Columbia Scholastic Press Association
(Photo: Sirin Samman)
CSPA Founder and Former Director Col. Joseph M. Murphy presents former U.S. President Harry S. Truman with a CSPA Gold Key Award.
Photo: Rebecca Castillo
Photos from SPLC's 50th Anniversary celebration at The New York Times headquarters in New York. (Photos: Rebecca Castillo; John Tagliareni)
CSPA Centennial
https://precollege.sps.columbia.edu/news/cspa-announces-winners-its-centennial-student-essay-contest
Student journalist at CSPA 2023 Spring Convention (Photo: Sirin Samman)
Photo: Chris Taggart
Students at the 2023 Fall Conference. Photo: Sirin Samman
How CSPA Supports Students
https://precollege.sps.columbia.edu/columbia-scholastic-press-association/cspa-student-experience
CSPA Events and Programs
CSPA Spring Convention: Register Now
CSPA will celebrate its centennial at the 101st Annual Spring Convention. Join us for more than 250 sessions, along with special keynote panels and events.
Events and Programs
CSPA Announces Centennial Awards Winners
The Centennial Awards honor individuals in five categories: Innovation, Impact, Lifetime Achievement in Scholastic Journalism, CSPA Alumni Achievement Award, and CSPA Service.
CSPA Awards Programs
2025 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Winners
Julia Satterthwaite, of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California, has been named the 2025 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. Eight other individuals were also honored as part of the competition.
CSPA Awards Progranms
CSPA Names 2025 Gold Key Recipients
Congratulations to Mitchell Ziegler, who taught for 35 years, with 31 years at Redondo Union High, and Matthew LaPorte, who has been a media adviser at Southwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas since 2009.
Student Press Freedom
Happy Student Press Freedom Day, and Happy 50th, SPLC!
On Student Press Freedom Day and every day, CSPA supports student press freedom and all advocates of protecting the First Amendment rights of a free press.
CSPA Centennial
CSPA Announces Winners of Its Centennial Student Essay Contest
As part of its Centennial celebration, CSPA invited high school seniors to enter an essay competition for a chance to win three scholarship awards. Read the winning essays.
CSPA Events and Programs
CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop
Attention, student journalists! Join us this summer in person or online to polish your skills and connect with like-minded peers. Registration is now open.
CSPA Awards Programs
Find Crown Finalist Announcements Here
On December 11, 12, and 13, CSPA announced Crown Award finalists in the categories of Magazine, News Publications, and Yearbook.
Membership
Announcing CSPA Quick Courses
New this year and as a part of the basic membership fee of $50, CSPA will present six webinars called CSPA Quick Courses, designed for advisers. Additional content to be announced.
How CSPA Supports Students
The Student Experience
Students from the CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop discuss the impact of the program and the importance of journalism in their schools and communities.
The CSPA 101st Annual Spring Convention and Centennial celebration will take place March 19-21, 2025 on the Columbia University campus. It is a three-day event that will offer 240 sessions. Here, 2024 conference goers discuss the experience.
In this video, Summer Journalism Workshop students discuss the importance of journalism and storytelling, and how CSPA helped them hone their craft.
