IHSPA News

updated 5.19.09

2009 Spring newspaper awards

For a list of awards by school, click here.
For a list of awards by category, click here.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tackles Blogosphere

Student journalists from Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Outlook have started blogging.

The blogs are set up through WordPress. The Outlook's site, which can accessed here, is hosted by My High School Journalism. To access the blogs, follow the link, then click on the heading: "Behind the scenes: What's on reporters' minds?"

Follow IHSPA on Twitter

For links to national articles related to high school journalism, upcoming IHSPA deadlines and more, IHSPA increases its daily functionality on Twitter.

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February newsletter now available

Click here for a PDF of our February newsletter, which includes registration forms for the Spring Newspaper Contest, Hawkeye Photographer of the Year, JEA Journalist of the Year and our Literary Magazine contest.

Fall Yearbook Covers

Seeking inspiration for your yearbook cover? Check out the covers of the 26 entries from our Fall Yearbook Contest.

Fall yearbook contest results

Results from Classes A, B and C for the Fall Yearbook Contest were announced in Des Moines at our Regional Conference. Click here for the results.

IHSPA ROLLS OUT ONLINE MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT

Want to join IHSPA quickly? Don't feel like messing with paperwork and the U.S. Post Office? Click here instead. Membership takes only a few moments.

REPORT: Journalism students scoring higher on ACT

A study released by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation tracked more than 31,000 students in 50 states and several foreign countries. The result: Journalism students have the edge in ACT scores, GPA and English scores. Click here for a PDF summary of the report.

2008 Spring newspaper awards

For a list of awards by school, click here.
For a list of awards by category, click here.