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 Area HS, Silver Crown, HS Yearbook

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 Allerdice High School received an honorable mention from the judges.

These four student journalists are invited to attend the 2010 PSPA Convention where they will be recognized. 

Congratulations to these 3 journalists and all journalists who took time to put together and submit portfolios.  Encourage this year’s juniors to start looking ahead to next year and begin a portfolio now.

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 of awards: http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/About/Awards/PRESLM/2009PRESLM/PA.pdf

Check out this picture of PSPA President Robert Hankes at a Bloomsburg High School school board meeting on 11/16, presenting a 2009 Keystone Allstate award to R&W editor Courtney Sabo and many of the Red & White staff.  What a motivated group to assemble on a Monday night!

2 0 0 8  -  2 0 0 9   K e y s t o n e   A l l  S t a t e   W i n n e r s :

Newspaper

The Devil’s Advocate, Mount Lebanon HS

The Red & White, Bloomsburg HS

The Spoke, Conestoga HS, Berwyn, PA

Tide Lines, Pottsville Area HS

Literary Magazine

Artifact, Fleetwood Area HS

Expression Through Creativity, Pottsville HS

Image Explosion, Merion Mercy Academy, Merion Station, PA

Pulp, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA

Yearbook

Campus, Kiski Area HS

Hi-S-Potts, Pottsville Area HS

Overall Entries

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• 25 newspapers were evaluated for overall awards.
• The judges awarded 9 GOLD, 14 SILVER, and 2 BRONZE medals.
• 3 of the gold medal winners will be named ALL-STATE newspapers.

Individual Entries

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• 766 individual entries were submitted.
• 222 entries earned Gold awards, 281 Silver, and 212 Bronze.
• 34 were unrated, and 17 were unjudged.