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Save the date — The 2013 NEWSPA Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 17.
NEWSPA is on YouTube!
Want to see and hear about some of the highlights of the 2012 NEWSPA conference? Then check out our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/UWONEWSPA?feature=guide
Deadline to submit Spring 2012 Yearbooks for NEWSPA contest is July 2
Do you want to get feedback on your Spring 2012 yearbook? Then enter it in our annual yearbook contest for a chance to win blule, red or white ribbon honors. Click on the contest link to the left for more information and entry forms.
The deadline to enter Fall Yearbooks is Sept. 30.
Summer newsletter features winning entries in newspaper, yearbook competitions
Want to see what makes a winning entry in the NEWSPA competition? Click to view the Summer 2012 newsletter filled with examples of winning entries. (low res PDF/ high res PDF). Or click to see a PDF listing of newspaper winners or yearbook winners.
Missed a session at the 2012 conference? Don't worry!
NEWSPA again podcasted four sessions at the April 25 conference.They'll be up and ready for you to view soon.
NEWSPA is on Twitter ... it's another way to keep in touch
NEWSPA is on Twitter, a free service that lets you keep in touch through the exchange of quick, frequent notes of what is happening. Go to http://twitter.com/NEWSPA and connect with us.
If you do not currently use Twitter, click on "Join Today." It's a great way to be reminded of deadlines and keep on top of other NEWSPA news.
For students only
Scholarship created for Green Bay East High School graduates
UW Oshkosh alumnus Clifford A. Christl and his family established a scholarsip for Green Bay East High School gradutes who are obtaining a degree from the College of Letters and Sciences at UW Oshkosh. A strong preference will be given to applicants who are planning to major in journalism and are the first family member to attend college.
Applications are available in the Green Bay East High School guidance office and will be accepted Feb. 1 through March 15.
The scholarship was created to honor Christl's father and grandfather. Christl graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1970 and went on to become an award-winning sportswriter. In 2009 he received a UW Oshkosh Distinguished Alumni Award.
High school students eligible for "Free Spirit" scholarships
The Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship and Journalism Conference program annually awards $1,000 college scholarships to high school seniors who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism and who demonstrate qualities of “free spirit.”
The deadline is in October for the following school year. For more information and an appliation form, go to http://www.freedomforum.org/freespirit/
For advisers only
Census shows lack of online journalism in high schools
The 2011 Scholastic Journalism Census conducted by the Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University reveals that online student media represent a small percentage of all student media in public high schools. Findings show that 96 percent of American public high schools provide some opportunity to participate in student media, but only 33 percent of schools have any online media experience.
Furthermore, only a quarter (27 percent) of print student newspapers have an online component, and only 8 percent of those publish exclusively online. Click to read the complete press release.
Apply for National High School Journalism Teacher awards
Are you brimming with strategies for the current state of scholastic journalism? If you answered yes, you might want to apply for the National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year.
The benefits are considerable: speaking engagements, travel, a newsroom laptop computer, free subscriptions, free media seminars and scholarships for students of the five highest ranking teachers in the competition. The postmark deadline is July 1. Click for the application form.
Indiana University offers journalism adviser workshops
Indiana University offers high school journalism teacher and adviser workshops each summer. Topics to be covered include digital photography, management of student media, taking student media online and independent study for the journalism educator. For more information: http://journalism.indiana.edu/hsji
