For more information, or to get involved, reach out to PSPA President Aaron Fitzpatrick at afitzpatrick@freedomarea.org
New Voices is a nonpartisan, grassroots, student-driven effort to create state-based student free press protections and to prevent retaliation against advisers who stand up for student free press rights. As of today, there are currently New Voices laws in 16 states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. New legislation is being introduced this year in a number of additional states as well. New Voices has been endorsed by the American Bar Association, the American Society of News Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Student Press Law Center, the Journalism Education Association, National Council of Teachers of English, and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
For more information, or to get involved, reach out to PSPA President Aaron Fitzpatrick at afitzpatrick@freedomarea.org
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The Pennsylvania School Press Association (PSPA) is proud to announce the following students as state finalists in its 2022-2023 Student Journalism Contests. The winners will compete for a state championship on March 30, 2023 at Penn State University.
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PSPA Vice President, Jane Blystone, Ph.D., MJE, will receive the Carl Trowley Award, the Journalism Education Association's (JEA) highest honor, at the JEA fall convention in St. Louis.
From the official press release by Erinn Harris, JEA Awards Chair: An advocate for scholastic journalism, Blystone worked as a high school teacher for 34 years and in higher education for nine years, as a graduate program director. Currently, she is an English professor at Mercyhurst University and serves as an elected member of her local school board. A decorated educator, Blystone has dedicated her time and talents to the JEA certification committee, the Scholastic Press Rights committee, and currently serves as the Mentoring Program chair, where she has mentored and encouraged mentees from all over the world. For the full press release, click HERE. PENNSYLVANIA (special) – The Pennsylvania School Press Association (PSPA) is proud to announce the following students as state champions in its 2021-2022 Student Journalism Contests:
Yearbook Caption Writing: Emma Dela Cruz – Emmaus HS Yearbook Copy Writing: Phoebe Troxel – Eastern Lebanon County HS Yearbook Sports Writing: Gianna Kraus – Kiski Area HS Yearbook Spread Design: Kaylee Ostrowski – Freedom Area HS Newspaper News Writing: Shreya Vaidhyanathan – Conestoga HS Newspaper Feature Writing: Katherine Lee – Conestoga HS Newspaper Sports Writing: Luke Rainey – Penns Manor Area Jr./Sr. HS Editorial Cartoon: Megan Evans – Freedom Area HS Editorial Writing: Devon Rocke – Conestoga HS Literary Magazine Poetry: Jayden Bonham – MMI Preparatory School Literary Magazine Art: Emma Beck – Kiski Area HS Broadcast Writing: Carter Huggins – Freedom Area HS Yearbook Photography: Jayden Mattis – Kiski Area HS Newspaper Photography: Katelyn Hunsberger – Montoursville Area HS Broadcast News Package: Nick Buono & Ethan Grove – Central York HS Broadcast Feature Package: Braeden Geibel & Madison Sanders – Freedom Area HS The Pennsylvania School Press Association originated in 1924 and stands as one of the oldest scholastic journalistic organizations in the country. The group presently is headquartered in Manchester, Pa., and welcomes all to apply for membership. For details, visit www.paschoolpress.org. PSPA is proud to announce Lucy Bickel from Eastern Lebanon County High School as the 2022 Pennsylvania Student Journalist of the Year! See the full announcement below. I'd like to thank all of our competitors — an incredible group of talented and accomplished student journalists — for sharing their incredible work with us and all of the judges and coordinators who took the time to evaluate each of the portfolios.
The Pennsylvania Student Journalist of the Year (PJOY) competition standards and rubrics align with the Journalism Education Association's Journalist of the Year competition. The annual competition is open to senior student journalists and requires the completion of an online portfolio aligned with JEA's curriculum standards. The Pennsylvania scholarship winner moves on to the national JEA Journalist of the Year competition. PSPA proudly announces Ms. Lucy Bickel from Eastern Lebanon County High School the 2022 PJOY. Of the three entries that we received, Bickel’s rose to the top, specifically because of her prowess in design. As shown in her required letters of recommendation, supporters for her said: “Lucy is a journalist. She covers important topics fairly and objectively. She goes above and beyond to accurately interview and write about the events of her school." - Jon Bickel - ELCO Yearbook Adviser "I can count on my hands the number of students who have the ability to make us all feel better about ourselves. Lucy is definitely one of them, and I am proud to know her.” - Jim Jordan - Walsworth Yearbook Consultant "She puts everything she has into her publication, teaching those around here the skills she has developed through the years." - Stephanie Streicher - Walsworth Senior Graphic Designer On behalf of PSPA, we couldn’t be more pleased to recognize Ms. Lucy Bickel as our 2022 Pennsylvania Student Journalist of the Year. We wish her the best of luck as she now proceeds to the National level of competition. PENNSYLVANIA (special) – The Pennsylvania School Press Association (PSPA) is proud to announce the following students as state finalists in its 2021-2022 Student Journalism Contests:
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Hello, everyone.
PSPA is excited to bring you the 2021 Fall Regional Student Journalism Competitions! The contests will be held virtually, with students competing according to geographic region. Winners in each competition category will advance to the state finals from their respective regions to compete against other regional winners from around the state. See the map below to determine your region for competition (based on the county in which your school is located). The attached promotional flyer is complete with important dates, an adviser to-do list to prepare for the contests, important changes to our contests this year, and detailed competition categories. I sent out an email to all advisors with rubrics and yearbook design paper as well. Make sure that your videographers are looking through their creations and/or planning ahead for categories 15BN and 15BF. Also, make sure that your photographers are looking for their best five photos that fit the following categories: framing shot, emotion shot, unique angle shot, frozen action shot, and best-in-show shot. They will have to create captions/cutlines for each. All other categories will compete during the allotted three-day window, as explained on the flyer. As of now, Finals will be held on the Penn State University main campus in State College on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. We'll continue to monitor the public health and travel situations and be in touch as the school year unfolds with updates surrounding Finals. If you know of any schools with journalism programs in your region who have not yet connected with us, please feel free to share my email with them. We've waived membership dues again this year, making it a great, free opportunity for them to showcase their students' skills at the regional level for a chance to compete for a state championship, not to mention network with so many incredible advisers. Thank you for all you do! If you have any questions in the meantime, or if PSPA can support you in any way, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best, Aaron Advisers,
Based on the feedback we received as part of the survey many of you completed over the past week regarding approval for staff/student travel for our 2021 Fall Regional Student Journalism Competitions (SJC), the PSPA board held an emergency vote to determine how to facilitate the contests. The PSPA board voted to hold all of our Fall Regional SJCs virtually. While it was a decision we had all hoped we wouldn't have to make, based on your feedback, it was clear that many of you would not be able to attend in-person this fall, and we wanted to ensure both the equity and convenience of all contests and interested competitors. As of now, PSPA Finals are still scheduled in-person for Wednesday, March 30, at Penn State University's main campus. Obviously, there's nothing we want more than to be able to gather and celebrate our students and the best of student journalism in PA; however, we'll continue to monitor the situation and be in touch as the school year unfolds. We'll be in touch in the near future with more information on our now-virtual contests. In the meantime, I wanted to reach out as soon as possible so you could plan accordingly. Stay safe, and let me know if you have any additional questions. Best, Aaron PSPA President |
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