Pennsylvania School Press Association

Two Pennsylvania have received JEA certification during this school year. Wanda Pletcher, from Altoona, received Certified Journalism Educator (CJE) certification at the Washington convention and Susan Houseman, Berwyn, received Master Jouranlism Educator (MJE) certification at the Portland convention. If you are interested in taking the CJE or MJE exam at the PA School [...]

Advisers,

Don’t forget to submit your convention session proposals at this website: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJoRnA0YkxvUDlmX0lQVzhWMnN4T3c6MA

We have added several days to this and we will confirm all sessions by the end of April.

We look forward to giving you the opportunity to share your great work to other advisers and staffs across the state.

Jane Blystone
PSPA Convention Co-chair

PSPA congratulates these advisers and publications for honors received at last week’s Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention:

Advisers

Kathleen Zweibel, Pottsville Area HS, Joseph M. Murphy Award for outstanding service to journalism

Wanda Pletcher, Altoona Area JHS, Gold Key Award

Publications

Blue Review, Mercersburg Academy, Silver Crown, HS literary magazine

The Spoke, Conestoga High School, Silver Crown, HS newspaper

Campus 2009, Kiski [...]

This month’s issue is highlighted by an amazing double truck cover story about the dual between pitcher and hitter focused on the fastball in both baseball and softball. But that is just the start of our magazine content. Page designs are by Courtney Sabo, who serves as our production editor and [...]

Congratulations to Penn Points at Penn Manor High School in Millersville, Pa. for being nominated as an NSPA online finalist. Check out their current edition at: http://www.pennmanor.net/pennpoints/
Robert Henry, editor
Susan Baldrige, adviser

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.

Tessa Hochberg from Taylor [...]

“Cutting Edge”

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

Click here for more information

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 [...]

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 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 [...]