Pennsylvania School Press Association

PSPA is inviting advisers and staffers who have a great idea for a session to submit a proposal to present at our November 2010 convention in Harrisburg. We are looking for sessions for broadcast, literary magazine, newspaper websites, yearbook, advisers, junior high/middle school. This year, we are accepting proposals online only.

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The Pennsylvania School Press Association is proud to announce the 2010 Student Journalist of the year as
Seth Zweifler of Conestoga High School
The two state runners up include:  Katelyn Frueh  and Emily Weber both from Souderton Area High School
Seth will receive a $500 scholarship and each runner up will receive a $100 scholarship.

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“Cutting Edge”

November 4th and 5th, 2010 / Holiday Inn Harrisburg East

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We posted our February 2010 issue, and we are open for comments, criticisms and suggestions.

http://paschoolpress.org/home/members/sbidleman/album

Thank you to all those school publications which have been sharing their print issues with us. If you want to exchange issues, drop us a line or send us yours and we will put you on our mailing [...]

The 2009 issue of Image Explosion has won the NCTE Highest Award designation for literary magazines.  Four extraordinary magazines were nominated; Merion Mercy prevailed.  Congratuations for Margery Roby and IE staff!

Earlier this year PSPA presented IE with a Keystone-Allstate – our highest award.

How did the other PA literary magazines do in the NCTE competition?  Here’s the list [...]

Looking for help in starting a newspaper program at you school? Or, for help in revitalizing a program that has gone by the wayside? Check out the Newspaper Association of America website. Lots of information, particularly under the “Grants” tab.

R&W Production editor Courtney Sabo’s page layout for “A Perfect Ratio” from our Jan. issue is now featured on this international design community, which hosts over 25,000 pages by designers and artists from around the world.

To view Sabo’s entry, visit: http://npd.snd.org/photo/photo/listFeatured?xg_source=msg_feat_photo. The R&W is listed among publications with circulations under 20,000.

Sabo also serves as Editor [...]

Just posted our January issue with the hope that someone, anyone will take a look and send us some constructive comments. We have received more comments from NewsPageDesigner than from PSPA members which is quite sad considering. Check out the Album on Sam Bidleman’s member page. Best/Only place to post images.

And as always, we are [...]

From Carol Knopes of RTNDF:

Paul Kandell is this year’s Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. His students at Palo Alto High School have been doing cutting-edge multimedia for years. If you heard his terrific multimedia acceptance speech at the JEA Convention in Washington, D.C., you know what a passionate [...]

RTNDF has announced the Five Freedoms Essay Contest. High school and middle school students who produce video are eligible to enter.

Entries must be received by the February 19, 2010deadline. To be eligible for the early bird prize of $100, students must submit their entries by February 2, 2010.  

For more information, visit the [...]