Each year, GSPA recognizes the top senior student journalist in the state with the Georgia Champion Journalist Award. The winner receives a $100 prize and represents the state in the Journalism Education Association's National Journalist of the Year competition.

GSPA also awards the Georgia Junior Champion Journalist Award, a contest open to juniors only.

Completed entries for both contests are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3. There is no fee to enter.

For a list of requirements and how to enter, please visit www.ugagspa.org/spring-competitions.

Dick Yarbrough recalls giving his first-ever career speech at the thirty-fifth GSPA Annual Convention held on May 4, 1962. Share your GSPA reflection in celebration of the organization’s 90th anniversary by emailing gspa@uga.edu.

GSPA is now accepting entries for the 2019 First Amendment Essay Competition. The deadline for entries is Jan. 25, 2019.

Mark your calendars with the deadlines for this year’s spring contests!

A video recap of the 2018 Fall Conference by Azariah Chester, GSPA Student Advisory Board member from Lake Oconee Academy.

DESIGN BY CAMI SCHIAPPA, A ROSWELL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND STAFF MEMBER OF THE STING.

Cindy Carter Slaughter shares how attending GSPA conferences every year helped solidify her decision to work in the media industry. Share your GSPA reflection in celebration of the organization’s 90th anniversary by emailing gspa@uga.edu.

Meet the 2018 Student Advisory Board!

Reserve your spot at the 2018 Fall Conference on Monday, Oct. 22 at the University of Georgia. Register by Oct. 15.