Upcoming NSPA Events
JEA/NSPA Fall National
High School Journalism Convention
Nov. 11-14, 2010
Marriott/Convention Center,
Kansas City
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JEA/NSPA Spring National
High School Journalism Convention
April 14-17, 2011
Anaheim Marriott
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NSPA Job Opening: Administrative Assistant
NSPA has an opening for an administrative assistant. The administrative assistant provides a variety of services and support to the organization and its members, including updating memberships, convention registration, bookkeeping, and acting as the first point of contact for answering questions via e-mail or phone. This position requires a detail-oriented person with outstanding customer service [...]
New on the Wheel: History of Scholastic Newspapers
High school journalism has never been predictable. Over nine decades, high school newspapers have evolved through fascinating transitions mirroring changes in American society. See where they started and how they have changed.
Download this handout from The Wheel, NSPA’s collection of content you shouldn’t have to reinvent.
SPLC, NSPA urge appeals court to overturn high school censorship case
The Student Press Law Center and two national journalism organizations, including the National Scholastic Press Association, filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that upheld the censorship of a cartoon that was critical of a New York high school’s teaching methods for sex education. More details are available [...]
Courage in Student Journalism Award: Call for Entries
The Student Press Law Center and the National Scholastic Press Association are cosponsors of the Courage in Student Journalism Awards.
The two awards recognize a middle school or high school journalist and a media adviser or school administrator who have stood in support of the First Amendment. The student journalist and adviser or school administrator need [...]
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Orange County boots journalism teacher after censorship faceoff
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Yearbooks thrive in digital age
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- JEA/NSPA Kansas City - Fall 2010
- JEA/NSPA Anaheim - Spring 2011
2010-11 Calendar
Nov. 11-14, 2010
JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention - Kansas City
Dec. 3, 2010
2009-10 Publication Critiques - Entry Deadline
Jan. 18, 2011
NSPA Yearbook / Magazine / Online Pacemaker Awards - Entry Deadline
Feb. 15, 2011
NSPA Journalism Honor Roll / Wikoff Scholarship - Entry Deadline
April 14-17, 2011
JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention - Anaheim
June 15, 2011
NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker / Broadcast Pacemaker / Individual Awards - Entry Deadline
July 15, 2011
NSPA Best of the High School Press - Submission Deadline
July 2011
NSPA Summer Journalism Workshops - University of Minnesota
Aug. 1, 2011
NSPA/SPLC Courage in Student Journalism Award - Entry Deadline
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