GSPA welcomes new staff member, Morgan Hardy
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Morgan Hardy, first-year graduate student at the University of Georgia, is serving as a graduate assistant.
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Deadline to submit to yearbook and literary magazine contests approaching
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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.
Read MoreSubmit a pitch to lead a session at GSPA's Fall Conference
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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.
Read MoreStudents explore future career options through Summer Media Academy
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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.
Read MoreSave the date for the next Fall Conference!
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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.
Read MoreJoin or renew GSPA membership at discounted rate→
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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.
Read MoreGSPA Ambassador applications open for 2025-26
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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.
Read MoreGSPA Advisory Council members named
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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.
Read MoreReporter Willie Daniely III reflects on 'the importance of our craft'
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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.
Read MoreBehavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition winner celebrated
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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.
Read MoreWesleyan School's Andrea Shupert named GSPA's 2025 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 their staff.
Read More2025 Achievement Award Winners revealed
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GSPA honored outstanding individuals and student publications during the Spring Awards ceremony on March 24, 2025.
Read More2025 Spring Contest Winners Announced
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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.
Read MoreClarke Central High School’s Wyatt Myer named 2025 Georgia Champion Journalist of the Year
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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.
Read MoreAugusta University to host Future of the First Amendment Lecture with SPLC's Gary Green→
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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.
Read MoreStudent Ambassador Showcase: Tisha Kaur
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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.
Read MoreGSPA Ambassador develops diversity statement resource for staffs
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GSPA Ambassador Peter Atchley has created a resource to help scholastic media publications craft diversity statements.
Read MoreScholastic Journalism Week 2025: Celebrating the Power of the Press
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Scholastic Journalism Week will take place Feb. 24-28, 2025, with this year’s theme, “Power of the Press.”
Read MoreAl Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference Offers All-Expense-Paid Opportunity for Aspiring Journalists
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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.
Read MoreSIPA's convention planned for March 7-9 at University of South Carolina→
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Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s 2025 Convention, “Southern Storytelling,” will be held in Columbia, South Carolina, March 7-9. It takes place at the Marriott Columbia and the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Visit https://schopressonline.org/sipa-convention/ for registration and more details.
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