National High School Journalism Convention set for Nov. 19-21
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JEA/NSPA shifts to a virtual format for this year’s National High School Journalism Conference. The event is slated for Nov. 19-21.
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Share your experiences: How has COVID-19 affected your publication?
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COVID-19 has posed many challenges for students, teachers and scholastic publications. How have you adapted to the changes? Share your experiences with GSPA via social media!
Read MoreIntroducing the 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board
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GSPA welcomes five juniors and seniors to serve as student representatives of scholastic publications.
Read MoreOpportunity: Latino Youth Leadership Conference
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This year’s Latino Youth Leadership Conference will be held virtually on Oct. 29 and 31. The event is open to middle and high school students, parents, teachers, school staff and mentors.
Read MoreVirtual media law clinic, training seminar offers First Amendment guidance
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The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic will offer a free media law clinic open to students and advisers on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.
Read MoreApplications open for 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board
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High school juniors and seniors are invited to apply to serve as a GSPA Student Advisory Board member. Application deadline: Sept. 20
Read MoreJEA Resource: Three Tips To Organize Your Virtual Learning
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JEAdigitalmeia.org is a helpful resource for advisers and scholastic journalists that offers a variety of educational materials. Check out this recent article that discusses ways to help teachers organize their virtual classrooms using Bitmoji, Google Slides and Powerpoint Templates, and HyperDoc.
Read MoreDigital workshop materials, virtual critique sessions to replace Fall Conference
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With considerations of safety and different school schedules and formats, the GSPA Fall Conference originally planned for late September has been cancelled.
Read MoreLiterary Magazine and Yearbook Contest open through Sept. 30
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GSPA is now accepting General Excellence and individual contest entries for yearbooks and literary magazines published in the 2019-20 academic year. The deadline to enter is Sept. 30, 2020.
Read MoreAEJMC to offer FREE virtual workshop for high school or middle school advisers Aug. 5
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Join the Scholastic Journalism Division of AEJMC, the international association of college and university journalism educators, for a FREE virtual workshop on current issues in high school journalism.
The workshop runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT (1 - 6 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, Aug. 5. All sessions take place on Zoom – a link will be emailed to you shortly before the start of the event.
Read MoreFree resource: Protection of News Sources: Georgia’s Shield Law and the Qualified Reporters’ Privilege
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Presented by the UGA School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, this 30-minute pre-recorded webinar explores some of the legal protections available to journalists in Georgia.
Read MoreKnow your rights: Tips for journalists covering protests from the UGA First Amendment Clinic
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The UGA First Amendment Clinic has distributed a tip sheet developed for journalists covering protests in light of recent and continuing events around the country.
Read More2020 Achievement Award Winners celebrated
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The 2020 Achievement Award winners were announced during the GSPA virtual awards on April 30. These awards honor everything from successful, brand-new publications to outstanding high school leadership. Congratulations to all of our winners!
Read More2020 summer contests moved to early Fall
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After taking into account various considerations, including the K-12 and UGA campus closures and reports of delays at print houses around the country, the GSPA General Excellence and Individual Awards contests for yearbooks and literary magazines will be held in early fall instead of summer this year.
Read MoreRagsdale named 2020 GSPA Adviser of the Year
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David Ragsdale, adviser at ODYSSEY Media Group and iliad literary magazine at Clarke Central High School, has been recognized as the 2020 Georgia high school media GSPA Adviser of the Year.
Read MoreJoin or renew GSPA membership at discounted rate
/We are grateful for GSPA’s vast network of advisers from across the state. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we are locking the membership rate at $40 for the 2020-21 academic year. The membership fee for a second adviser from the same school is only $10.
Join or renew here!
Among benefits, members:
receive the official association's monthly e-newsletter throughout the academic year. The Bulletin includes pertinent information regarding the happenings in the association and more resources for development.
have access to the GSPA listserv and “members only” section of the website, which includes a directory of members, publications and other resources.
have the opportunity to attend the annual events (additional fees apply for student attendees):
Fall Conference (cancelled for 2020)
Spring Workshop & Awards Ceremony
Regional Workshops
Summer Adviser Workshop
Members are able to participate in various contests and throughout the year.
Members are able to participate in critique services during the fall conference and spring contest.
View the GSPA membership information page for more details and benefits.
Additional scholastic press membership opportunities:
Founded in 1923, the Southern Interscholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, advisers and administrators at public and private schools across the South create and cultivate unique, high-quality student media programs and rigorous hands-on learning experiences for all student storytellers. If you are interested in joining the SIPA, please visit https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/journalism_and_mass_communications/scholastic_organizations/sipa/membership/index.php.
The Journalism Education Association supports free and responsible scholastic journalism by providing resources and educational opportunities, by promoting professionalism, by encouraging and rewarding student excellence and teacher achievement, and by fostering an atmosphere which encompasses diversity yet builds unity. If you are interested in a JEA membership, please visit http://jea.org/wp/prices/.
Fall Conference 2020
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Mark your calendars for the 2020 GSPA Fall Conference, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, at The Classic Center in downtown Athens! The event will include a general session with a key note speaker followed by several rounds of concurrent sessions covering a wide range of topics relevant to scholastic journalists representing all publication types.
Read MoreSurvey: Student Press Freedom
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This brief survey will help us better understand the issues that high school journalists are, and are not, allowed to cover in their student media. Please complete the survey by Sept. 21, 2020.
Read MoreUGA to launch First Amendment Clinic
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The First Amendment Clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law focuses on direct client advocacy in Georgia on issues of free speech, press, assembly and petition.
Read MoreWatch the GSPA Virtual Awards!
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We are so excited to recognize the great work advisers and scholastic journalists have done in 2019-20. Congratulations to all!
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