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Students at the 2023 Fall Conference. Photo: Sirin Samman
CSPA Events and Programs
Fall Conference Registration Is Open
Receive expert instruction and connect with peers at this one-day regional event. Choose from more than 60 sessions designed to help improve your publication, build new skills, and refine others.
GIVING
Help Support Our Students
We invite you to support the future of scholastic journalism through the CSPA Greenman Grant for High School Journalism fund, which honors the incredible legacy of educators Robert and Carol Greenman.
STUDENT NEWSROOMS
Basic Tips for Student Journalists Covering the 2024 Election
Student publications can serve a wide audience of voters and future voters. CSPA spoke with New York Times reporter Jeffery C. Mays to get his advice for young reporters covering the election.
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.
Awards and Programs
Become a Member of CSPA
CSPA membership provides access to on-demand learning and enables student publications to demonstrate excellence among their peers across the country in the prestigious Crown and Gold Circle awards.
CSPA Awards Programs
Honoring Our Educators
During a special awards convocation at the Spring Convention, CSPA recognized Logan Aimone as the National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. Seven other educators were also honored.
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 Fall Conference is a one-day event that offers 60 sessions to approximately 1,200 attendees. Here, 2023 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.