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Fall Conference registration now available

Reserve your spot at the 2025 GSPA Fall Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 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.

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August 20, 2025

GSPA welcomes new staff member, Morgan Hardy

August 20, 2025/ GSPA UGA
GSPA welcomes new staff member, Morgan Hardy

Morgan Hardy, first-year graduate student at the University of Georgia, is serving as a graduate assistant.

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August 13, 2025

Deadline to submit to yearbook and literary magazine contests approaching

August 13, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Deadline to submit to yearbook and literary magazine contests approaching

GSPA’s summer contest featuring yearbooks and literary magazines is coming to a close on Aug. 31.

Books published in the 2024-25 academic year are eligible.

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August 07, 2025

Submit a pitch to lead a session at GSPA's Fall Conference

August 07, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Submit a pitch to lead a session at GSPA's Fall Conference

Teachers and student staff members from all publication and production types who are interested in presenting at the 2025 Fall Conference are invited to submit their ideas for consideration by Sept. 7, 2025. Please submit a separate form for each pitch.

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July 17, 2025

Students explore future career options through Summer Media Academy

July 17, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Students explore future career options through Summer Media Academy

Four programs were hosted at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication focusing on entertainment and media studies, advertising and public relations, multimedia journalism and broadcast news.

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May 22, 2025

Save the date for the next Fall Conference!

May 22, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Save the date for the next Fall Conference!

Mark your calendars for the next Fall Conference Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 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.

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May 22, 2025

Join or renew GSPA membership at discounted rate→

May 22, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Join or renew GSPA membership at discounted rate→

Now is the best time to renew your membership for the 2025-26 academic year in order to take advantage of the discounted early bird rate of $40. The membership fee for a second adviser from the same school is only $10.

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May 22, 2025

GSPA Ambassador applications open for 2025-26

May 22, 2025/ GSPA UGA
GSPA Ambassador applications open for 2025-26

Energetic and engaged students interested in expanding their leadership skills, bringing their vision and shaping GSPA are invited to apply to be part of the GSPA Student Ambassadors program. Applications are due Aug. 31, 2025.

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April 04, 2025

GSPA Advisory Council members named

April 04, 2025/ GSPA UGA
GSPA Advisory Council members named

For their strong leadership and the active role they play in the Georgia Scholastic Press Association, seven scholastic media advisers have been chosen to serve on the organization’s 2025 Advisory Council.

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April 03, 2025

Reporter Willie Daniely III reflects on 'the importance of our craft'

April 03, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Reporter Willie Daniely III reflects on 'the importance of our craft'

Nearly 330 high school journalists and teachers from around the state learned about the finding their own voices during the Georgia Scholastic Press Association’s Spring Awards ceremony March 24, 2025, at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

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April 03, 2025

Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition winner celebrated

April 03, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition winner celebrated

Ciara Whimbush from The Chant at North Cobb High School was recognized as the first place winner in the Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition during GSPA’s Spring Awards March 24.

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April 03, 2025

Wesleyan School's Andrea Shupert named GSPA's 2025 Adviser of the Year

April 03, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Wesleyan School's Andrea Shupert named GSPA's 2025 Adviser of the Year

Adviser of the Year recognizes a journalism adviser who goes beyond the “call of duty” in supporting their staff.

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April 03, 2025

2025 Achievement Award Winners revealed

April 03, 2025/ GSPA UGA
2025 Achievement Award Winners revealed

GSPA honored outstanding individuals and student publications during the Spring Awards ceremony on March 24, 2025.

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March 24, 2025

2025 Spring Contest Winners Announced

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2025 Spring Contest Winners Announced

GSPA and its members from across the state celebrated the best in scholastic journalism at the 2025 Spring Workshop and Awards March 24 at the University of Georgia’s Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

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March 05, 2025

Clarke Central High School’s Wyatt Myer named 2025 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year

March 05, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Clarke Central High School’s Wyatt Myer named 2025 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year

Wyatt Meyer, editor-in-chief for ODYSSEY Media Group at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, has been named the 2025 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association. The award recognizes the top high school senior journalist in the state.

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March 03, 2025

Augusta University to host Future of the First Amendment Lecture with SPLC's Gary Green→

March 03, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Augusta University to host Future of the First Amendment Lecture with SPLC's Gary Green

Gary Green, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, will give the 2025 Future of the First Amendment Lecture on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the JSAC Roscoe Williams Ballroom on Augusta University’s Summerville Campus.

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February 24, 2025

Student Ambassador Showcase: Tisha Kaur

February 24, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Student Ambassador Showcase: Tisha Kaur

Throughout the year, GSPA is proud to feature work from our GSPA Student Ambassadors.

Tisha Kaur is a senior at South Forsyth High School, serving as the Science and Technology Editor for The Bird Feed. Read her featured story about Pragathi Kasani-Akula, a young inventor whose new breast cancer detection method earned recognition from the White House.

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February 24, 2025

GSPA Ambassador develops diversity statement resource for staffs

February 24, 2025/ GSPA UGA
GSPA Ambassador develops diversity statement resource for staffs

GSPA Ambassador Peter Atchley has created a resource to help scholastic media publications craft diversity statements.

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February 24, 2025

Scholastic Journalism Week 2025: Celebrating the Power of the Press

February 24, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Scholastic Journalism Week 2025: Celebrating the Power of the Press

Scholastic Journalism Week will take place Feb. 24-28, 2025, with this year’s theme, “Power of the Press.”

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February 24, 2025

Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference Offers All-Expense-Paid Opportunity for Aspiring Journalists

February 24, 2025/ GSPA UGA
Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference Offers All-Expense-Paid Opportunity for Aspiring Journalists

The Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference offers high school juniors an all-expense-paid opportunity to gain valuable journalism experience in Washington, D.C. this summer.

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