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January 28, 2021

SPLC to celebrate Student Press Freedom Day this February

January 28, 2021/ GSPA UGA
SPLC to celebrate Student Press Freedom Day this February

Student newsrooms across the country will celebrate Student Press Freedom Day on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. To help students craft op-ed pieces to publish on that day, the SPLC is offering a free training on Feb. 4.

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January 26, 2021

Spring scholastic media conventions and other learning opportunities

January 26, 2021/ GSPA UGA
Spring scholastic media conventions and other learning opportunities

There are a number of statewide, regional and national opportunities for learning and networking this semester.

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January 20, 2021

2021 Spring Contests now open

January 20, 2021/ GSPA UGA
2021 Spring Contests now open

Submit your best work from broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers and news websites. Additionally, Achievement Awards are open to all publication types.

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January 19, 2021

Georgia Champion & Jr. Champion Contests: Deadline Feb. 5, 2021

January 19, 2021/ GSPA UGA
Georgia Champion & Jr. Champion Contests: Deadline Feb. 5, 2021

Completed entries for both the Georgia Champion Journalist and the Junior Champion Journalist contests are due Feb. 5 by 11:59 p.m. There is no fee to enter. For a list of requirements and how to enter, please visit www.ugagspa.org/spring-competitions.

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December 16, 2020

Enter the 2021 First Amendment Essay Competition

December 16, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Enter the 2021 First Amendment Essay Competition

Virtual lesson idea: Encourage your staff to enter the First Amendment Essay competition. The contest is open to students of all publication types (GSPA members) through Jan. 31. There is no entry fee, and the top winners and their publications score monetary awards.

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December 07, 2020

Free mentoring series hosted by Oregon to launch in January

December 07, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Free mentoring series hosted by Oregon to launch in January

The University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication and Journalistic Learning Initiative will host free workshop sessions for high school journalism publications in the spring.

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December 03, 2020

GSPA celebrates 2019-20 literary magazine, yearbook contest winners

December 03, 2020/ GSPA UGA
GSPA celebrates 2019-20 literary magazine, yearbook contest winners

Winners from the fall General Excellence and Individual Awards contests were recently celebrated. Congratulations to all!

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December 03, 2020

Student Advisory Board Spotlight: Stephany Gaona-Perez

December 03, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Student Advisory Board Spotlight: Stephany Gaona-Perez

This month, we feature work from Cedar Shoals High School’s Stephany Gaona-Perez. This piece, which originally appeared in BluePrints magazine, marks the second in a series that won the Student Press Law Center’s Courage in Student Journalism Award for 2020.

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November 18, 2020

Coming soon: Yearbook, Literary Magazine Contest celebration

November 18, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Coming soon: Yearbook, Literary Magazine Contest celebration

As the Georgia Scholastic Press Association and member schools wrap up what has been a hectic year, a virtual celebration video will honor the hard work of yearbook and literary magazine contest winners. The celebration, slated for Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. , will feature General Excellence competition rankings and individual contest winners.

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November 18, 2020

Winners' Circle features top awards from 2019-20

November 18, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Winners' Circle features top awards from 2019-20

The top GSPA award winners from the 2019-20 school year are showcased in the latest edition of The Winners’ Circle. It is available for download here.

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November 16, 2020

Student Advisory Board Spotlight: Alexandra Audrain

November 16, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Student Advisory Board Spotlight: Alexandra Audrain

Each month, GSPA will feature work from Student Advisory Board members working at high school newspapers, news websites, newsmagazines, literary magazines, broadcast channels and yearbooks. This month, we feature work from Marietta High School’s Alexandra Audrain.

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October 19, 2020

National High School Journalism Convention set for Nov. 19-21

October 19, 2020/ GSPA UGA
National High School Journalism Convention set for Nov. 19-21

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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October 19, 2020

Share your experiences: How has COVID-19 affected your publication?

October 19, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Share your experiences: How has COVID-19 affected your publication?

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!

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October 13, 2020

Introducing the 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board

October 13, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Introducing the 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board

GSPA welcomes five juniors and seniors to serve as student representatives of scholastic publications.

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October 06, 2020

Opportunity: Latino Youth Leadership Conference

October 06, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Opportunity: Latino Youth Leadership Conference

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.

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September 14, 2020

Virtual media law clinic, training seminar offers First Amendment guidance

September 14, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Virtual media law clinic, training seminar offers First Amendment guidance

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.

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August 27, 2020

Applications open for 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board

August 27, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Applications open for 2020-21 GSPA Student Advisory Board

High school juniors and seniors are invited to apply to serve as a GSPA Student Advisory Board member. Application deadline: Sept. 20

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August 04, 2020

JEA Resource: Three Tips To Organize Your Virtual Learning

August 04, 2020/ GSPA UGA
JEA Resource: Three Tips To Organize Your Virtual Learning

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.

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August 04, 2020

Digital workshop materials, virtual critique sessions to replace Fall Conference

August 04, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Digital workshop materials, virtual critique sessions to replace Fall Conference

With considerations of safety and different school schedules and formats, the GSPA Fall Conference originally planned for late September has been cancelled.

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August 04, 2020

Literary Magazine and Yearbook Contest open through Sept. 30

August 04, 2020/ GSPA UGA
Literary Magazine and Yearbook Contest open through Sept. 30

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.

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