CSPA’s 91st Annual Scholastic Convention March 18 - 20, 2015 at Columbia University in New York City

Welcome to New York City and to Columbia University!

For the 91st time, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association welcomes student journalists and their faculty advisers to Columbia University’s historic Morningside Heights campus in the City of New York. We hope that as delegates to this national convention, you gain both new knowledge and the fellowship of your peers. This three-day program offers 318 distinctive sessions exploring various aspects, techniques and values of the journalistic experience at the high school and collegiate levels and beyond.

While some delegates may have received instruction in high Students at the 2014 Convention participated in the student swap shop where they networked and exchanged publications and information. school journalism classes, others take up the craft without any prior training. Whether you approach reporting and presenting the news with or without formal instruction, CSPA offers many sessions to help you to better your journalism. This convention is designed with you in mind so whether you work with newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, broadcast or digital media, we have sessions to match your interests and expand your knowledge base.

You have the unique opportunity to learn from leaders in professional media as well as fellow student journalists in New York City, an international hub for news and communications. Learn as much as you can, network with your peers and future industry leaders, explore the city and, above all, be inspired.

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On the cover: Alma Mater in front of Low Library as captured by Mark Murray. A view of Butler Library in the early 1950s before 1954 when 116th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam was closed to traffic.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 1 Session spotlight on Friday, March 20, 2015 Roone Arledge Auditorium, 1st fl., Lerner Hall

At 10:45 a.m. At 11:45 a.m. Journalists from: Mario García Rhythms for Storytelling in the Digital Age

Murder, Mayhem, and Cartoons: New Challenges for the Media This panel of professional journalists will discuss the practical and ethical challenges for reporters and editors deciding what is news and how to report news when reporters and cartoonists are being murdered, words are triggering riots, many expressions are considered “offensive” and extreme views are becoming The news cycle has changed and how commonplace. How does the coverage affect perceptions of the you report it has evolved. We now live objectivity and credibility of the reporters and news outlets? and survive in two tempos of receiving The panel will include reporters and editors from print, broadcast and streaming information: the 24/7 constant flow media, and will discuss topics such as: of always updated information; and • Journalism Standards — Is every news topic covered equally? the curated and carefully crafted • Reporter/Broadcaster Credibility in-depth pieces that have a definite • Dangers of the profession and how it impacts where editors send reporters, how beginning and end. Come to this they edit stories, and how they decide what stories to cover lively demonstration of how to • Controversial images, what is lost and what is gained by not publishing photos nurture and produce this balance. of horror?

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! CSPA thanks the exhibitors and advertisers at this convention

We would to also thank Balfour • Dow Jones News Fund • Jostens our sponsors: Friesens New England Center for Investigative Reporting for the convention programs and Herff Lifetouch Yearbooks • Walsworth Yearbooks Jones for the Friday Adviser Award Luncheon.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 3 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 8 ACES = American Copy Editors Society Bios edited by Lauren E. Mack [@lmack] ACP = Associated Collegiate Press AEJMC = Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication A that award. She received the 2011 Cal-JEC AHSPA = Arkansas High School Press Association Journalism Educator of the Year award AIPA = Arizona Interscholastic Press Association Logan Aimone teaches journalism and (High School Division), was DJNF 2012 AmerSPA = American Scholastic Press Association AOJT = The Association of Orthodox Jewish advises the newspaper and the yearbook National Journalism Teacher of the Year, Teachers at University High School in Chicago. and is a CSPA 2014 Gold Key recipient. ASNE = American Society of News Editors After a decade teaching and advising at [@ellenaustin] ASPA = Alabama Scholastic Press Association ATPI = Association of Texas Photography Wenatchee (WA) High School, Aimone Instructors joined NSPA as executive director in Cal-JEC = California Journalism Education Coalition 2007 where he remained until 2013. He CASE = Council for the Advancement and Support B of Education stayed in Minneapolis working as the CCJA = Community College Journalism Association business development director of School Fidelity Ballmer is the incoming editor- CHSPA = Colorado High School Press Association Newspapers Online. His students have in-chief of The Foothill Dragon Press, the CMA = College Media Association CNPA = California Newspaper Publishers earned top individual and staff national online news site at Foothill Technology Association honors for newspaper, web site and High School in Ventura, CA. A 2014 alumna CSPA = Columbia Scholastic Press Association yearbook. He is a past DJNF Distinguished of AAJA J-Camp, her reporting has been CSPAA = Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association Adviser and Washington state journalism recognized by CSPA with three Gold Circles DJNF = Dow Jones Newspaper Fund adviser of the year. He is co-author of two this year. The Foothill Dragon Press (www. EPAA = Educational Press Association of America journalism textbooks. foothilldragonpress.org) has been honored FSPA = Florida Scholastic Press Association [@loganaimone] GLIPA = Great Lakes Interscholastic Press with two CSPA Gold Crowns and four NSPA Association Ann Gramlich Akers is Herff Jones Online Pacemakers. GSPA = Georgia Scholastic Press Association Yearbooks’ educational products manager. GSSPA = Garden State Scholastic Press Association IHSPA = Iowa High School Press Association Formerly NSPA’s associate director, Akers Anne Barr is a newspaper adviser and IHSPA = Indiana High School Press Association has done stints as journalism teacher/ teacher at Episcopal Academy in suburban IJA = Idaho Journalism Association publications adviser and yearbook Philadelphia. During the course of her ILPC (TX) = Interscholastic League Press Conference representative. She was the 2005 recipient tenure at Episcopal Academy, Barr has JEA = Journalism Education Association of the Carl Towley Award, JEA’s highest developed a journalism class for the JEANC = Journalism Education Association of honor, and has been awarded a CSPA Gold Northern California school’s innovative J-Term program and JSPA = Jewish Scholastic Press Association Key and a NSPA Pioneer Award. facilitated the newspaper staff’s growth KSPA = Kansas Scholastic Press Association toward broader use of web sites and social LISPA = Long Island Scholastic Press Association James Amato is the adviser of Hawk media. MIPA (MI) = Michigan Interscholastic Press [@AnneBarr15] Association Headlines (formerly WRHSmedia) at MIPA (MO) = Missouri Interscholastic Press Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Joe Bergantino is the executive director, Association Falls, CT. Started in 2001, the program managing editor and co-founder of NECIR MSPA = Maryland Scholastic Press Association NCSMAA = North Carolina Scholastic Media has gone through several program located at Boston University and WGBH Advisers Association enhancements in its short tenure. Starting News. Bergantino has been a national and NCTE = National Council of Teachers of English as a black-and-white, print-only program local investigative reporter for 35 years. NECIR = New England Center for Investigative Reporting (a CSPA Silver Medalist production), it He spent most of his career as the I-Team NESPA = New England Scholastic Press Association then explored AM radio, FM broadcast, Reporter for WBZ-TV in Boston, and spent NHSPA = Nebraska High School Press Association podcasting, web page design, CMS NIPA = Northern Interscholastic Press Association NMSPA = New Mexico Scholastic Press Association distribution, live web updates, full-color During his career, Bergantino has won NPC = National Press Club broadsheet print, online-only production, manyfive years of the as a broadcasting correspondent industry’s for ABC News. most NSPA = National Scholastic Press Association Twitter and Facebook integration and, now, prestigious awards, including an Alfred I. NYPC = New York Press Club NYSEC = New York State English Council live event, multi-camera broadcasting. duPont-Columbia Award and Citation, a OIPA = Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association Amato’s journalists work with local news Robert F. Kennedy Award for reporting on OIPAA = Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Advisers outlets that often embed HHL broadcasts Association the disadvantaged, and a Gabriel Award. PSPA = Pennsylvania School Press Association in their own web sites, Twitter feeds and [@necirbu] SCSPA = South Carolina Scholastic Press Association Facebook pages. SIPA = Southern Interscholastic Press Association Bonnie Blackman was an art instructor, SND = Society for News Design SNSJ = Southern Nevada Society of Journalists Ellen Austin is director of journalism at yearbook adviser, and coach for Boston SPJ = Society of Professional Journalists The Harker School in San Jose, CA where Public Schools before joining Jostens as SPLC = Student Press Law Center she advises the award-winning Winged a publishing representative. She is the TAJE = Texas Association of Journalism Educators VAJTA = Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers Post newspaper, Aquila web site (www. recipient of a CSPA Gold Key, a GSSPA and Advisers harkeraquila.com), TALON yearbook Golden Quill and a PSPA Keystone Award. VHSL = Virginia High School League and Wingspan longform magazine Blackman currently serves on the board WJEA = Washington Journalism Education Association programs. Austin was a JEA Rising Star of GSSPA and the advisory board of PSPA. honoree in 2006, the inaugural year of [@BlackmanBonnie] 6 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 13 Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin is an associate her 10th year as an educator, she teaches such, her motto is “Do All the Things.” She professor of journalism in the Department ninth grade English as well as journalism. is a former reporter and editor who came of Communication and Media Innovation at While her yearbook staffers think they are over to the dark side in 2008. Three years Columbia College Chicago. She advises the learning writing and design, Brittingham’s later, she was honored as a JEA Rising Star award-winning Echo magazine and teaches secret agenda is teaching them the lost art of and, in 2012, was named the Keller ISD magazine writing and editing, blogging, face-to-face communication and the elusive Teacher of the Year. reporting and other courses. She won the practice of follow-through. 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award and is always on the lookout for new and engaging Rick Brooks is a graduate of Fairmont C classroom practices. [@speshkin] State (WV) University. He has degrees in Aaron Cahall is a contributing editor and Jason Boland advises the Calhoun High along with journalism and art education. partner in The Dagger (www.daggerpress. Whilecommercial at Fairmont design, State graphics University, and hefine edited arts com), a news web site covering Harford His staff has been recognized by numerous and designed the Mound yearbook. Brooks County, MD. A Baltimore native, he has pressSchool organizations newspaper, Hoofbeats, in the last in Merrick,nine years, NY. is a creative design manager for Jostens. He written for professional and student including being named publications for more a CSPA Gold Medalist than a decade. He has and Most Outstanding worked for several Newspaper by AmerSPA. newspapers covering He has a bachelor’s local government, degree in journalism and a master’s degree in community issues. education from St. John’s Cahallpolice, is fire a 2007 and University and has been graduate of Columbia teaching AP English Journalism School. and journalism for 17 [@AaronCahall] years. Before teaching, he worked as a reporter Peter Champelli is the and editor for several executive producer of local newspapers. He a student-run podcast was named a 2013 in Louisville, KY. He Educator of Excellence founded the podcast by NYSEC. This is his in February 2014, and seventh year presenting. he has since formed a [@thejasonboland] staff and implemented a tri-weekly production Harry Robert Brake is CSPA Executive Director Ed Sullivan interviews Jim Striesel, the DJNF Teacher of the Year during the 2014 schedule allowing Upper School Librarian Spring Convention in Low Library Rotunda. photo/Mark Murray creativity and style input and the adviser of Repentino magazine from a variety of podcasting inspirations (http://repentinomagazine.tumblr.com), travels primarily in the northeast to teach, like Radiolab, 99% Invisible and This the international art magazine at The lecture and work directly with colleges and American Life. He will graduate high school American School Foundation in Mexico high Schools on creative concept materials. in 2016 and plans to intern for NPR or Brooks has received the CSPA Gold Key and attend the Salt Institute for Documentary to Repentino, the staff of six has grown to the Keystone Award from PSPA. Studies. [@peter_champelli] moreCity. After than a 35name members change fromwith Reflectionsa growing population. Repentino was awarded a Beth Ann Brown is the adviser of Daedalus, Matthew Chayes is a reporter for CSPA Silver Crown three years ago and is a the yearbook for Northeastern High School Newsday based at New York City Hall. CSPA Gold Crown winner this year thanks in Manchester, PA. During her seven years to a talented and diverse staff. Brake is the of advising, she has changed the focus of the was crime, inspiring his current Twitter former adviser of the Aloha Yearbook at program from the creation of a scrapbook bio:For his “Used first tosix cover years atcrime. Newsday, Now hisI cover beat Seaford (DE) High School. [@Michigan01] to an award-winning journalistic book. She politics. Trying to learn the difference.” serves as the treasurer for PSPA. Chayes started his career at The Chicago Betsy Brittingham advises the Nuntius Tribune’s D.C. bureau. He’s been a guest yearbook at Altavista (VA) Combined School. Natalie Hankins Brown is the adviser of on the BBC, New York’s NBC network and After stints in newspaper journalism, public The Bolt yearbook, The Circuit broadcast the Fox News Channel. In high school and relations and advertising, Brittingham found and The Illuminator newsmagazine at college, he edited the campus newspapers. her home in high school journalism. In Central High School in Fort Worth, TX. As [@chayesmatthew]

8 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Highlights for delegates

Exhibits and Publications Display Columbia’s Visitors Center Arledge Auditorium, 1st fl. of Alfred Lerner Hall 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located in room 213, on the west side of the foyer Check out the offerings from our exhibits in the at the main entrance of Low Library, the Visitors auditorium of Columbia’s student center. Also, tables of Center offers information and campus tours to award-winning newspapers, magazines and yearbooks prospective undergraduates of Columbia College are on display. and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and to the public. Advisers’ Hospitality Lounge Satow Room, 5th fl., Lerner Hall Student Swap Shops 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18th, at Enjoy some refreshments during the day. 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Broadway Room, 2nd fl., Lerner Hall Here’s a chance to meet other students from across On-site Critiques the country. Student moderators lead a conversation Ongoing from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with other students at a roundtable. It’s an informal th discussion of questions or problems the group at your Sign up in room 555, 5 fl., Lerner Hall table wants to talk about. You can also bring copies This oral critique is free for all delegations, whether of your paper, magazine or yearbook to show or even newspaper, magazine, yearbook or digital media. Staffs exchange with others. Issues can be the most recent and/or advisers meet with a volunteer adviser-judge for or from previous months or even last year. If you about 15 minutes of discussion about the publications don’t have enough copies to exchange, swap names brought by the staff or viewed online. Critiques are and addresses (including email addresses) so that available when at least one staff member or adviser is you can follow up after you return home. present at the Convention, and for groups as large as nine people (we use tables that seat 10 people). These are not ratings, and they don’t carry awards. But they are a good chance to ask questions, get clarifications, learn new terms or techniques and inquire about possible changes or innovations you may be considering.

Each publication staff — print newspaper, hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine and general magazine — participates in an in-depth critique session to review reference essentials and visual and verbal elements of the publication. The critiques are individualized to meet the specific needs of each staff.

This detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint for the staff to follow for the new school year.

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ADVISERS ALL PUBLICATIONS Trello Super Tool – 2015 Media Masters: Grading by On-site Critiques Harry Robert Brake and Points Each publication staff — print newspaper, Pamela Moreno hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine Branching off of last year’s introduction James Amato and general magazine — participate in an in- Well, we can’t pay students for all the hard to Trellos a dynamic tool that allows depth critique session to review the reference organizations to stay in touch and stay ahead work they do, and just grading every little essentials and visual and verbal elements of the journalistic thing they do would fill an entire of the newest information, we launch into not publication. The critiques are individualized only reintroducing Trello to all publications, grade book. So what is the compromise? Pay to meet the specific needs of each staff. This them in points. In this seminar, the point but also the changes that utilize most social detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint media with this do — all reach— all tool. This accrual concept of “Product for Points” is for the staff to follow for the new school year. examined along with award systems and is an interactive session where you learn as structured paper and electronic portfolios. you go. Please bring a device that connects to the Internet, and you will walk away with an armory of tools to strengthen your publication! Order Up! Creating Your Own Wednesday, March 18, 2015 18, March Wednesday, Food Network Sell Ads: Set Your Publication Free Ellen Austin Just Put It in Pictures Food journalism, from haute cuisine to diners Alena Cybart-Persenaire and dives, has taken off. If you want to bring Rosalie Cooper Forget endless fundraising.Teach your the foodie audience to your web site, join a Bay- Photojournalism invites the reader into your journalism students business savvy that area high school food journalist who is piloting spread. Facial expressions, people’s actions, empowers their advertising knowledge while innovative coverage with culinary tips, video close ups, perspective views and light settings incorporating editorial skills. In less than 10 demonstrations and a dash of humor. Learn are discussed to enhance your pictures for any days, we sold several thousands of dollars in how to build a personal brand, find your food publication. ads — you can, too. niche and expand to multiple platforms. Oh, and don’t miss the free homemade caramels. Words, Words, Words Building the Bond How to Come Up with Awesome Michele Dunaway Jay Kleinrichert Story Ideas Want to be published? A multi-published For beginning advisers, join this roundtable to author gives inside tips on how to make learn from each other on how to survive. Get Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin your dream a reality and discusses the ever- tips, grading sheets, and best practices. Learn My students say that coming up with changing world of publishing. Come prepared how to get your staff intrinsically motivated interesting story ideas is one of the hardest to interact and write an elevator pitch. so that it takes ownership of its publication. challenges in journalism. In this session, we explore several strategies for coming up with fresh, interesting story ideas that are not strictly based on being first to report Social Media Content Moving from Club to Classroom the news. Come prepared to move around Distribution Rules and and take an active role in a storypalooza. Gail Katz Snyder Regulation An overview for creating a working and creative Myrtle Jones curriculum using easily found resources for Don’t become a character in Orange is teaching literary magazine skills to students. the New Black. No, seriously, there are rules and regulations to be followed in digital distribution, especially social media. The session explores how to protect your content (i.e. text, photos and videos) as well as how to properly distribute content received from third party and other sources.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 10 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. DIGITAL MEDIA LAW & ETHICS YEARBOOKS How to Start a Podcast Advisers and the Law A New Tradition in Coverage? Peter Champelli Adam Goldstein Natalie Hankins Brown Learn the technical and stylistic aspects of The law recognizes that every person Yearbooks are no longer one-size-fits all. From beginning a podcast, including how to submit sometimes has the right to be left alone, even traditional to chronological to blended and back a feed to iTunes as well as how to choose the by journalists. Understand where the legal again, there are many options to choose from. style and purpose of the podcast. Hear how the lines have been drawn. The staff of The Bolt yearbook found success audio medium is becoming more recognized with its own brand of weekly chronological by the journalism community, especially for coverage that features more students as well student journalists. Aspects of production as current events and trending topics. Come (including necessary equipment, interviewing MAGAZINES and see if you’re ready to change up your tips, narrating and editing) are discussed. A Broad Overview of Poetry format and breathe new life into your book. Dean Kostos Learn how voice, imagery, figurative language, Creating a Multilingual Literary, sound syntax and sound structure affect poetry. Two Team Approach to Art and Music Online Magazine Chronological Yearbooks Mimi Melkonian Valerie E. Earhart This presentation demonstrates how to Month-by-Month: Building a Facing the week-by-week struggles of a create an online magazine. The presenter Strong Literary/Art Magazine chronological yearbook can be daunting. discusses how to create a structure to In this session, practical tools and staff manage the writing, editing, art, music and Amy I. Scott set-up are shared that has made the oral recitations and publishing workflow This session takes you month-by-month task doable. The two-team approach has using state-of-the-art collaborative tools. A through the process with specific suggestions editing teams working on alternate weeks; highlight: The presenter shows an award- for gathering a staff, procuring submissions, the team includes a layout editor, photo winning online magazine on an IOS device. partnering with the art department, editor, copy editor and staff members. teaching InDesign and layout and creating a “buzz” in the larger community with an online website and an end-of-the- The Digital Story: Find it, Tell It, year presentation at a local bookstore. Step-by-Step Design Share It Laura Schaub Jake Palenske Planning is the key to creating meaningful, contemporary designs. See how to create a Effective 21st century journalists must NEWSPAPERS plan and apply it to each double page spread use technology to find, tell and distribute News and Feature Writing in the book. stories. This session teaches how to produce up-to-the-minute digital content, how to Helen F. Smith use converged information sources like Learn how to provide well-written leads Twitter and Facebook to generate coverage and stories to serve your readers’ needs. ideas and how to format/distribute what is produce so audiences can easily access it.

More is More: Publish Every 10 Thriving in Cyber Space Days Greg D. Stobbe, Chloe Mueller and Evva Starr Learn how to publish a 16-page newspaper Sara Peterson every 10 school days, totaling 16 issues The editorial team of The Feather staff discusses per year. The session covers WHY this is day-by-day steps and tips for producing a essential for both readers staff; HOW to fun, interactive and wide-reaching online implement this schedule; HOW to hold writers publication. Learn to create a multimedia and editors accountable through grading newspaper and deliver stories with pizzazz. and peer review; and HOW to pay for it.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 11 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 18 Bernadette R. Cranmer Alena Cybart-Persenaire teaches English advises Ursus, the and journalism at Kennedy High School yearbook at Granite in Waterbury, CT where she chairs the Bay (CA) High School. English Department plus advises The Ursus is a CSPA Crown Eagle Flyer newspaper, winner of 60 Finalist. She previously journalism awards, including four 2014 advised the yearbook NESPA awards and the 2012 Margaret M. and newsmagazines Generali grant for literacy. In 2003, she at Rancho Cotate and founded the journalism program that grew Redwood high schools. to three sections and wrote an articulation Her students have won agreement so her students receive college a CSPA Gold Crown, a credit. A former staff writer for the Bristol CSPA All-American, NSPA Press, Hartford Courant and Columbia Pacemakers, NSPA Best of Spectator, Cybart-Persenaire was named Show rankings, and state the University of Connecticut’s 2006 competitions. During her Graduate of the Last Decade. Matthew Chayes of Newsday presents at the 2011 Fall Conference. photo/ 20 years in education, she Rebecca Castillo has taught workshops for NSPA, yearbook companies Molly Clarkson is the co-adviser for and local sponsors at the University of D Richard Montgomery High School’s literary Minnesota, Ball State University, Texas magazine, Fine Lines. This is Clarkson’s A&M, Southern Methodist University, and Leslie Dennis is the scholastic press manager for SCSPA and SIPA and sixth year as co-adviser. Clarkson is also the a myriad of other locales. [@mrscranmer] MYP Coordinator at Richard Montgomery the assistant director of the Carolina High School, and she teaches MYP English. Journalism Institute. She graduated from Karen P. Crowley has been the adviser of the University of South Carolina with Abby Cole advises the award-winning Agapae, Oyster Bay High School’s literary- a bachelor’s degree in English with a Plano (TX) East Senior High School art magazine, since 1992. She is also an creative writing concentration and a yearbook, newspaper and online news. art and photography teacher at the high master’s degree in American literature. Before teaching, she enjoyed working in school; hence, the magazine’s art plays [@lcdennis627] advertising and marketing in the Dallas an important role in the publication. The area for two years. She holds a bachelor’s student staff and adviser work closely Mary Kay Downes has advised Odyssey degree in advertising from the University with the English Department to solicit yearbook for 26 years at Chantilly (VA) of North Texas and a master’s degree in student writing for the publication. Being High School. Odyssey has received multiple journalism education from the University a small, close-knit school with faculty and NSPA Pacemaker and CSPA Crown awards, of Missouri. peers eager to listen, students have ample is in the NSPA Hall of Fame and received opportunity to cultivate and express their four Charles Savedge Awards from VHSL. Michael Comos has been advising voices and images. Agapae 2014 was A recipient of the CSPA Gold Key, NSPA newspapers and yearbooks for 23 years. honored with a CSPA Crown award. Pioneer Award, JEA Medal of Merit VAJTA For the past 11 years, he has served as the Douglas Freeman Award and Thomas adviser for the Pawprints newspaper and John Cutsinger is a DJNF National Jefferson Awards for Lifetime Achievement, the award-winning Hilltopper yearbook at Journalism Teacher of the Year, CSPA and SIPA’s Elizabeth Dickey Service award, Clarkston (MI) High School. Gold Key recipient, NSPA Pioneer, Downes was named JEA National Yearbook SIPA Distinguished Adviser, Friend of Adviser of the Year in 2007. Downes was Rosalie Cooper has taught for 36 years in Scholastic Journalism award winner inducted into the Virginia High School Hall the New York City public school system. She and has received a JEA Medal of Merit. of Fame in 2014. She is the past-president was an adviser to the Challenger yearbook Cutsinger’s contributions to scholastic of CSPAA. for 16 years at Elizabeth Blackwell Middle journalism during the past 42 years have School in Ozone Park, NY. The yearbook was included advising state and national Michele Dunaway advises the award- a CSPA Gold Medalist with All-Columbian award-winning yearbooks, newspapers winning publications at Francis Howell honors. She received the CSPA Gold Key in and magazines; authoring yearbook High School in St. Charles, MO. She is a 2007. She continues to critique yearbooks curriculum and countless journal articles; recipient of a CSPA Gold Key, Distinguished and magazines for CSPA and NSPA. Cooper teaching and speaking at conferences Yearbook Adviser of the Year honors, was a successful grant writer for her school and conventions across the nation; and and a JEA Medal of Merit. She is a DJNF that also collaborated with neighboring sharing ideas with thousands of advisers Special Recognition Adviser. In addition schools in the Learning Technology Grant. and staffs. Jostens recognized Cutsinger to advising, Dunaway writes for St. She currently teaches digital photography with one of its prestigious Legend Awards. Martin’s Press and VisualThesaurus.com. to adults. [@johnnyyearbook] [@micheledunaway]

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ADVISERS Social Media that Gets You There The Music of Writing Blogging Your Way to Better Harry Robert Brake and Michael Lydon Journalism Pamela Moreno Good writing does much more than convey information. The sound of the words, the Confused by social media? The onslaught Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin rhythm of the sentences, the tone of the writer’s can easily be distracting and slow any Blogs are a powerful tool for teaching and voice all contribute to the emotional message. publication down. Have no fear! From learning journalism skills, from coming up See how human-to-human communication single use to multiple uses, eight total social with story ideas, reporting and interviewing, and dynamic opposites can make writing sing media mediums are demonstrated involving to writing, editing and attributing. Blogs — and make it more convincing. can also enhance class participation, you, the attendees, in the process. This is a learning and retention. In this session, very interactive session, so please bring a learn ways to successfully use blogs in the device that connects to the Internet and be classroom, explore best practices and prepared to walk away with a new look at how social media can work for your publication. Using Editorial Experiences to share your experiences with the group. Get into the College of Your Choice ALL PUBLICATIONS Student Swap Shop Donald P. Mazzella Wednesday, March 18, 2015 18, March Wednesday, Turn your editorial experiences into positive On-site Critiques Mary Kay Downes, moderator bright spots on your applications. Learn to Calling all digital, magazine, newspaper identify what is important and how to build Each publication staff — print newspaper, and yearbook staffers. Take this chance to a scrapbook during your scholastic career hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine network with students from across the country that sets you apart from other candidates. and general magazine — participate in an in- in a discussion about your publications. Take advantage of the opportunities to depth critique session to review the reference establish relationships with interviewees essentials and visual and verbal elements of the that can be turned into recommendations. publication. The critiques are individualized Identify experiences that make you stand to meet the specific needs of each staff. This out for scholarships and internships. detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint Spend Your Summer Working in for the staff to follow for the new school year. Media! Myrtle Jones I had my first internship at 17 working for “Journalism Students are Sell Ads: Set Your Publication a major PR firm which led to a college job Destined to be Poor” and Other at Harpo Studios (aka The Oprah Winfrey Stupid Lies, Debunked Free Show). This session explores ways to land an internship while still in high school. Get on- Jake Palenske Alena Cybart-Persenaire the-job training that helps you stand out when Forget endless fundraising. Teach your We have all heard from parents, counselors, applying to college. This session provides a step- family members and complete strangers: journalism students business savvy that by-step guide to get you that first career job. empowers their advertising knowledge while “Journalism? Hope you like being poor;” incorporating editorial skills. In less than 10 days, “The newspaper industry is dying;” “You’ll we sold several thousand in ads — you can, too. never have a stable job;” and “Journalism skills aren’t useful in the real world.” Come Beginning Photography learn from a journalism-nerd-turned- corporate-marketing-pro why these sayings Jay Kleinrichert are “total lies,” and what the employment Learn how to control a camera and take future holds for professional communicators. better pictures. In this session, learn how to control aperture, shutter speed and ISO and the relationship between these three. Learn different composition methods, such as framing, Advanced InDesign panning, leading line and the rule of thirds. Hal Schmidt Go beyond the basics of this powerful layout program. Come with questions about your publications and layouts.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 14 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. DIGITAL MEDIA MAGAZINES More is More: Publish Every Confessions of Former High Surrealism: Its Relevance to 10 Days Writers Today School Journalism Nerds Evva Starr Mike Simons, moderator Dean Kostos Learn how to publish a 16-page newspaper Lindsey Kupfer, Ashley Mason, American poet Frank O’Hara said surrealism every 10 school days, totaling 16 issues David Studinski and Michael Tedder made it possible for poets to write love poems per year. The session covers WHY this is Come talk to former pub students and find out in the 20th century. Explore the image-driven essential for both readers staff; HOW to how their involvement in journalism helped language of dreams to better articulate your implement this schedule; HOW to hold writers them in college and in their professional message. and editors accountable through grading careers. Some of these former students and peer review; and HOW to pay for it. have landed jobs at New York Magazine, New York Post’s PageSix.com, Talkhouse and freelance writing for Rolling Stone. Month-by-Month: Building a PHOTOGRAPHY Strong Literary/Art Magazine Creating a Photo Story Package Amy I. Scott Broadcast Live: You Only Need This session takes you month-by-month Mark Murray Your Phone through the process with specific suggestions Learn strategies and tips for creating for gathering a staff, procuring submissions, better photo stories. Become familiar with James Amato partnering with the art department, the storytelling process from concept to Just as the story breaks or the game tips off, teaching InDesign and layout and creating publication. See examples of strong images be there live and in person, broadcasting to a “buzz” in the larger community with and gain perspective on the behind-the-scenes viewers around the globe. Find out how to build an online web site and an end-of-the- efforts in making them. a news network using a smartphone. Schedule year presentation at a local bookstore. a newscast, or start a new one immediately, broadcasting live from the CSPA Convention. YEARBOOKS NEWSPAPERS So You’re New to Yearbook... Why Nobody Reads Your Paper Broadcast Your Voice: Learn to Now What? Podcast Robert Greenman Veronika Levine and Sarah Lerner How to make the very next issue of your Are you a new yearbook adviser or editor-in- Greg D. Stobbe and Callista Fries paper more interesting, relevant, timely, chief? This session gives the tools and skills The Feather’s lead multimedia anchors discuss consequential and journalistically impressive to stay one step ahead of staff members. the in’s and out’s of podcasting. Come prepared than the one you just published. Learn the importance of creating a yearbook to discuss how podcasting can brand your school syllabus, style guides and rubrics to help or yourself by relating to listeners through a keep staff on target. This session is taught more personal, creative storytelling format. by a yearbook representative and a first-time Dancing on the Edge of the Cliff adviser to give two different perspectives. Karl Grubaugh LAW & ETHICS How do you tell sensitive stories that won’t get advisers fired or students disciplined? While Avoiding the Libel Trap this session relies on real-world examples Trends in Yearbook Theme, Design and Coverage Adam Goldstein of stories published in the Granite Bay Gazette student newspaper, the goal is to give This presentation provides student journalists participants a chance to brainstorm the stories Laura Schaub with a straight forward guide to understanding they want to tell in their publications and how From cut-out-background photos to and identifying libel. It includes a number they make that happen. Walk away with an textures and type treatments, designs of true-to-life examples and ends with a list appreciation for how difficult but important in magazines, on television, and on the of practical suggestions that help student it is to do this kind of journalistic work well. Internet influence yearbooks in theme, design journalists avoid common libel traps. and coverage. Contemporary yearbooks are more inclusive than ever before. See how today’s designs allow for improved coverage while maintaining a trendy look.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 15 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

ADVISERS ALL PUBLICATIONS Beginning Photoshop I’m Not the Editor in Chief, On-site Critiques Hal Schmidt Finally Each publication staff — print newspaper, Get the basics on adjusting and cropping hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine photos. See easy steps for cut-outs and other Valerie E. Earhart and general magazine — participate in an in- special effects. After 14 years of advising the school depth critique session to review the reference yearbook and four years as the adviser essentials and visual and verbal elements of the for the school paper, this teacher learned publication. The critiques are individualized how to advise and not take on the role of to meet the specific needs of each staff. This No Repeat Staff? No Problem! editor-in-chief. Practical tools and tips to detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint move the publication into the students’ for the staff to follow for the new school year. Allie Staub and Laura Zhu hands, including rubrics and staff set-up. Learn how two award-winning yearbook advisers handle the challenges and benefits of 100% staff turnover every year. Advice Writing about Pop Music covers what to teach first, staff organization, Private School Adviser Round- traditions, and learning from last year’s Wednesday, March 18, 2015 18, March Wednesday, table Michael Lydon staff. Come with questions or take notes! So you want to write the next Rolling Stone Ray Westbrook cover story? Pop music is a field where young Come visit with advisers from private schools journalists are experts on reviewing records, and share your concerns, war-stories and, interviewing stars, discovering up and comers, Cornflakes, Confessions and yes, your successes. The session is facilitated reporting on new technology. Writing about Controversies by the past president of the Columbia pop music can challenge reporting skills and Scholastic Press Advisers Association, a critical skills. Michael Lydon, a pop music writer John Tagliareni for 40 years, shares all he has learned from 13-year veteran of advising in a private In this entertaining and informative interviewing The Beatles, Ray Charles, The school (and an all-boys school, at that). session, Tagliareni presents legal advice Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and many more. and strategies for students and advisers covering controversial and sensitive issues in school publications. Resources The Common Core and the CSPA for assistance about censorship concerns Critiques Finding Sources and Data to with school administrators are provided. Build Better Stories Kathleen Zwiebel The CSPA’s Medalist Critiques offer publication Donald P. Mazzella advisers both general guidelines and specific Most story assignments can be enhanced by DIGITAL MEDIA criteria that reflect current journalism trends. adding outside resources. The availability of Now they also align with Common Core ELA information is exploding. Gaining access to Infographics, Web-based Apps Standards. Learn how to use the Medalist data is easier today than ever before. Identifying and Clever Add-ons: How to Critiques as curriculum for the Common sources and have to use them can expand Make Online Stories Pop Core, how to substantiate your students editorials to have more impact. Learning to use meeting the Standards and how students can them now add to reporters’ abilities not only Lindsay Kovel self-evaluate their publications by using the in journalism but in any lifetime endeavor. From how to create a basic infographic to scorebook to analyze and judge their work. exploring the best apps to enliven online stories to moving beyond taking one photograph to accompany text online, the Power of the Huddle tips in this session will make pages more dynamic and compel viewers to click and stay. Alan M. Murray Have you ever had trouble working in teams? Learn the principles of leadership, teamwork and ingenuity in managing both web and print publications on a low budget. Become familiar with strategies for communication, motivation and organization. The session also highlights some low-cost tools helpful for working more effectively in teams.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 16 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Columbia LAW & ETHICS PHOTOGRAPHY Copyright 101 Photography: Basic to Fantastic Flashback Adam Goldstein Edmond Kwong Copyright law limits the ability to use Learn to understand the exposure triangle the works of others, including cartoons and work with lighting to help capture Here are some views and photos, and protects your work as any moment with great looking results. well. Learn what is legal and what is not. Learn photography basics to produce of Columbia’s field also fantastic images for your publication with what is in your camera bag. known as South Field. MAGAZINES photos/Columbiana Memoirs & Personal Essays The Power of Light Challenge Dean Kostos Part 1 of 3 Use the craft of writing scene, summary, and retrospection to transform experience into art. Mark Murray Light. The medium for photography. Seeing light and the impact it has on the subject is key to becoming a better photographer. But being The Authentic Art of Writing a photographer is also about thinking quickly and decisively. Join this session on Wednesday Violet Turner and Thursday to practice both skills. On While professors and pundits are obsessed Wednesday, explore the characteristics of light with archetypes and themes, they often miss and receive an assignment. On Thursday, meet the nuances that make for authentically again for a two-hour block (parts 2 and 3) to great writing. Re-examine some well-known critique images from Wednesday’s assignment. stories — their characterizations and themes Half of the group will be selected to continue — using a brand new lens, so that your writing on to the next assignment, followed by one can advance from the stereotypical into art. more round of critiques and one more round of selections, leading to a final assignment. Bring your DSLR in order to participate. NEWSPAPERS Right under Your Nose: Stories You’ve Got Game and Photos School Newspapers Miss Mike Simons Learn to shoot all aspects of a game, pre-game to Robert Greenman sidelines to halftime and more, with examples Common sense and imagination lead to from a Georgia high school football game. interesting, unusual, colorful, memorable and often crucial stories. Learn how to generate story ideas that newspaper staffs often miss.

Staff Motivation Helen F. Smith An organized staff is an excited staff. Learn how to get reporters and editors ready to tackle each deadline.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 17 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 26 weeklies of American City Business E teaches summer yearbook and newspaper Journals. He was appointed the head of workshops.author of fiction, he also coaches and Syracuse University’s School of Graphic Valerie E. Earhart is the adviser of Embers and Talon, the yearbook and newspaper, at Severna Park (MD) High School. She has Dr. Seth Frechie is a member of the Cabrini of the Society for News Design’s Lifetime Arts in 1977. García was the first recipient taught English and journalism, advised College English and Writing faculty. He has Achievement Award, and in 2006 People en the school’s publications for more than 15 more than 30 years of experience working Español chose him as one of the 100 most with students in both high school and Teacher in English. The yearbook has college publication programs. He served was awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for influential Hispanics. In October 2011 he earnedyears and Gold is Circlea Nationally Awards Board from CSPACertified and as faculty adviser for Cabrini’s CSPA Distinguished Service in Journalism by the Crown Award-winning Woodcrest literary University of Missouri School of Journalism. magazine. And in September 2012, García published Paulfirst place Ender awards was from the ASPA. adviser to the award-winning American yearbook at Jennifer Freeman Thompson has never Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the his thirteenth book, and first e-book, iPad Independence High School in San Jose, CA met a play on words or an ultra thin sans Tablet. García often tells everyone that he is, for more than 25 years. A longtime special serif she did not like. She has designed for consultant for Herff Jones, Ender’s honors a number of publications, including Oxford and advised at his alma mater, Miami- first and foremost, a teacher. He has taught include JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year, American and AY Magazine. She recently Dade Community College, was a professor Northern California Yearbook Adviser returned to the yearbook world to become of graphic arts at S.I. Newhouse School of the Year, CSPA Gold Key, JEA Lifetime the director of marketing for Picaboo of Public Communications at Syracuse Achievement Award, NSPA Pioneer Award Yearbooks. She stays active in scholastic University and University of South Florida. and OIPA National Scholastic Journalism journalism as a speaker and judge and lives García founded the Graphics & Design Hall of Fame. in Little Rock, AR with her husband and program at The Poynter Institute for Media too many pets to name. [@arkansasybk] and where he continues to be involved with F Sheryl Fulton is the marketing services EyeTrackStudies, of research which is (in still 2012, a faculty an EyeTrack affiliate, manager for Jostens in Topeka, KS. Fulton study to test how iPad users read news George Fiala is a successful commercial formerly taught at Fort Collins (CO) High on the new platform). He was named the photographer, teacher and mentor. Fiala School, where she advised the Lambkin Hearst Digital Media Professional-in- specializes in capturing lyrical images of yearbook, and she also advised the Archive Residence for 2013–14 at the Columbia people on location or in studio for editorial, yearbook at St. Louis University. Her books Journalism School and is currently Senior corporate and advertising applications. won awards from NSPA, CSPA and CHSPA. Advisor / News Design and Adjunct at Fiala teaches photography at The Episcopal She speaks at summer workshops and the school. He wrote The (New) Adviser, School in Dallas. conventions. She was awarded the Pioneer a book for journalism advisers published Award from NSPA in Boston in November by the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Karen H. Flowers was a newspaper 2013, and the Friend of Journalism Association in 1974 (now out of print). He adviser for 28 years, Flowers now directs Award from the Kansas Scholastic Press received the CSPA Gold Key in 1980 and is SCSPA and SIPA at the University of South Association in May 2014. the 2015 recipient for the CSPA Charles R. Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass O’Malley Award for Excellence in Teaching. Communications. Honors include AEJMC’s Scholastic Journalism Division’s Honors G [@DrMarioRGarcia] Lecturer, CSPA’s Gold Key, James Frederick Paschal Award, DJNF’s Special Recognition Mario R. García is an and Distinguished Adviser, JEA’s Medal of American newspaper and Merit, NSPA’s Pioneer Award, SCSPA’s Reid magazine designer and H. Montgomery Adviser of the Year and media consultant that has SIPA’s Distinguished Service Award. collaborated in close to 700 projects in 120 countries. David Framel has taught high school García has redesigned large English and print and broadcast journalism publications such as The Wall for 29 years and presently advises The Street Journal, The Miami Hexagon yearbook, The Knight Times Herald, The Philadelphia newspaper, and the KEHS News program Inquirer, Handelsblatt, Die for Episcopal High School in Bellaire, TX. Zeit, The Hindu, Malayala His publications and staffs have earned Manorama, Sakshi, and numerous national and regional graphic Paris Match; medium-size design and writing honors, including newspapers, such as The Jenny Dial Creech and Leah Bailey, both members of the 2008 judging Gold Circle, Scholastic Arts and Writing Charlotte Observer, România board for the Crown Awards examines yearbooks. photo/Rebecca Castillo and Yearbook of Excellence. A published st 18 Liberă, and the 40 business 91 Annual High School Convention Program 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

ALL PUBLICATIONS Know Your (Copy)Rights DIGITAL MEDIA On-site Critiques Jake Palenske Can You Hear Me Now? Teaching Each publication staff — print newspaper, Can I use a photo I found online in my Broadcast Concepts in a Cross- hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine newspaper or yearbook? What about images Platform World and general magazine — participate in an in- from movies and TV shows? Does the depth critique session to review the reference “30-second rule” really exist? Copyright Mark Harrison essentials and visual and verbal elements of the laws can be confusing, but knowing what This session focuses on tips to start/teach publication. The critiques are individualized you can and can’t do could save you from broadcast writing and story structure by to meet the specific needs of each staff. This embarrassment and legal issues. This session focusing on the tools/nearly most every detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint sheds light on the most common copyright student has a smartphone. Focus is on the for the staff to follow for the new school year. issues encountered by publication staffs. concepts of broadcasting, both audio and video, and how stories are told in a way that captures an audience. This session also focuses on how audio collection and simple editing can teach broadcasting concepts in even the newest of

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 18, March Wednesday, Write Copy that Readers Care Metaphorical Images and Visual programs as well as enhance to online content. About Metaphors Michele Dunaway Ana Rosenthal Tired of boring, blah copy? In this session learn The use of images in newspapers and news how to write stories that students actually want magazines enhance a story. Images provide How to Manage Online Content to read. Find out how to take the same-old stories the reader with a better understanding of in a Professional Way covered every year and make them special. the narrative. Visual metaphors, which are visual puzzles, deliver a strong, Canela Lopez and Melissa Wantz meaningful and impactful message. Making the transition from print to online can be a challenging experience for Design in Mind most publications. Learn how and when publishing is appropriate in the online world Jennifer Freeman Thompson Student Swap Shop and gracefully ease into the digital age. Your content may be brilliant, but no one will look at it if it’s not visually pleasing. Learn Mike Simons, moderator how to entice readers to stay with you until Calling all digital, magazine, newspaper the end with these tips, trends and industry and yearbook staffers. Take this chance to EDITORS secrets. Ideal for yearbook and magazine. network with students from across the country How to Lead Your Peers in a discussion about your publications. Emerald Gearing A successful editor is measured as much by how All in a Day’s Work: Daily he or she runs a staff as by journalistic prowess. Publishing Online Basics CSPA Crown Award Overview for This session focuses on how to develop Digitals, Print News and Hybrids positive peer leadership skills to ensure Lindsay Kovel smooth group dynamics because a better Want to move to a multi-functioning online Edmund Sullivan and Kathleen Zwiebel team leads to a better publication every time. platform but worried about time, money, Join us for a review of the 2015 CSPA and, most importantly, organizing the Crown Finalists for the categories of digital transition? This session helps make the publications, print news and hybrid (a process easier. Learn how to convince faculty print/digital combo publication). and administration that this move matters, Slides of this year’s finalists from those and how to transition staff to function daily. publications are shown and discussed.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 22 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. LAW & ETHICS PHOTOGRAPHY YEARBOOKS From Tinker to Hazelwood to Saving Face Thinking Outside the Box Dean Tiffany Kopcak Anne Hayman, NBCT Adam Goldstein Mug shots. They are the worst form of Make your yearbook completely different Join in on a discussion of three cases, including photography: an awkward face in front of a from one year to the next and learn how to one decided in 2004, that have defined the First cinderblock wall. Eliminate them from your change coverage, organization and overall Amendment rights of America’s high school publication by transitioning to environmental look each year without going crazy. Discussion student media and hear what they mean to you. and natural reaction photos. Learn the do’s, includes how to plan a new book as well as don’ts and sweet tricks to environmental the logistics of how to turn vision into reality. portraits. Discover how to capture personality as opposed to a false frozen smile. Examine MAGAZINES how lighting conveys story and get tips on inexpensive lighting options to start building Yearbook Fairies Don’t Exist Persona Poems & Dramatic a portrait studio. Monologues Lizabeth A. Walsh Create pixie magic in your yearbook Dean Kostos room through planning, preparation and The word “persona” means “mask.” Enlarge Picture Speaks 1,000 Words persistence. This session discusses procedures your poetic voice by writing as anyone or and planning models that can help editors anything.Paradoxically, you will learn more Edmond Kwong tackle the enormous project and help staff about yourself. Ever wonder how professional photographers do great work. Access to electronic materials take amazing photos for magazines and available by emailing editorlaw@gmail. newspapers? Wonder how you can do the same com subject line: 2015 CSPA sessions. for your yearbook and school publication? How Lyrics Inspire Powerful Learn all the little things to do that make a big Poetry and Prose difference and how to prepare to take great pictures that tell stories. Motivating and Rewarding your Violet Turner Staff There is much to be learned from lyricists who create provocative characters, potent imagery, Allie Staub and Laura Zhu and complete storylines with great concision. In all of the hustle and bustle of yearbook From The Beatles and Bruce Springsteen to Preparing Images for Any production, it is easy to forget to stop and bluesmen and rappers to Ed Sheeran and Taylor Publication take time to motivate staffers. Taking a break Swift—lyricists can teach skills for creating from all of the work can actually increase powerful plots using a minimal amount of Mark Murray student productivity. It is also important words that can then be applied to any genre. Consistency, a magic word when it comes during that time to reward and recognize to working with images, whether in the students on a job well done, not just when darkroom or on a computer. Learn a step- the book is done but throughout the year. by-step workflow for photographs that NEWSPAPERS make both you and your printer smile. Systems for Covering the School Community Helen F. Smith Color: Photo Exercises to Push The session focuses on planning, organizing Your Creativity and presenting excellent coverage of the school community. Topics include making Dan Nelson assignments, compiling and maintaining a Color is easy to capture but hard to master. This list of news sources and conducting research. session covers seven assignments to extend your sense of color. A bit of color theory is included.

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ADVISERS Wait! Don’t Turn In That Story MAGAZINES Two Publications/One Staff Yet! Meter without Stress Anne Hayman, NBCT Merrill Perlman Dean Kostos The how to’s of advising one staff but Before you turn something in, you need to Developing an understanding of poetic producing two publications. Strategies for read it from your audience’s perspective. meter enhances your understanding of the helping you and your students work smarter, This session includes tips to do that, and craft of poetry, particularly poetry written not harder and for balancing the workload some quick fixes to be sure the copy is in the past. It is useful to all writers of to get it all done on budget and on deadline. saying what you THINK it’s saying. poetry, even those who prefer free verse.

ALL PUBLICATIONS DIGITAL MEDIA NEWSPAPERS Hide Yo’ Grids, Hide Yo’ Guides Back to Shoe-Leather Journalism: Sports Writing Enterprise Stories for the Web Tiffany Kopcak Helen F. Smith Stuck reworking the same design piece over Lindsay Kovel Writing a sports news story is just as and over again? Not sure why something isn’t Wednesday, March 18, 2015 18, March Wednesday, Create collaborative journalism through important as a straight news story. Learn working? Think you’re a terrible designer? digital story packaging and break out of the the “hows” and “whys” of sports writing. This session looks at common design problems basic beat mold. Young journalists need and identifies problems. By learning to quickly mentoring through a time-consuming, but recognize how your design has failed, you can otherwise rewarding enterprise story. This more quickly achieve functional and beautiful session explores how to set up enterprise story Winning Awards for Your layouts. Sometimes designers need to put the requirements and show examples for how guides away and pull out your bag of tricks to fix Editorials enterprise story packaging in an online news web the problem, so we’ll go over some tricks, too. site can coexist alongside daily beat reporting. Edmund Sullivan Learn ways to shape the opinions of your readers with persuasive editorials. How do facts and opinion mix in editorials? Gun Reporting in America 5 Must-Haves for Online Articles How do you pick interesting topics? Who Jennifer Mascia should write editorials and when/how should Melissa Wantz they be included in your staff workflow? What is lacking in the media’s coverage of gun Moving from print to pixels means connecting Most importantly, how to respect the violence? This sesion includes tips for writing with readers in a different way. Keep the other point of view but express your own. more complete stories about gun violence. audience coming back by getting web staff to be consistent with these five essentials. PHOTOGRAPHY Old Stories, New Media: Convergence Journalism Basics LAW & ETHICS Documentary Photography Jake Palenske High School Press Freedom George Fiala Learn about documentary photography and What is convergence? How and why is it its impact towards understanding the world. happening? How do I prepare my publication, Adam Goldstein Through discussion, images and segments my staff members and my program for the What are your rights as a public high school from a documentary filmWar Photographer, demands of the digital age? This session student journalist? This session discusses participants gain an understanding of the introduces converged journalism and the major court cases that have helped importance of this medium. how to implement it in the classroom. define the First Amendment protections that apply in school. It also provides practical suggestions for maintaining a free and responsible student press. Photo Q&A Mark Murray Dealing with a file management issue? Having problems getting the photos you need? Questions about buying equipment? Join this Q&A session for everything photo related.

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I Pushed the Button: What Happens Inside the Camera? Dan Nelson An overview of the process of converting light to data, from the photon to the byte. If you love the technical aspects of photography, this workshop is for you. Learn how the DSLR works, and how to get the most from your data.

YEARBOOKS Yearbook Fashion Week 2015 Katie Krueger What is trending in 2015 and what did we leave behind last year? Learn the new and now in design, typography and color. Trends are Photo by Alan M. Murray constantly evolving. Don’t miss out! You won’t see Comic Sans on this yearbook catwalk. Take a virtual tour of Special Delivery Jeff Moffitt, NBCT Columbia University! There are many ways to tell a story. How you assemble the pictures, words and graphics are integral to bringing the story to life. It’s all about packaging the details. Some http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/visit/virtual-tours things require a traditional format but often alternative copy might be better. http://www.columbia.edu/content/self-guided-walking-tour.html Consider what the readers want and find a way to cover your school and deliver it all. You have several options to get to know the University with the help of your smartphone! You can take a self- Leadership and the First Follower guided tour and find out what happens in each building Lizabeth A. Walsh Developing a successful leadership or learn about the architectural highlights of the campus. infrastructure has little to do with choosing the most charismatic or the most skilled people from the staff to lead the group. It does, however, have a whole lot to do with finding followers who are willing to be led by developing leaders. This session discusses staff recruitment and development, editorial leadership development and the relationship among all staffers that can help create a powerful publications room.

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Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 25 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 30 Tom Gayda advises the student media at North Central High School in Indianapolis and teaches an online journalism class for Ball State University. He is a past recipient of the NSPA Pioneer award, JEA Medal of Merit and Indiana Journalism Teacher of the Year. Gayda also directs the summer workshop at book, Scholastic Journalism Leadership, was published.Ball State University. [@thomasdgayda] Last summer his first

Emerald Gearing is a senior at Columbia University double majoring in English literature and French and Francophone studies. After a two year position as a Resident Adviser, Gearing currently serves as a community adviser for Columbia’s program associate at CSPA. Robert Greenman teaching writing at the 2009 Fall Conference. photo/Rebecca Castillo Office of Residential Life. She is also a Kristina Gisonde is a Herff Jones Yearbook was executive director of the SPLC from acquisitions. He is a frequent speaker at representative servicing local schools in New 1985 to 2007. Recognized as a national business schools and for entrepreneurs. York. She is also the director of the Yearbook expert on scholastic journalism, media Prior to law school, he wrote for The New Expo, which showcases the best yearbooks law and student press freedom, he speaks York Times and had articles published in in the area. She trains her yearbook staffs to hundreds of students, teachers, school its Sunday Business and Finance, Sunday with an emphasis on publication design, administrators and attorneys around Travel, National and Metropolitan News coverage and organization. She is the most the United States and abroad each year sections. His photographs have hung in The award-winning rep in the Northeast with about the legal issues confronting the Brooklyn Museum and the World Expo in schools consistently on the CSPA Crown student press. Goodman has received many Osaka, Japan, and his photography has been awards for his work with the student press, featured on the Associated Press A-wire and including CSPA’s Gold Key, the Charles in private shows. Adamfinalist list.Goldstein is attorney advocate O’Malley Award and the Joseph M. Murphy for SPLC and is licensed to practice in Award. [@SMarkGoodman] Karl Grubaugh advises the award- New York. Beyond media law, his Internet winning Gazette student newspaper and work has included representing domain Brenda W. Gorsuch advises the Wingspan GraniteBayToday.org student news web site name complainants in arbitration and news magazine, the Westwind yearbook at Granite Bay (CA) High School, where he authoring several legal articles on online and the Wingspan Online news site at West also teaches AP economics. His publications copyright and trademark issues. Before Henderson High School in Hendersonville, have won multiple CSPA Gold Crown and entering legal practice, Goldstein spent NC. She currently serves on the executive Silver Crown awards, as well as NSPA print three years as a freelance producer and committee of SIPA and the board of the and online Pacemakers. He also works as an editor for FoxNews.com, handling day-to- NCSMAA. She was the 2004 DJNF National occasional copy editor at the Sacramento day and breaking news coverage. Goldstein Journalism Teacher of the Year and the 2013 Bee, and a former student hired him last graduated from Fordham University School JEA National Yearbook Adviser of the Year. year as a contract copy editor for Newsela. of Law in 2002; during his studies, he com. He was the 2008 DJNF National High served as the technology editor of the Elizabeth Gouldman is the Director of School Journalism Teacher of the Year, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Digital Media and Databases at the Holton- and he received a CSPA Gold Key in 2013. Entertainment Law Journal. Goldstein Arms School in Bethesda, MD. Gouldman [@kgrubaugh] received his undergraduate degree in advises Scrolling, the online edition of Internet Journalism from Fordham College the school’s literary magazine. Scrolling Tatiana Gutierrez is a senior at Convent at Lincoln Center, where he was the editor- (www.holton-arms.edu/Scrolling_14) of the Sacred Heart High School in San in-chief of the FCLC Observer. He is a member was awarded a CSPA High School Hybrid Francisco. She is in her second year as of the New York State Bar Association and Publication Gold Crown in 2013 and 2014 editor-in-chief of The Broadview. Gutierrez the ABA. [@AdGo] and is a 2015 CSPA Crown Finalist. has won both regional and national awards during her four years on staff. While at the Mark Goodman Warren Green is a Boston-based helm, the staff has won a CSPA Crown, the in Scholastic Journalism at Kent State investment banker, advising companies on First Amendment Press Freedom Award, University in Ohio. is Also the a first lawyer, Knight Goodman Chair and two NSPA Pacemaker Finalist awards.

both corporate finance and mergers and 26 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Thursday, March 19, 2015 Highlights for delegates Advisers’ Luncheon Rotunda, 2nd fl., Low Library Exhibits and Publications Display Noon - 1:30 p.m. “Telling Great Stories” Arledge Auditorium, 1st fl. Lerner Hall Chris Waugaman, Dow Jones National 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Journalism Teacher Check out the offerings from our new exhibits in the of the Year for 2014 auditorium of Columbia’s student center. Also tables of CSPA Executive Director Edmund award-winning newspapers, magazines and yearbooks Sullivan interviews Chris on are on display. his fight for freedom of speech through great storytelling Advisers’ Hospitality Lounge Welcome: Melissa Wantz, President th Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Satow Room, 5 floor Lerner Hall Association (CSPAA) 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Inquire at the Registration Desk in Arledge Enjoy some refreshments during the day. Auditorium about available spaces. On-site Critiques Ongoing from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Student Swap Shops th 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sign up in Room 555, 5 fl. Lerner Hall nd This oral critique is free for all delegations, whether Broadway Room 2 fl., Lerner Hall newspaper, magazine, yearbook or digital media. Staffs Here’s a chance to meet other students from across the and/or advisers meet with a volunteer adviser-judge for country. Student moderators lead a conversation with about 15 minutes of discussion about the publications other students at a roundtable. It’s an informal discussion brought by the staff or viewed online. Critiques are of questions or problems the group at your table wants available when at least one staff member or adviser is to talk about. You can also bring copies of your paper, present at the Convention, and for groups as large as magazine or yearbook to show or even exchange with nine people (we use tables that seat 10 people). These are others. Issues can be the most recent or from previous not ratings, and they don’t carry awards. But they are a months or even last year. If you don’t have enough copies good chance to ask questions, get clarifications, learn new to exchange, swap names and addresses (including email terms or techniques and inquire about possible changes addresses) so that you can follow up after you return home. or innovations you may be considering.

Columbia’s Visitors Center Hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in room 213, on the west side of the foyer at the main entrance of Low Library, the Visitors Center offers information and campus tours to prospective undergraduates of Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and to the public.

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ADVISERS Moving Up Oh No You #Gridnt Going Online: Lessons Learned Harry Robert Brake and Steve Kent Beth Hunsinger Pamela Moreno An up-to-the-second look at what’s This session is presented by a newspaper Editor-in-chief, editor, management, happening in professional publication adviser who stepped out of her comfort zone organization, creativity credentials: What design, and how that translates to you. to go exclusively online (using WordPress) does it take to run a publication? You may Learn how readers process information and with her school’s newspaper in the fall of or may not think you want to be in control tools designers use to lead the eye through 2014. This session is intended for print of a broad level of responsibility but, for content. Space, color and type contribute newspaper advisers who do not yet have those of you who are unsure, the roles to the science of graphic design, which a thriving web presence. Hungsinger is by that are crucial in your publication. Learn separates us from the animals. #YBKillinIt no means an expert in online journalism or from the editor’s chair, skills that will help a technology guru; she is merely someone support your editor and your publication. who has gone through the experience of Thursday, March 19, 2015 19, March Thursday, making the shift from print to online. She Controlling the Photo Chaos shares lessons learned and practical tips. On the Air? Give it Some Flair. Sarah Nichols Photo shoots for student media can get David Framel out of control quickly. Control the chaos This session offers some suggestions to with ideas from this organizational session ALL PUBLICATIONS enhance the production value of your covering topics like how to manage daily On-site Critiques broadcasting program and specifically the coverage for print and digital media as well Each publication staff — print newspaper, production of the school news magazine. as how to get better photos out of beginning hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine Computer graphics, equipment upgrades, photographers. This session covers camera and general magazine — participate in an in- interview formats, weekly features and more checkout procedures, photo assignments, depth critique session to review the reference can give your program the professional appeal how to use Trello as a photo tracking and essentials and visual and verbal elements of the it needs while engaging students in all areas management tool, the benefits of implementing publication. The critiques are individualized of broadcast production. From voice acting to a photographer-of-the-day plan and more. to meet the specific needs of each staff. This video production, your program can continue detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint to move forward with some simple additions. for the staff to follow for the new school year. DIGITAL MEDIA Once More, From the Top: How Write It Right, Write It Tight “Dry-Runs” Will Make Your Going Long: The Possibilities of Karl Grubaugh Broadcast Awesome Longform Stories Writing is the heartbeat of any journalistic Mark Harrison Ellen Austin effort, whether it’s print, broadcast or online. Attend this session and walk away with six Broadcasting is journalism, true, but it is Join the adviser and students of Harker’s concrete ways to improve your publication’s also part performance art. Just picking award-winning journalism program as they writing, complete with specific examples of up a camera and hoping for the best is a discuss the journey involved in crafting a how to make written communication less horrible idea. When it comes to packages, brand new, themed long-form magazine. cluttered and incoherent, more punchy special segments and promotions, “blocking” Learn the logistics, design concerns, strategic and to the point. And that, my friends, your movements and rehearsing is key planning and assigning, business and budget means more readers, listeners and viewers! to making great video in today’s busy issues that come with moving toward in- Which is, of course, the point. Right? schedules and one-shot options on-site. depth journalistic coverage. Also included: how to re-imagine a long-form piece when it moves from print to an online presence.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 28 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Going Digital: How to Get the NEWSPAPERS YEARBOOKS Most Out of the Move to an Reinventing Your School Yearbook Countdown Online Publication Newspaper Tamra McCarthy Jon Ringel Jason Boland If yearbook is documenting a single year, Since our paper converted to an all-digital Looking to breathe new life into your does it begin the first day of school? The format last year, we have discovered a publication? This session will discuss ways first day of summer? The previous spring? number of advantages and quite a few to improve the design, look, and content Join two experienced advisers as they break tips, tricks, and shortcuts to help students of your high school newspaper. From the down their preparation rituals for their and advisers take advantage of all that masthead to the folios to the coverage of staffs: from retreats to boot camps, from the web has to offer. Learn how to make your school, changing your style, look, and planning the ladder to organizing summer the switch with as little stress as possible. approach to the reader will be discussed. coverage, from interviewing for the staff to theme pitches, leave with new ideas for jumping into the next yearbook season.

Broadcast Script Writing Tips for Video From the Top How to Approach Strangers and Capture a Quality Interview Chris Waugaman Matthew Chayes Great storytelling begins with great writing What’s the sure-fire way to discourage Susan Pavelka whether you are producing a newspaper, readers from reading on? Print a first What are the best questions for the interviewer? yearbook, or web story. But people often paragraph that’s dull, boring, tired, clichéd, Which techniques are the most effective? What forget about this process when they start confusing, or some combination. This session is the Plan B and the Plan C for interviewing? to create a video. Discover how strong is a workshop on perfecting story ledes. What should you say and not say? This session script writing can elevate the quality covers the skills and techniques needed of your broadcast and web videos. to get the quotable quotes for any story.

How to Sell Advertising LAW & ETHICS Helen F. Smith Writing a Yearbook Article Keeping Secrets: A Guide to the Find advertising prospects and finance Vincenza Rella your paper’s freedom of the press. Reporter’s Privilege A yearbook article is a unique piece of writing. Learn how it’s different from any other form of Adam Goldstein literature and how to entice readers to read it! Should reporters be allowed to keep their confidential sources or unpublished notes or photos secret? When is it appropriate to More than the Score: Training Visual Storytelling for Yearbooks use a confidential source? This presentation Journalists (and Athletes!) for will introduce student journalists to one Sports Coverage Laura Schaub of the hottest and most controversial Adding video to your yearbook? topics of the day: the reporter’s privilege. Erinn Harris and Carrie Faust Compelling video engages the audience You’re assigned to cover field hockey. The through a strong central character on a only problem? You know nothing about quest for a goal against obstacles he or she field hockey. This is a common problem in encounters along the way. Visual storytelling MAGAZINES publications labs, but you can see beyond the celebrates the human spirit and captures In Praise of Walking score and find the story. Come learn what you and communicates a sense of experience. need to know about a sport before you cover it, Christian McEwen how to ask questions to avoid the cliché, tips for Learn the relationship between writing and great sports photography, selecting the type of walking. coverage to best help tell the story and how to Blank Space work with athletes and coaches so that everyone Ned Semoff involved sounds like they belong at ESPN. Taylor Swift is a musical genius when it comes to telling the story of her life. Every album, song and music video has its own theme and design. Blank Space discusses the importance of putting together all the details to create a successful yearbook. Learn how to make the yearbook school specific through story telling, design, and marketing. This session takes a swift approach to taylor a yearbook that is sweeter than fiction.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 29 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 38 Sara Hashem is the co-adviser H for Richard Montgomery High School’s literary magazine, Sandy Hall-Chiles is the adviser to Fine Lines. This is Liles’ sixth Eagle Edition, the print newspaper of year as co-adviser. In addition, The Episcopal School of Dallas and its she teaches AP Language, MYP companion web site, eagleeditiononline. English 9, and IB Theater. com. Additionally, she has recently launched ESDN, the sports and live event streaming Tom Hayes is an award- service for The Episcopal School campus. In winning journalist who has her nearly 40 years advising publications, taught journalism for the past her students have earned Gold Crown 10 years at one of Indiana’s and Silver Crown awards from CSPA, largest public high schools. Pacemakers from NSPA, Star Awards from Tom covered the NFL, NBA, ILPC, and numerous other national, state Indy 500, high school sports and local individual awards. A former Middle school students walk around campus at the end of the day at the and college basketball for Dallas Teacher of the Year and Max Haddick 1997 Fall Conference. photo/Joe Pineiro 20 years before turning to Teacher of the Year, she also proudly and teaching. His publications at student newspaper since 2000. She was humbly holds a Gold Key from CSPA. Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis have named Journalism Teacher of the Year for won numerous state and national awards, 2014-2015 by PSPA and honored with the Erinn Harris, a yerd for the last 20 years, and he has presented sessions at Ball State 2014 National Liberty Museum Teacher as advises Techniques yearbook, tjTODAY University and state journalism conventions Hero Award. The editors received the ACLU newspaper, tjTODAY Online and TJTV at for 15 years. [@BD_Publications] 2014 Civil Libertarian Award and the City Thomas Jefferson High School for Science Council of Philadelphia passed resolution and Technology in Alexandria, VA. Her staff Daniel Marshall Haygood, Ph.D. is a in support of Huber and her editors for has earned a CSPA Silver Crown, a NSPA faculty member at Elon University’s School taking a controversial stance against Pacemaker, Gold Medalist and All-American of Communications. Haygood teaches offensive Native American mascotry. CSPA critiques, and many state and local awards. advertising, digital brand communications, has evaluated The Playwickian for the past JEA named Harris a Rising Star in 2010 and sports information. He has 20 years 38 years, and the publication has received and a Special Recognition Adviser in 2014. of advertising experience, including 12 a Gold Medalist for 26 of those years. [@Erinn_Harris] in account management at D’Arcy Masius [@kikhayskycon] Benton & Bowles in New York and Tokyo working on accounts, such as Procter Beth Hunsinger is the adviser of The Charla Harris advises the yearbook, & Gamble, Mars, and Anheuser-Busch. Falcon Flier, the online news site at newspaper and broadcast programs at Additional experience includes working in Fredericksburg (VA) Academy. She has been Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, digital media and interactive advertising the adviser of the publication, formerly TX. She is a regular speaker at summer a print newspaper, for 10 years. Before workshops and conventions and is a DJNF making the switch to education, Beth Distinguished Adviser, a JEA Distinguished Annewith a HaymanRaleigh brand is the communications adviser of The firm.AHS was a reporter for Fredericksburg’s daily Adviser and a Texas Journalism Teacher Eagle and The Stillaguamish Trail, the newspaper, The Free Lance-Star. She has of the Year. She is currently serving as news web site and yearbook at Arlington presented at CSPA’s Spring Convention for president-elect for the TAJE. The student (WA) High School. She attended the the past six years. publications at Pleasant Grove High School Reynolds Journalism Institute in July have won numerous CSPA Crown, NSPA 2014 and has presented at multiple JEA Pacemakers and ILPC Star awards. conventions. Her 2013 yearbook was a NSPA J

Mark Harrison is the adviser of the Golden completing her project to become a Master Dave Johnson is the author of Marble Fleece Media Group, a convergence media JournalismPacemaker finalist.Educator. She She is inteaches the process one-day of Shoot (Hummingbird Pretss 1996) and the class and program covering newspaper, workshops for area yearbook staffs and plays, “Sister, Cousin, Aunt” and “Baptized broadcast and online media in Asheville, advisers to improve theme and function. To The Bone.” He is the editor for Movin’ NC. He has been advising high school [@Anne_Hayman] (Orchard Books 2000). Johnson is a visiting media for nearly 15 years. He has worked faculty member of the MFA Creative Writing with his state media association in all Karl Haeseler is the director of educational Program at The New School University and levels and routinely teaches courses technology in the Upper School of Convent an instructor at The Cooper Union School during state and regional conferences. The of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, CT. of the Art. He has taught at Yale University Golden Fleece (www.GoldenFleeceOnline. and Columbia University. His work recently com) won a CSPA Silver Crown in 2014. Tara Huber is the adviser of The appeared in Washington Square and [@GFMediaGroup] Playwickian, Neshaminy High School’s currently appears in The Texas Review.

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ADVISERS Camera Rolling: Starting a A Twisted Mind Is a Terrible Thing Backseat Driving Broadcast Program to Waste Beth Shull David Framel Leigh Rubin Ready to give students hands-on experience What exactly is the adviser’s role in a student Through his humorous presentations in the broadcasting field but not sure where media program? While there may not be a perfect “Sitdown Comedian” Rubin emphasizes to begin? This session examines the course formula, this session explores ideas for success. the rewards of persistence and the fun of description, logistics, costs, equipment problem solving while celebrating the joy software, and other considerations when of creativity. Rubin tries to inspire people building a high school broadcasting program to break their normal routines of looking Firm Foundations from the ground up. Weekly news programs, at things and think outside of the box, even guest interviews and radio podcasts can be a though Rubin has to draw inside a box. Sandy Stephens reality if you have the resources and support. This session is about building a firm Find out what it takes to bring students into foundation for your yearbook staff. Topics the world of broadcast journalism.

Thursday, March 19, 2015 19, March Thursday, presented are be relevant to other staffs as We Design with a Little Help well (newspaper, literary magazine, etc). from Our Friends Student Swap Shop Laura Schaub Kristina Gisonde, Moderator By studying professional designs, learn how ADVISERS & EDITORS Calling all digital, magazine, newspaper to create excellent newspaper packages, Mission Statements are and yearbook staffers. Take this chance to outstanding yearbook spreads and excellent advertisements. Join this discussion of cool Meaningful network with students from across the country in a discussion about your publications. ideas from professional publications and Anne Barr how to apply these ideas to learn student Come share ideas about why mission statements newspapers, magazines and yearbooks. are meaningful for student newspapers as well as share models for constructing them. The Big Bang Theory Intended audience: advisers and editors Tom Hayes Thinking Fancy Thoughts Explore several design theories focusing on why sometimes bigger is better when it comes to Sabrina Schmitz ALL PUBLICATIONS creating those eye-catching designs that attract Don’t just think outside the box, tear the box readers. This session looks at design trends apart by learning how to think creatively. Get On-site Critiques and discusses how designs are created in all fancy with tips, tricks and activities to inspire Each publication staff — print newspaper, types of publications. Bring your own designs creative thinking. Then put that creativity to hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine for a lively discussion about design theories. use by learning how to transform inspirational and general magazine — participate in an in- pieces into yearbook-worthy designs. depth critique session to review the reference essentials and visual and verbal elements of the publication. The critiques are individualized #InstaSham to meet the specific needs of each staff. This The Inside Scoop on Covering detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint Steve Kent Sports at Your School for the staff to follow for the new school year. “Kids only look at the pictures.” Then, make ‘em snap, boo. Taught from a designer’s Chris Waugaman perspective with all new images, learn how Sports reporting is the one area of high to appreciate photography as art, free your school coverage that always presents great Review Writing: Getting it All staffers to capture it and challenge designers opportunities for storytelling. Unfortunately, to take their cues from it. It’s a content- staffers fall into the trap of just including basic Leslie Dennis driven world, and many times photos should score recaps and cliché quotes for stories. Reviews are not just about what you like be in the driver’s seat. #CropItLikeItsHawt Sports is so much more than scores and clichés. and don’t like. They are about informing This session focuses on uncovering deeper readers. Learn how to give readers stories in the sports section. You will leave this all the information they need and want. session inspired to cover sports in a new way.

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Organizing a Connected Staff LAW & ETHICS YEARBOOKS Sergio Luis Yanes Online News: Redefining Magazine Mania Keeping a staff organized is never an easy Journalism? Gary Lundgren task. Luckily, a lot of the technology can be Adam Goldstein Magazines, both print and digital, are packed easily adapted. Learn about free digital tools with design ideas for contemporary yearbooks. any journalism staff can use to stay on top of A presentation addressing media adaptation to the Internet that includes discussion of This session looks at professional magazine assignments and hold each other accountable. designs and discusses why they are effective These tools are designed to help staffs be flexible media web sites, interactivity, user-generated content, staff and reader blogs, independent and how they could be adapted to meet and productive without feeling overwhelmed. the special needs of a yearbook audience. Discussions include communicating news web sites and blogs, and legal liability with staff members, collaborating on for copyright, defamation and privacy law. assignments and organizing workflows.

MAGAZINES Tell Your Story with Voice! DIGITAL MEDIA Across the Bridge of Dreams Tamra McCarthy How to Start a Podcast Christian McEwen Find a theme that fits your school and Learn how to use dreams in poetry and prose. allows you to cover the year in a way that is Peter Champelli unique and all your own. In this session we’ll Learn the technical and stylistic aspects of explore why theme copy and development is beginning a podcast, including how to submit so important to telling that story and ways a feed to iTunes as well as how to choose the to find the VOICE that carries it through! style and purpose of the podcast. Hear how the NEWSPAPERS audio medium is becoming more recognized Investigative Reporting for Your by the journalism community, especially for High School Newspaper student journalists. Aspects of production Yearbook Is Journalism (including necessary equipment, interviewing Joe Bergantino tips, narrating and editing) are discussed. What are the issues in your school and Sarah Nichols community that could lead to compelling This session on 21st-century journalism investigative reports? This session focuses discusses skills and experiences rather on providing a step-by-step method for than the limitations of a publication The Digital Story: Find it, Tell It, conducting an investigation as well as label. This session explores advantages Share It coming up with investigative story ideas. of a comprehensive media program and makes the case for journalistic, collaborative Jake Palenske and creative products with yearbook Effective 21st Century journalists must production as just one part of the experience. use technology to find, tell and distribute PHOTOGRAPHY stories. This session teaches how to produce Shoot Like the Pros up-to-the-minute digital content, how to use converged information sources like Mike Simons How to Approach Strangers and Twitter and Facebook to generate coverage Learn how to look at great photos and break Capture a Quality Interview idea, and how to format/distribute what is down what goes into them. Come discuss produced so audiences can easily access it. and gain practical tips, tricks and takeaways. Susan Pavelka What are the best questions for the interviewer? Which techniques are the most effective? What is the Plan B and the Plan C for interviewing? What should you say and not say? This session will cover the skills and techniques needed to get the quotable quotes for any story.

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ADVISERS & EDITORS Beyond Controversy: Covering Thinking Fancy Thoughts Mission Statements Are Religion in High School Sabrina Schmitz Meaningful Joelle Keene Don’t just think outside the box, tear the box apart by learning how to think creatively. Get Anne Barr Are there religious kids at your school? Does this frame their outlook on life and fancy with tips, tricks and activities to inspire Come share ideas about why mission statements school? Is this news? Religion is a proving creative thinking. Then put that creativity to are meaningful for student newspapers as ground for tolerance and a chance to use by learning how to transform inspirational well as share models for constructing them. regard the world from different angles, pieces into yearbook-worthy designs. Intended audience: advisers and editors and growing ever more important to understanding current events. How do you cover it with respect, sensitivity and color? Empathy: The Key to Great ADVISERS Storytelling Transforming to a Digital World When Bae #HadEnough Chris Waugaman Matilde Larson and Karl Haeseler So you have been interviewing people for quite Thursday, March 19, 2015 19, March Thursday, Journalism students should know, and what Steve Kent some time now, but your quotes are still not they should be able to do has changed. The Image all up in your bizness: It’s not just you very inspirational – what is going wrong? This presenters share their experiences during the or your program. Staffs everywhere face real session shows you how reporting is more than convergence from a print-based publication challenges to operate profitable publications. just research and questions, but about finding to a fully digital publication, incorporating Get ready for some radical suggestions to a basic understanding of people that eludes the skills taught in broadcast journalism and change how you plan and create your next so many. Learn how to have a conversation multimedia design. The presenters share publication. Oh, and it works. #YBKcoin all over again. what they have done to facilitate convergence, the challenges they have faced, and the advantages as well as recommendations for anyone attempting convergence. Streams. Compressors. Bits. (No DIGITAL MEDIA Water, Air or Kibbles.) Digital Media Tools for Online Jake Palenske Storytelling Midnight Deadlines Do Not Work YouTube or Vimeo? h.264 or MPEG-4? 480i or Fidelity Ballmer and Melissa Wantz for Me 1080p? Confused yet? You’re not alone. This Ready to take your online articles to the session will take the “geek” out of shooting, Beth Shull next level? Learn about different online exporting and distributing your digital videos elements such as sound, maps, infographics, If you yearn to read novels in February, enjoy using the web and mobile platforms. The comments, Google graphs, social media feeds, a leisurely dinner out on a weekday, or follow session covers hardware/software needs, that will increase your web site’s interactivity a TV show in real time, this advisers’ session production tips, video hosting options and the and better tell the stories that matter. may be for you. Time management tips and best way to embed video into your web pages. the teaching philosophy discussed provide the best learning experience for your students, too. LAW & ETHICS Top 10 Tips for Good Design Privacy and the Law ALL PUBLICATIONS Claire M. Regan Make each page a winner with these 10 easy- Adam Goldstein On-site Critiques to-follow guidelines. The law recognizes that every person Each publication staff — print newspaper, sometimes has the right to be left alone hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine — even by journalists. Understand and general magazine — participate in an in- where the legal lines have been drawn. depth critique session to review the reference Advanced InDesign essentials and visual and verbal elements of the publication. The critiques are individualized Hal Schmidt to meet the specific needs of each staff. This Go beyond the basics of this powerful detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint layout program. Come with questions for the staff to follow for the new school year. about your publications and layouts.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 36 91 st Annual High School Convention Program MAGAZINES The Missing Story: Financial The Art of Suggestion: Visual Reporting for School Newspapers 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. and Literary Metaphors Working Warren Green CSPA Together Student publications rarely report financial news, although the economy affects everyone Karen P. Crowley in the school. From threats to curtail funding Convention This session explores ways that student for student activities to the challenge of after editors can create harmony between the school jobs and teacher retirement, students visual and literary components of a magazine and teachers are challenged by the current Flashback without relying on literal illustrations. economy. This radical session introduces Student artwork and writing both need to economic reporting and provides suggestions be able to stand on their own expressive on developing relevant, personal and lively and artistic merits, while also melding into financial reporting in student newspapers. These photos are from the a unified whole within the context of the 1927, 1946 and 1970 official student publication. Along with the adviser for Agapae, current and former student CSPA convention photo. editors will present our working process. How to Get Emotional Content photos/Columbia archives into Your News and Feature Stories Seed Books and Journals Robert Greenman Christian McEwen Stories and photos with emotional content abound in school. Readers recant and Learn how to keep track of what really matters remember stories about emotional aspects of life. Learn to write these stories and your reporters and writers will value and treasure the stories they have written. Vibrato: The Staff Behind the Magazine Ana RosenthaL The award winning literary magazine’s staff All the World’s a Stage will explain how they work and how they find Tom Hayes their creative inspiration. This session includes the benefits of taking a high school newspaper online. This session explores how going online increases the coverage your staff can provide and will Is This Any Good? ultimately increase the number of readers. Gail Katz Snyder Some tips and topics of discussion to guide literary magazine editors and staff in deciding what selections will work best for their magazines Writing Fashion and Beauty: and how to critique the final magazine. Frivolous or Functional? Gerit Quealy Fashion and beauty writing, both for NEWSPAPERS women and men, is a competitive market. This class examines the underpinnings Ethical Challenges in of being a journalist in that world, what Investigative Reporting you need to know, how to shape and the difference between “journalist” and “blogger”. Joe Bergantino Is it ever acceptable to lie in pursuit of a story? What’s the line between dogged YEARBOOKS reporting and violating someone’s privacy? Investigative reporting presents unique ethical challenges. This session offers a 16 for 2016 framework to guide in ethical decision making. Gary Lundgren As you get ready to plan your 2016 yearbook, let’s examine 16 essentials for a cutting-edge yearbook.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 37 Who’s Who at the Convention Myrtle Jones is assistant professor with an eye toward Jewish ethics and Khour will work for Teach For America as at Rochester Institute of Technology’s related concerns. A graduate of Columbia a K-12 special education teacher. School of Media Science where she Journalism School, Keene worked for the teaches Team Project, Advanced Digital Tacoma News-Tribune, Seattle Times and Jay Kleinrichert has been a yearbook Asset Management, Media Business Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and her work adviser at Windermere (FL) Preparatory Basics, Multimedia Strategies and Media has appeared in many religious and secular School for four years. He is proud of his Distribution and Transmission. Jones publications. students and that his school’s publication has focused her career on the digital has been awarded multiple awards from distribution of content following graduate Steve Kent insists we should try any and FSPA (Bronze, All State), NSPA (Second research at New York University. Her everything to save student publications, even Class) and CSPA (Gold Medalist). Prior experience includes publicity management if that means bending the long-held “rules.” to teaching, Kleinrichert has worked Four from his family of schools—Altavista, professionally as an education stock Brookville, Carroll County and Salem—are photographer and graphic designer. He Winfreyat Voyager Show Publishing, where she participatedthe first to inplace the 2015 CSPA Crown winners. Last year, six can be contacted via www.JKThree.com developmentbook content onof thefloppy audience disk, and database. The Oprah She won CSPA Crown awards and four appeared [@WPSYearbook] served as inaugural online director at The on the NSPA Pacemaker list. A multiple Journal News. CPSA Crown and NSPA Pacemaker recipient Tiffany Kopcak advises the Apollo as editor of The University of Alabama’s yearbook at Colonial Forge High School Corolla, he is a consultant for Herff Jones in Stafford, VA. Her staff of 48 returning K journalists gets defensive whenever anyone dares imply that “yearbook” is an easy class. Crystal Kazmierski advises the Wings ACEbased status in Roanoke, in InDesign VA. Theand country’sPhotoshop, first he As a result, the staff has acquired numerous yearbook at Arrowhead Christian Academy conceivedAdobe-certified the Yearbookonomics® yearbook consultant, approach. with CSPA Gold Medals with Honors, NSPA All- in Redlands, CA and teaches design and [@picaplanet] American Honors, NSPA’s Best of the High photography at workshops and conventions. School Press publications and local awards. She was the 2000 JEA Yearbook Adviser of Carolyn Khour is a secondary education Kopcak writes the “Picture This” column the Year. Wings has received multiple CSPA major with a focus in English and for Walsworth’s IdeaFile and teaches at the Gold Crown awards and NSPA Pacemaker communications. She is student teaching Yearbook East summer workshop at James awards under Kazmierski’s guidance. at Altoona Area Junior High with mentor Madison University every summer. teacher Wanda Vanish, and Khour is Joelle Keene advises The Boiling Point Mary Kate Korinek has been on the Vibrato and shalhevetboilingpoint.com, award- the high school level. She has been an active staff for three years. She currently serves winning news sources of Shalhevet High memberenjoying ofher the first education experience community teaching at as the magazine’s art editor. She likes the School in Los Angeles. She is also founding Pennsylvania State University’s University creative process that goes into designing director of the JSPA, which holds an Park campus for the past four years and an original, out-of-the-box publication annual conference to consider journalism plans to graduate in May. After graduation, that combines the art, literature, and photography of The Hockaday School’s student body.

Dean Kostos’s collections include Rivering, Last Supper of the Senses, The Sentence That Ends with a Comma (taught at Duke University) and Celestial Rust. He edited Mama’s Boy and Pomegranate Seeds. His work has appeared in more than 300 journals: Boulevard, Chelsea, Cimarron Review, Cincinnati Review, Southwest Review, Western Humanities Review, on Oprah Winfrey’s web site Oxygen.com, etc. Having taught at Wesleyan University, NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and CUNY, he also served as literary judge for CSPA’s Gold Crown awards.

Lindsay Kovel is the adviser of The Chant, the award-winning daily-updated online news web site at North Cobb High School Alma Mater sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1904) watches over Columbia’s College Walk. photo/Rebecca Castillo in Kennesaw, GA. She made the daunting 38 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 46 Special Recognition adviser in 2014.

[@evelynalauer] She writes for The Huffington Post. Whitney Leonard graduated from Henderson State University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. She attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where she received her master’s degree in secondary education. She has been teaching high school and advising yearbook staffs since 2004. She now teaches photojournalism at historic Little Rock Central (AR) High School and advises the award-winning PIX yearbook staff. She has presented at state and national conventions and camps. In her free time, she is also a freelance photographer.

Sarah Lerner is the adviser of Aerie, the yearbook of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Chris Waughaman the 2014 DJNF Teacher of the Year is teaching students about coverage at the 2014 spring convention. High School in Parkland, FL. She has been photo/Rebecca Castillo teaching since 2002 and advising since transition from print journalism to online Edmond Kwong decided to pursue 2007. She advised an FSPA All-Florida magazine in 2012, then to a completely opportunities to work with young artists award-winning literary magazine (2007- online platform in 2014 (http://nchschant. and future business leaders after many 2011) and newspaper (2009-2014) at South com). The Chant is completely self-funded, and Kovel advises her staff of 24 in a yearbook staff at Homestead High School in year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High combined Journalism I-IV classroom, where Cupertino,years in hi-tech CA earned marketing. a CSPA His Silver first Pegasus Crown SchoolPlantation where (FL) she High now School. leads Thisthe staff is her of first the newbies learn alongside veterans. She and NSPA National Pacemaker. His passion award-winning Aerie yearbook. The Sun- attended the ASNE Reynolds High School for photography and design has resulted Sentinel High School Journalism Awards Journalism fellowship in summer 2014 in many published pieces in newspapers, awarded Lerner 2014 Adviser of the Year. at the University of Missouri-Columbia. magazines, brochures and web sites. [@mrslerner] [@NCHSNewspaper] L Veronika Levine graduated from Syracuse University with a B.A. in political science Matthew LaPorte advises The Howl and women’s studies. However, her passion Katie Krueger is a yearbook sales yearbook and the Southwest Shadow online through all four years of high school and representative with Walsworth Publishing news site. When not enjoying the thrill of college has always been yearbook. She Company in Washington, D.C., and a advising student publications, he also is the was editor-in-chief twice of her high freelance graphic designer. With a B.A. co-president of SNSJ. [@Educatelaporte] school yearbook and student life editor in in Communication and Political Science college. She started working for Walsworth from Hope College, she brings 11 years Matilde Larson teaches English and Yearbooks as a sales representative in 2000 of experience to the yearbook industry. journalism in the Upper School of Convent and loves every moment of working with [@ybkkatiekrueger] of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, CT. other editors like herself. Her territory is She serves as the faculty adviser for the South Florida. [@FLYearbooks] King Street Chronicle and championed Lindsey Kupfer works as a celebrity its transition from print to online. The Canela Lopez is the current editor-in-chief reporter and producer for the New York King Street Chronicle has been awarded of the Foothill Dragon Press at Foothill Post’s PageSix.com team. As a senior in high a CSPA Gold Medalist, has received CSPA Technology High School in Ventura, CA. school, Kupfer was the Life & Times Editor All-Columbian Honors and is a CSPA Gold A three-year editor who hopes to study of The Sunrise newspaper at Corona del Sol Crown Finalist. [@ciaocara7] journalism next year in college, her writing High School in Tempe, AZ where she helped has been recognized by CSPA with three the team take home the Pacemaker award. Evelyn Lauer is the adviser of the online- She is also a contributing writer for Bustle. only publication Niles West News in Skokie, Press (www.foothilldragonpress.org) has com and Yourtango.com on a daily basis IL. She is the publications/public relations beenfirst-place honored Gold with Circles. two The CSPA Foothill Gold CrownsDragon where she covers all things pop culture. chair for JEA and was named a Dow Jones and four NSPA Online Pacemakers.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 39 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. ADVISERS Merging Your Media: Ways to Covering a catastrophe Slippery Slope of Prior Review Work Together Claire M. Regan Tom Gayda Hurricane Sandy tore New York City to Tara Huber pieces. Hear how covering, and surviving, Examine the publications policy from When different staffs get along and share the storm of the century taught a seasoned Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, resources, great things can happen. This journalist a valuable lesson in compassion. PA created as a result of the racist mascot session looks at ways the newspaper, Learn useful tips for crisis reporting. debate. Analyze the impact of such a policy on website and yearbook can work together scholastic journalism in America. Bring a copy to cover the school in a whole new way. of your school’s publication policy to discuss. Student editors join the discussion to answer questions about how four different class periods can work as a cohesive unit. A Twisted Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Learn to Have Fun While Running Leigh Rubin a Well-Oiled Machine Through his humorous presentations “Sitdown Comedian” Rubin emphasizes Jane Moyer This Is #LiterallyEverything

Thursday, March 19, 2015 19, March Thursday, the rewards of persistence and the fun of In my 24 years as a high school yearbook problem solving while celebrating the joy adviser, I have tested a ton of methods to Steve Kent of creativity. Rubin tries to inspire people motivate students to do their best work. Confused? Brain overloaded? Worried to break their normal routines of looking After much hair pulling (mine), I have you misunderstood something? What you at things and think outside of the box, even found that these strategies are the ones “hear” isn’t always what speakers say, so though Rubin has to draw inside a box. that work — not always smoothly — to sit, relax and bring your questions. Let’s eventually produce the camaraderie necessary chat about the Habits of Highly Effective to produce a quality book in which the Staffers, and the advisers who create entire staff has ownership and pride. them. This isn’t the academics section, but the reading room is open. #HonesT Beginning Photoshop Hal Schmidt Get the basics on adjusting and cropping ALL PUBLICATIONS photos. See easy steps for cut-outs and other On-site Critiques Design—Basics and Beyond special effects. Each publication staff — print newspaper, Sara Oswald hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine Use InDesign to create eye-catching spreads and general magazine — participate in an in- that reflect your theme, your school and depth critique session to review the reference your students. Starting with the basics, Cornflakes, Confessions and essentials and visual and verbal elements of the students learn to use the features of the Controversies publication. The critiques are individualized program to enhance layouts, graphics, and to meet the specific needs of each staff. This other design elements quickly and easily. John Tagliareni detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint In this entertaining and informative for the staff to follow for the new school year. session, Tagliareni presents legal advice and strategies for students and advisers You Sound, Like, Um...Stupid? Ya covering controversial and sensitive issues in school publications. Resources Know? Beyond the Bar Graph for assistance about censorship concerns Jake Palenske with school administrators are provided. Abby Cole Interviewing is as much about your credibility This session focuses on the use of visually as the questions you ask. Speaking like an appealing infographics in scholastic inarticulate reality TV star and mumbling publications. Discuss design techniques and sentences filled with the words “like,” “um” and Student Swap Shop look at before/after examples demonstrating “ya know?” won’t result in good answers from Melissa Wantz, moderator the effect well-developed infographics even the friendliest source. This class teaches Calling all digital, magazine, newspaper have on page design. Students will create you how to use your voice, your words and your and yearbook staffers. Take this chance to an action plan for incorporating more body language to be an outstanding, intelligent- network with students from across the country infographics into their publications, figure sounding interviewer (or interviewee). in a discussion about your publications. out which types of questions to ask, how to gather data, how to interpret data, and how to create a visually appealing representation of the data.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 42 91 st Annual High School Convention Program DIGITAL MEDIA MAGAZINES PHOTOGRAPHY The Mobile Newsroom Child Time The Power of Light Challenge Part 2 of 3 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Sergio Luis Yanes Christian McEwen Sometimes, the world moves just a little too Learn about writing on nature and writing Mark Murray quickly for paper and pencil. A smartphone on nature deficit disorder. This two-hour class continues the discussion is one of the most important tools in any on the Power of Light and the importance journalist’s kit. It provides continuous access it plays in photography, but continues to to ideas, leads, and communication, but it can challenge participants with some additional also help capture those moments that would There is Life Beyond Literary/Art assignments. After a quick critique of the get lost while waiting for the “professional” Magazines assignment from Wednesday, half the group equipment. This session focuses on how will be selected to go capture another single to use a smartphone and available apps Deborah J. Stepelman image assignment in a limited period of to capture images, interviews and ideas. Are you interested in publishing something time. Those images will be critiqued and other than or in addition to a literary-art a final group selected to receive one more magazine? Do you want to distinguish your assignment. If you missed the class on school and publication from the masses? Learn Wednesday, you can still join us and see 15 for ‘15 the story of the genesis of a general magazine, some great student work and hear comments one that is all about mathematics but is geared about how to make even stronger images. Logan Aimone to a general audience: everyone and anyone. Wednesday participants must bring a DSLR Fifteen areas of publishing that today’s It makes no difference whether you are good camera again. online news staff should think about at math or not, whether you like math or and do for 2015 and beyond regardless not. Everyone enjoys our general magazine. of how long the site has been active, Which subject area do you want to explore? the size of staff or the publishing tools. Essentials of Nikon Digital SLR Photography: Photojournalism NEWSPAPERS and Artistry Get Started Blogging Things They Might Not Teach You Alexander Thorp Wanda Vanish in J-School Improve your photography both artistically News has become instantaneous. Discuss and in terms of photojournalism — Basic how to create your own unique blog and Aaron Cahall techniques of photography are covered, such use those blogs to support the online Getting through a tough interview and writing as the best camera settings to use (white content of your school newspaper. In a good story is only the beginning. Being an balance, ISO, aperture, shutter speed), as this session, we will discuss the basics of ace reporter requires tricks of the trade you well as more advanced techniques, such as starting a blog and brainstorm ideas to might not learn in the classroom. What do you flash photography using Nikon Speedlights get you started on your first blog today. absolutely have to have in your backpack? Why (SB-910) and bracketing. The artistic elements do you always need to have a pencil handy in the of photography are discussed, such as winter? A hyperlocal, one-man-band journalist composition, the beauty of blur, perspective shares some practical tips he and other and viewpoints and composing with color. EDITORS working reporters have learned the hard way. I Followed All Directions, So What’s Wrong? YEARBOOKS Take It From The Times Sheryl Fulton and Bonnie Blackman Yearbook Business Makes Cents Being in charge isn’t easy, and editors, come Robert Greenman Mike Simons How to create compelling articles for your to this session to discuss how to resolve staff Get practical strategies for book sales, paper using story ideas, background material problems, use the staff manual and figure out budgeting, generating advertising revenue, and writing styles from The New York Times. possible solutions to things which aren’t going senior ad design fundraising nights and more. so well this semester. No advisers please.

The Ethics of Expertise: Opinions, LAW & ETHICS Overreaching, and the Dangers Private School Student Media of Hyperbole and the Law Gerit Quealy Adam Goldstein Today, everybody is an expert and Private schools face significantly different everyone has an opinion. As a journalist, hurdles from their public school counterparts how do you tell the difference when the when it comes to gathering and reporting the lines are getting ever more blurry? An news. Get help to sort through the legal maze. examination of how the lines get blurred and how to make them clearer for yourself.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 43 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. ADVISERS Globe Games for Focus and Fun DIGITAL MEDIA Problem-Based Learning and Bernadette R. Cranmer. From Zero to 60 in Six Months You: A New Approach to Student Need to learn some new team-building games? Publications The ones in this session come from the Globe Karl Grubaugh Theatre actors in London who use them as One publication’s story of how it went, in Dr. Seth Frechie and Dr. Amy Persichetti warmups to improve focus. Come play for a bit, half a year, from a pedestrian, cut-and-paste This presentation and interactive workshop and then teach your staff when you get home. web site to an engaging web presence that session illustrates how a Problem-Based generates thousands of hits by readers and Learning (PBL) approach can be applied in viewers from our community and beyond. Our the context of high school or college student story is unique, of course, and we certainly publication programs as an effective design for Just My Type haven’t “arrived” yet, but our experience can creative and pre-professional writing courses. Sara Oswald give some ideas of how to move forward. This session is a demonstration of techniques We’ll share we’ll certainly share a few of our for working creatively with type as an mistakes we think you should avoid if you can. Advising: It’s Not That Bad integral part of your publication’s design and personality, including a review of current trends Tom Gayda

Thursday, March 19, 2015 19, March Thursday, in typography and advice on font selection. Advising can seem overwhelming, but EDITORS really, it’s not that bad. Let’s talk about It’s No Wonder Colleges Want Me tips and strategies that can make the job easier. Bring an idea or two to share, but #FreeThePlaywickian — Sheryl Fulton and Bonnie Blackman be ready to leave with several tips from Supporting Scholastic Press Journalism students possess a skill set that is an adviser with 15 years of experience. Rights from Coast to Coast highly valued. Motivation, organization, project management, finances and communication Tara Huber make a publication’s leader a prized addition Learn to Have Fun While Running Editors from both The Playwickian in to any college. Share ideas and skills that a Well-Oiled Machine Langhorne, PA and the Foothill Dragon make you a top draft pick. No advisers please. Press in Ventura, CA. will discuss the Jane Moyer importance of student journalists supporting In my 24 years as a high school yearbook each other when press freedoms are adviser, I have tested a ton of methods to under fire. Hear how the Foothill Dragon LAW & ETHICS motivate students to do their best work. Press students garnered support from Education Records Privacy and After much hair pulling (mine), I have around the world for The Playwickian. found that these strategies are the ones Scholastic Journalism that work — not always smoothly — to Mark Goodman eventually produce the camaraderie necessary You Sound, Like, Um...Stupid? Ya Have school officials raised concerns about to produce a quality book in which the Know? student privacy when you attempted to entire staff has ownership and pride. move your publication online? Or have Jake Palenske they prohibited a story about students Interviewing is as much about your credibility charged with crimes? Learn how invasion ALL PUBLICATIONS as the questions you ask. Speaking like an of privacy applies to scholastic journalism On-site Critiques inarticulate reality TV star and mumbling and what laws like FERPA really mean. Each publication staff — print newspaper, sentences filled with the words “like,” “um” and hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine “ya know?” won’t result in good answers from and general magazine — participate in an in- even the friendliest source. This class teaches depth critique session to review the reference you how to use your voice, your words and your MAGAZINES essentials and visual and verbal elements of the body language to be an outstanding, intelligent- This is Our Theme and We’re publication. The critiques are individualized sounding interviewer (or interviewee). Sticking to It to meet the specific needs of each staff. This detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint Wanda Vanish and Carolyn Khouri for the staff to follow for the new school year. Many literary magazine staffs struggle when CSPA Crown Award Overview for choosing the theme for their magazines. Learn Magazine and Yearbook how one school goes through the process of choosing a theme and then using it. Think Headless Body in Topless Bar Ed Sullivan and Kathleen Zwiebel about the big picture and come up with some Join us for a review of the 2015 CSPA Crown of your own ideas and how they would apply. Claire M. Regan Finalists for the categories of magazine and Every strong story deserves a great headline. yearbooks. Slides of this year’s finalists from Learn a simple process to make your headlines those publications will be shown and discussed. attract readers.

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Sparks from the Anvil balance, ISO, aperture, shutter speed), as well CSPASummer Christian McEwen as more advanced techniques, such as flash photography using Nikon Speedlights (SB- Journalism 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Learn about the art of the interview. 910) and bracketing. The artistic elements of photography are discussed, such as Workshop composition, the beauty of blur, perspective NEWSPAPERS and viewpoints and composing with color. June 21-26, 2015 Writing Bright With The New York Times at Columbia University Robert Greenman The Power of Light Challenge Part 3 of 3 Come join print and digital student News, features, reviewing and opinion Mark Murray journalists and their advisers as they should have flair, vividness, power, drama, This two-hour class continues the discussion improve their skills, rethink their freshness and humor. Shouldn’t your on the Power of Light and the importance it publications and take part in a learning writing not just be readable? Shouldn’t your plays in photography, but will continue to experience like no other – in the media writing be delightful, amusing, fascinating, challenge participants with some additional capital of the world! memorable — and sometimes unforgettable. assignments. After a quick critique of the assignment from Wednesday, half the group Each student or adviser participant is will be selected to go capture another single required to register for a particular class image assignment in a limited period of sequence, focusing on either writing, Covering Your School Arts time. These images will be critiqued and editing, management or advanced design. a final group selected to receive one more Helen F. Smith assignment. If you missed the class on Registration for this five-day intensive Learn how to provide well-written leads Wednesday, you can still join us and see program is limited to 150 participants, and stories to serve your readers’ needs. some great student work and hear comments with a waiting list to be maintained once about how to make even stronger images. the limit has been reached. Wednesday participants must bring a DSLR camera again. PHOTOGRAPHY http://cspa.columbia.edu Single Photograph Photojournalism Warren Green YEARBOOKS Learn how to tell the story in a single photo. This session analyzes how and Be Inspired when photographs can stand alone to tell Kristina Gisonde a complete story, drawing on examples by Expose yourself to a world outside of your own Bressai, Lang, Capa, Adams and others. yearbook. Attend this session for yearbook theme, Discuss ways to create the memorable photos design and concept inspirations from schools that tell the story, from finding inspiration to across the country. It’s time to Be Inspired! shooting techniques.

What Does the Font Say? It’s All About Light: The Basics of Digital Photography and SLR Cameras Jeff Moffitt, NBCT Fonts have personality. Typography is crucial Blanca Schnobrich to how you brand your publication and create You spent more than $500 on a good SLR a consistent look and feel that your readers camera but you’re still not capturing the want to look at. In the session, learn about type photos you had hoped for? Let’s explore and how you can make one font go a long way. the basics of an SLR camera, why it’s essential for good photojournalism and how to use it to capture great photos. Coloring Outside the Lines Ned Semoff Essentials of Nikon Digital SLR What’s your favorite color? Have you ever struggled creating a consistent color scheme Photography: Photojournalism for your yearbook and spreads? Has your and Artistry book kept to the same consistent colors each year? This session will be a great Alexander Thorp opportunity to learn about the fundamentals Improve your photography both artistically of using color in printing and design. and in terms of photojournalism — Basic techniques of photography are covered, such Photos by Rebecca Castillo Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 45 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 50

CSPA Executive Director Edmund Sullivan welcomes the delegates to the Crown Award ceremony at the spring convention in 2013. photo/Rebecca Castillo

Gary Lundgren is senior marketing teaching the English language in 2002. NPC Award for best consumer magazine. manager at Jostens. Lundgren served He has taught at NYU, Fairleigh Dickinson as director of student publications and Target Grant Recipient for a student trip to University, and Herbert Lehman College ASPA during his decade at the University HeCSPA was in a2012. DJNF Semifinalist in 2009 and a and currently mentors Misericordia College of Arkansas. His staffs received CSPA Gold Crowns and NSPA Pacemakers, and Jennifer Mascia was raised in Southern of a medical marijuana dispensary and the he received the Gold Key, NSPA Pioneer California and attended Hunter College Nationalstudents. HeRobotics serves Educationon the non-profit Foundation. board Award and Medal of Merit. In 17 years at of the City University of New York and He holds B.A., M.A., and M.B.A. degrees from Jostens, he edited two editions of the “1,2,3 Columbia Journalism School. She spent eight NYU. [@2sbdigest] Curriculum” and launched the “Look Book” years at The New York Times, where she and Jostens Adviser University. twice served as lead writer on the paper’s Tamra McCarthy has been teaching century-old Neediest Cases Campaign. For English for 13 years and advising the James 16 months, she wrote and edited The Gun Enochs High School yearbook, Wingspan, in M Report, which tracked deaths and injuries Modesto, CA for nine years. Her publication from gun violence each day in America. She has been recognized with a CSPA Crown and Leland Mallett has always loved the art is now a writer and editor at The Trace, NSPA Pacemaker award every year for the of telling stories after accidentally taking a digital magazine devoted to gun news. newspaper in junior high. He has been the In 2010 she published a memoir, Never Journalism Educator. She was named a JEA publications adviser at Legacy High School Tell Our Business to Strangers, which Risinglast six Star years. in 2011 McCarthy and a JEAis a Distinguished JEA Certified since the school opened in 2007. Since was based on her Modern Love column Adviser in 2013. She is proud to call herself then, Legacy High School’s publication and focused on her father’s criminal past. a yerd. students have won numerous state and [@JenniferMascia] national awards for the online newspaper Christian McEwen is currently working on a and yearbook. Mallett has also served on Ashley Mason contributes to the restaurant collection of interviews with contemporary the TAJE board and was honored with the section of New York Magazine and the blog poets called Sparks from the Anvil. Her play Texas’ Edith Fox King Award and Legacy First We Feast in New York, NY. In high Legal Tender: Women & the Secret Life of High School’s Teacher of the Year in 2010. school, Mason was editor-in-chief of the Money opened in the spring of 2014. Her Mallett won the TAJE Trailblazer award in CSPA Crown and NSPA Pacemaker-winning latest book, World Enough & Time: On 2013 for contributions to online student newspaper The Blue & Gold at Center High Creativity and Slowing Down, came out in journalism in Texas. [@mallett] School in Antelope, CA for two years. She 2011 and is now in its fourth edition. resides in a small, but comfortable Brooklyn Denise Markt credits her years advising apartment. Mimi Melkonian is the adviser of Babel, the student publications for her passion in multilingual literary, art and music online support of First Amendment rights and Donald P. Mazzella is a lifelong journalist, magazine. She founded the online magazine responsibilities. Adviser of The Survey for editor, author and educator who started in 2014. Babel was honored with a CSPA more than 15 years, she was an adjunct as a copy boy at NBC News and has held Gold Medalist in 2014. instructor at Alfred University, Presbyterian senior level positions at McGraw=Hill, College, St. Lawrence University, Orange Essence, and Thomson-Reuters, Mazzella James Miller teaches at the CSPA Crown- County Community College and Virginia is currently COO and editorial director winning journalism program at duPont Military Institute. Markt was commended of newsletters serving small business, Manual High School in Louisville, KY. He by the Academy of Shuppan in Tokyo for healthcare and HR audiences. He won a also serves as media critic for Insider Louisville (www.insiderlouisville.com).

46 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Friday, March 20, 2015 Highlights for delegates Adviser Focus Group Breakfast 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Awards Luncheon for Advisers Brown Center, 2nd fl., Journalism Building 12:30 p.m.to 2:15 p.m. The Brown Center for Media Innovation aims to canvas Rotunda, 2nd fl., Low Library advisers on journalism curriculum and how to incorporate teaching data at this session. All advisers are invited to Luncheon sponsored by Herff Jones discuss. Breakfast is included. Presiding: Edmund Sullivan, executive director, Advisers’ Hospitality Lounge Columbia Scholastic Press Association Satow Room, 5th fl., Lerner Hall 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Gold Keys Logan Aimone—University High School, University of Chicago Lab Schools, Chicago, IL; CSPAA: Annual Meeting of Edmond Kwong—Homestead High School, Cupertino, CA; Sarah Nichols —Whitney High School, Rocklin, CA; Members Melissa Wantz—Foothills Technology High School; 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Ventura, CA. Room 568, 5th fl., Lerner Hall All CSPA advisers, who are members of the Columbia Charles R. O’Malley Award for Scholastic Press Advisers Association, are invited to Excellence in Teaching participate. Mario García On Friday, 8:45 a.m. see page 48. Garcia Media and Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY.

On-site Critiques Joseph M. Murphy Award for Ongoing from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Outstanding Service to Sign up in room 555, 5th fl., Lerner Hall Columbia Scholastic Press Association This oral critique is free for all delegations, whether Linda Schockley newspaper, magazine, yearbook or digital media. Staffs Dow Jones News Fund and/or advisers will meet with a volunteer adviser-judge Princeton NJ. for about 15 minutes of discussion about the publication brought by the staff. Student Awards Convocation 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Student Swap Shops Arledge Auditorium, 1st fl., Alfred Lerner Hall 10:45 a.m. Edmund J. Sullivan Awards nd Broadway Room, 2 fl., Lerner Hall The Foothill Dragon Press—Foothills Technology Student moderators lead a conversation with as many as High School; Ventura, CA. 10 students at a roundtable. It’s an informal discussion of The Playwickian—Neshaminy High School; whatever questions or problems the group at your table Langhorne, PA. wants to talk about. You can also bring copies of your paper, magazine or yearbook to show or exchange with others. Gold and Silver Crown Awards Issues can be the most recent or from previous months or All delegates are welcome. For more information, even last year. If you don’t have enough copies to exchange, see page 80. swap names and addresses (including email addresses). Follow CSPA [@cspa] on Twitter for convention updates! And Tweet what you learned at the convention. | #cspasc15

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ADVISERS Tips and Tricks in Photoshop and Online Workflow InDesign CSPAA: Annual Meeting of Greg D. Stobbe, Chloe Mueller and Members Laura Schaub Sara Peterson All CSPA advisers who are members of Ever see a cool special effect and wonder how Managing an online publication can be the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers it was created? Learn how to create graphics, daunting. The Feather editors remove the Association are invited to participate. cutouts, and backgrounds in Photoshop and guesswork in organizing a workflow by sharing InDesign. their experience and tips for managing an efficient staff.

ALL PUBLICATIONS Advanced Fundraising Paly Radio: Adventures of a Jessica Nassau Using Social Media to Engage

Friday, March 20, 2015 20, March Friday, “Start-Up” Publication Too many newspapers are going web-only Your Audience Esmé Ablaza and Paly Current Staff because they lack the funds to maintain print editions. While the web is great, offering Sergio Luis Yanes Most get the opportunity to learn about print gives students opportunities to hone Social media is more than just an entertaining existing publications, but have you ever their design and layout skills and is a great way to stay in touch with friends. Businesses are thought of starting your own? Join the students resource for the school community. Learn using it to establish their brands and engage with of Paly Radio as they give insight into starting how the Rampage staff raises over $7,000 their consumers. Increased social participation a publication in the already competitive world a year through creative fundraisers that also leads to increased investment! Learn about of journalism. From working with friends to serve to bring our community together. simple marketing and engagement ideas that using audio as a journalistic medium, Paly can help establish a presence on various social Radio has learned a lot in its brief but exciting media. Also, discuss the pros and cons of each one-year stint as a “start-up” publication. of the major services (Facebook, Instagram, DIGITAL MEDIA Twitter, Google+) in order to make the best Get Engaged: Social Media possible decisions for engaging an audience. Design So Cool it will Make Your Beyond, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Eyes Bleed MAGAZINES Karl Grubaugh Logan Aimone Gain best practice platforms for using each of After 45 minutes, walk out with at least Poetry: The Language of Art — The these main social media as well as tips for making a dozen ideas you can use to make pages Visible Word the most of them for use in a scholastic news more visually attractive and wow! Worthy environment. Leave with goals for the school for those impatient readers who hesitate to Dave Johnson year to improve what you do and how you do it. actually stop and read your stories. Tissue Learn to write poetry with visual art. provided for eyes that really do start bleeding. Just Hashtag It: Social Media and Your Publication NEWSPAPERS Learning to Copy Edit How To Build a $100k News Web Evelyn Lauer Site (For Less Than $300.) Have you ever tried to start a hashtag Helen F. Smith Jake Palenske promotion via your publication’s social The session focuses on the basic principles, accounts, only to have it fail? Learn how to aims and techniques of copy editing and In the digital era, a publication without a web run a successful hashtag promo/contest by proofreading for conciseness and clarity. site is like a person without a phone number. learning from some of the best scholastic This session makes it easy, even with low and professional social media accounts. technical abilities and a tiny budget. Learn how to get web hosting, register a domain and setup e-mail accounts for your staff. See how to set up individual site accounts, choose a template Do This, Not That and upload video, audio, stories and photos. As a finale, Learn how to create a custom iOS and Leland Mallett Android mobile news app for less than $50. Looking at current trends for online newspapers, this session shows things staffs should change in writing, design and coverage for their interactive publications.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 48 91 st Annual High School Convention Program PHOTOGRAPHY Win Awards 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Enviromental Portraits that WOW Whitney Leonard This session focuses on the key features of for Your Work! a new and growing trend in yearbooks and news magazines: environmental portraits. This session includes a discussion on creating CSPA has three ways to gain concepts, planning and executing, lighting and editing as well as trouble-shooting. recognition for your publication. Gold Circle Awards YEARBOOKS Over 200 individual categories in the Gold Circle Better by Design Awards are offered to recognize superior work by student journalists, usually as individuals, but sometimes Ann Gramlich Akers and Paul Ender These principles of design make the difference as an entire staff, working with either print or online between good yearbooks and great ones. media. These media are published in schools or colleges See how knowing what subtle changes throughout the United States and in overseas schools to make can create a drastically different look in terms of sophistication and polish. following an American plan of education.

The Dream Team: Divine Design Publication Critiques and Writing that Wows Your critique contains a written set of standards Charla Harris developed by the CSPA to itemize the best practices for Great design pulls the readers into the student media. The adviser-judge reads the print or online page. Great writing keeps them there. The publication and analyzes its strengths and weakness as best yearbooks have both. Get some tips on improving both writing and design and described by the Critique. The judge writes comments making them work together in your yearbook. and makes constructive suggestions for building on current strengths and correcting deficiencies noted in the Critique. Your publication is awarded with a distinction of Design Shouldn’t End Where Gold Medalist, Silver Medalist or Bronze Medalist placing, Type Begins depending on the overall score. Erinn Harris and Carrie Faust With endless options for typography, never settle for printing your copy in columns of Crown Awards bland text. This session teaches you how to Crown Awards are the highest recognition given by the add color, weight, size and purposeful layout to text so that copy blocks tell a story both in CSPA to a student print or online medium for overall words and in design. Come see samples from excellence. Both Gold Crown and Silver Crown Awards the pros and from current yearbooks, and take are given each year. A panel of Crown Judges assembles home ideas to implement in your publications. each year at Columbia University to view all entrants, whether they are newspaper, magazines, yearbooks or 45 Tips in 45 Minutes online (digital) media. Judges are experienced former advisers to student media, professional journalists Linda S. Puntney who understand student media or professionals such This fast-moving session includes tips on making deadlines, improving staff management and as photographers or online specialists with particular morale, updating design, recruiting, making expertise for the judging. coverage comprehensive and more. Come prepared to walk away with a wealth of ideas. For details about deadlines and other information, please consult our web site:

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are http://cspa.columbia.edu openRemember to all conventionthat ‘All Publications’ delegates. sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 49 Who’s Who at the Convention Previously, Miller contributed to WFPL Jane Moyer has been the adviser for the Institute at Arizona State University in Laurel Wreath, the Lancaster Mennonite 2013. Her students received third place recently won the Enoch Grehan Prize from High School yearbook, for 24 years in for Best of Show in their size division theNews, University the Louisville, of Kentucky KY NPR and affiliate. became He a addition to teaching her other English at the National High School Journalism Kentucky Colonel. He was once re-tweeted courses. The yearbook has consistently Convention in Washington, D.C. by Chuck D, who is an old person like him. won CSPA Gold Medalist awards; the 2014 [@jaymills] book is a Crown Finalist for the 2015 CSPA Dan Nelson is the adviser for The Cougar Crown Awards. Press, the newspaper for Ventura (CA) High Jeff Moffitt is Balfour’s key account/ School. He also advises The Black Gold, education manager. Prior to joining Balfour, Alan Murray is the president and co- the yearbook for Ventura High School. He founder of Uncharted, an entrepreneurial has been advising yearbooks and school The Torch yearbook at Olympia High School venture focused on people, culture and newspapers for 20 years. He is also inMoffitt Orlando, advised FL. The He Oracle is a National newspaper Board and travel. An award-winning photographer, pursuing an M.F.A. in Architecture and has journalist and editor, his work has included studied photography extensively. Education. The publications he advised won assignments, such as the Olympics, NCAA multipleCertified stateTeacher and innational Career awards. and Technical He was tournaments and long-term multimedia Kathleen Neumeyer is the head of the Olympia High School’s Teacher of The Year documentary work. He was awarded Upper School Communications Department in 2007. The JEA honored him as a Special public service honors for his work covering at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. Recognition Adviser in 2010 and he was organ donation issues. He also works She will retire in June after advising the as a project management, media and Upper School newspaper, the Chronicle, bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the leadership consultant. Murray resides in since 1992, launching the Chronicle’s web Universitya JEA Rising of StarTexas in at 2006. Austin Moffitt and has holds been a the Philadelphia area. site and the Big Red Sports magazine in working with yearbooks since the seventh 2006. Her publications have won multiple grade. Mark Murray is coordinator of technology Gold and Silver Crowns from CSPA, National systems for Arlington Independent (TX) Pamela Moreno is currently on the School District. He also serves as the awards from CNPA. She has been honored literary staff for Repentino magazine executive director of the ATPI. He is a Pacemakerswith CSPA’s Gold from Key. NSPA, and first place (http://repentinomagazine.tumblr.com), frequent presenter at conferences and the international art magazine at The workshops around the country, including Sarah Nichols advises student media at American School Foundation in Mexico City. CSPA and JEA/NSPA conferences, SIPA Whitney High School in Rocklin, CA where Repentino has been awarded a 2015 CSPA conference and Gloria Shields All-American her students have been recognized with top Gold Crown. [@idkpamelaa] Publication Workshop. During his tenure national and state honors. Nichols serves as photography instructor as vice president of JEA and is a member at Lamar High School in of the Scholastic Press Rights and Digital Arlington, TX, he was one of Media committees. The 2010 National the advisers to élan, Lamar’s Yearbook Adviser of the Year, she has been literary/art magazine, a honored with JEA’s Medal of Merit and NSPA Pacemaker and CSPA NSPA’s Pioneer Award. Nichols co-authored Silver Crown award winner. the Jostens yearbook adviser curriculum He received a CSPA Gold Key and teaches in the online masters program in 2004 and CSPA Joseph for journalism educators at Kent State M. Murphy Award for University. [@sarahjnichols] Outstanding Service in 2012. O N Sara Oswald has advised the Indianhead Jessica Nassau is the yearbook staff at the University of North adviser of the Rampage Carolina at Pembroke for the past 26 newspaper at Rockville (MD) years and also works with students to High School. In addition produce other university publications. to teaching introductory An adjunct in the mass communication and advanced journalism, department, she is a senior lecturer she supervises the Media in the Department of English, Theatre, Signature Program, which and Foreign Languages. She edits and includes broadcast, yearbook designs newsletters, programs, posters and and creative writing classes. advertisements for organizations within Students attend a session taught by Mike Simons at the 2014 CSPA spring She attended the Reynolds the university and for a local theater. convention.photo/Alan M. Murray 50 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 54 high school and P college publication programs. She Jake Palenske has many titles: convergence served as faculty and graphics guru, technology addict, adviser for retired semi-professional fat man dancer, Cabrini’s CSPA Crown award- those titles describe him best, his business winning Woodcrest and cupcake-seeking sweets fiend. While card says he’s the senior manager of digital, literary magazine. social & advanced media for Raytheon Intelligence, Information & Services in Garland, TX. In his spare time, Palenske Linda Puntney instructs and speaks at journalism and teaches magazine media events across the nation and and feature in Europe. He has been awarded the writing at Kansas CSPA Gold Key and SIPA’s Elizabeth B. State University Dickey Distinguished Service Award. and works as [@jakepalenske] a publications Laura Schaub teaches at the at the 2014 CSPA fall conference..photo/Rebecca Castillo. consultant for Herff Liz Palmer teaches at the CSPA Crown- Jones. She was the winning journalism program at duPont mater, where she also serves as faculty executive director of JEA, director of Manual High School in Louisville, KY. She adviser of the student newspaper. Regan’s Student Publications, Inc., and assistant also serves as media critics for Insider editing and design work have been honored professor in the Miller School of Journalism Louisville (www.insiderlouisville.com). by the Associated Press, SND, NYPC and and Mass Communications. She has advised Other credits include the JEA Special SPJ. Her passion is inspiring and mentoring award-winning publications on the middle Recognition Yearbook Adviser Award, the young journalists. She is an ethics fellow school, high school, community college, NOW Award from the National Organization with the Poynter Institute for Media small university and Big 12 levels. Puntney of Women, and the Enoch Grehan Prize Studies. Last spring, she was honored has received personal honors including the from the University of Kentucky. Someone with CSPA’s Charles R. O’Malley Award for JEA Carl Towley Award, Medal of Merit and once made her a Kentucky Colonel but Excellence in Teaching. Teacher Inspiration awards and the Gold probably regrets it. [@lizpalmer1] Key and the Charles O’Malley Award for Vincenza Rella is one of the advisers of Excellence in Teaching from CSPA. Susan Pavelka is the adviser of the Saga yearbook at St. Joseph by-the-Sea Triton yearbook and Trade Winds High School in Staten Island, NY. Saga was literary magazine. She is also a professor awarded a CSPA Gold Medal in 2011 and of forensics at Marymount California Q 2014. University. She has professional experience in print journalism, digital publications and Gerit Quealy currently writes for Madison Riehle is a senior at Convent broadcast journalism. In 2013, the Triton various outlets, including Biography.com, of the Sacred Heart High School in San was honored with a CSPA Gold Medalist Francisco and a second-year editor-in- award and a NSPA All-American award. radio show, HistoryChiQ SmartTalk. chief of The Broadview newspaper and The Huffington Post, and an Internet This year, the Triton received an NSPA All- Her beat: Everything from lipstick to web site. She has helped The Broadview American award and an ASPA First Place Shakespeare. From 2010 to 2013, she earn 11 local and national journalism with Special Merit award. was a daily columnist on style at NBC awards. Along with her own work, Riehle digital’s LifeGoesStrong.com; her work has led The Broadview in winning two NSPA Merrill Perlman worked for The New York appeared in publications, such as The New Pacemaker Finalist and one CSPA Crown Times for 25 years as an editor, leaving as York Times, Country Living, Woman’s Day awards and the First Amendment Press head of all the copy editors. Now she’s an and Modern Bride. She has had her hand Freedom Award. adjunct professor at Columbia Journalism in a number of books, currently Botanical School; is a freelancer editing books, news Shakespeare. Her overriding passion Jon Ringel advises The Round Table, the is history, with a penchant for putting student news site of Stamford (CT) High and is on the boards of ACES and Journalism contemporary mores and practices in a School. Since taking over the publication in and fiction; gives online group seminars; historical context. [@historychiq] 2011, the staff has grown from eight to 110 Central Park tour guide. [@meperl] students. In 2014, he received a Spotlight & Women Symposium. She’s also an official Claire Regan is associate managing on Teachers award from his school district Dr. Amy Persichetti is a member of editor of the Staten Island Advance, a daily for his work with The Round Table (a CSPA the Cabrini College English and writing newspaper in New York City’s greenest Gold Medalist publication). He also teaches faculty. She shares more than 30 years of borough. Regan is an assistant professor English, is an avid musician and enjoys experience working with students in both of journalism at Wagner College, her alma [@jonringel]

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AdvisersADVISERS Not All Gloom and Doom Photography for Everyone How to Motivate the Unwilling Brenda W. Gorsuch Linda S. Puntney to Do the Impossible for the If you believe what you hear, you probably think You don’t have to be an experienced Ungrateful newspapers are no longer relevant, but you are photographer to benefit from this session. wrong. As we cover high school news today, A look at photography from professional, Mary Kay Downes we need to consider what the research tells us collegiate and scholastic shooters helps Wonder why you plug away day after day only about how our publications can continue to you see the year with a new perspective to receive criticism and complaints? Come have a significant impact in our schools and and gives you ideas and tips on improving to this motivational session to vent to MKD communities. There are steps we can take to the photography in your publications. and leave with some tips for self-survival. write stories that will attract today’s readers. Friday, March 20, 2015 20, March Friday, The Anatomy of Typography Tackling Daily Obstacles: A Fighting for Free Speech While Forum for School Publication Taking a Stand Against Racism Ana Rosenthal Advisers Join us to learn about typography Tara Huber basics and how to use it successfully in Denise Markt Meet the Neshaminy High School editorial a fun, creative and effective manner. Advisers collaborate on First Amendment board members who took the controversial issues which surface daily when guiding stand against the use of offensive Native a student publication. Cutting edge American mascotry in The Playwickian. Hear article topics and advising strategies their journey of how the editors arrived at the Advanced InDesign decision to ban the use of the mascot name and that serve to buttress global citizens’ Hal Schmidt right to freedom of speech are discussed. their current struggles with a publications policy which limits their First Amendment rights. Go beyond the basics of this powerful layout program. Come with questions about your publications and layouts. ALL PUBLICATIONS On-site Critiques Get #Kurnt Each publication staff — print newspaper, Steve Kent Borrowing from the Pros hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine Think you are OCD about type? Prove it. This and general magazine — participate in an in- session focuses on consistency ­— when it’s C. Randy Stano depth critique session to review the reference just right and when it’s too much. See myriad Take a look at the professional media to see essentials and visual and verbal elements of the approaches to sculpt content and keep readers’ what you can revise/change/borrow and publication. The critiques are individualized attention. Font savants, type snobs and natural now adopt from their coverage and design. to meet the specific needs of each staff. This aligners welcome. #ChildrenOfTheKern detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint for the staff to follow for the new school year. DIGITAL MEDIA The Past, Present and Future of Driving Online Content Digital Media Powerful PR Leland Mallett Jake Palenske This session discusses tricks and tips for driving Harry Robert Brake and You know how to use Twitter, Instagram, content to your online publication, from coverage to organization strategies to writing styles. Pamela Moreno Facebook and SnapChat for communicating with your friends. But do you know how to PR is taking new definitions. Wonder use it for communicating with your audience? how PR can work for you? Attend this Learn about the power of digital/social brainstorm session to learn how PR can media, how to use it as communicators, and become your ally and not an obstacle. why it will be so important to your career.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 52 91 st Annual High School Convention Program LAW & ETHICS PHOTOGRAPHY 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. What Is Fair Use? Columns: Love to Read Them; Publishing Photos from a Point- Hard to Write Them Adam Goldstein and-Shoot or Cell Phone What can you use in your publications that Karen H. Flowers Whitney Leonard is copyrighted materials, especially those We like to read columns because it’s like having Nobody likes a camera snob. Every photo can be gathered from the Internet? a conversation between writer and reader. Good worthy of print if it is shot correctly; sometimes column writers have to learn to use their voice that just means knowing what your camera can and share their experiences. This session offers and cannot do. This session covers information ideas for types of columns as well as presents about how to shoot print-worthy photos using MAGAZINES characteristics of good column writing. We’ll the most basic camera or cell phone camera. examine examples of columns that have Now What Do I Do with it? stood the test of time and talk about why. Dave Johnson Gain tips for rewriting your own work YEARBOOKS as well as learning to edit that of your Yearbooks A—Z contributors. These revision tips can Reviewer v. Critic be done on existing poems and fiction. Sandy Hall-Chiles Ann Gramlich Akers and Paul Ender Writing snarky comments about a popular new In a whirlwind of examples and ideas, we’ll restaurant, blaming the school play for the show hundreds of yearbooks from coast waste of an evening, or extolling the hilarity to coast and learn how the most recent Expanding Your Literary of Judd Apatow’s latest film may make your volumes set the standards and raised the Magazine critiques entertaining reading, but probably bar for coverage, concept, design and more. won’t provide opinions useful to your readers. An overview of yearbook awesomeness, Mark Murray To make your recommendations worth student we will identify 26 ideas that can help Explore ways to increase funds and consideration, educate yourself about what make any yearbook even more amazing. improve content with 101 rapid-fire ideas. professionals keep in mind when they offer up a review of a particular venue, event or film. Make Readers Feel Really Good A Marriage of True Minds: The Literary-Arts Hybrid John Cutsinger Keep on Trucking Coverage that connects activities and Melinda Salata John Tagliareni events to the emotions of your readers is How to wed the beauty of the page with This session shows how to cover issues in the foundation for meaningful storytelling. the technology of the Internet to produce detail with strong feature writing, eye-catching Professional creative types know how to a far greater whole that enhances both graphics and theme concepts to create exciting tug at the heart of the matter, and yearbook formats. This session looks at going beyond double trucks. Feature story ideas, writing staffs can take their great ideas and build merely uploading a PDF of the magazine techniques and graphic design are covered “strings attached” verbal and visual coverage. to reconceiving it and its presence online. with examples of double trucks and handouts. Discuss format and content, ways to unite the web site with the printed magazine, and ideas for the future. Spreads We Love Shocking! People Actually Read Jeff Moffitt, NBCT Your Newspaper? This session looks at yearbook design from NEWSPAPERS Ray Westbrook a wide variety of schools and discuss es what makes them interesting, unique or Tired of people skimming through your paper — Things They Might Not Teach You unusual. Sometimes they follow the rules only to be finished in two minutes or less? This in J-School and sometimes they break them, but they all session offers tips on how to develop meaningful have something about them that stands out. Aaron Cahall stories that people actually want to read. Getting through a tough interview and writing a good story is only the beginning. Being an ace reporter requires tricks of the trade you might not learn in the classroom. What do you absolutely have to have in your backpack? Why do you always need to have a pencil handy in the winter? A hyperlocal, one-man-band journalist shares some practical tips he and other working reporters have learned the hard way.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 53 Who’s Who at the Convention Ana Rosenthal is the mass communications into the National Scholastic Journalism at Buffalo with a B.F.A. in communication department chair of The Hockaday School Hall of Fame and chaired the CSPA Judging design. He is a yearbook representative for in Dallas where she advises the school’s Standards Committee for more than 10 Yearbook Advisers, Inc., in Westchester and newspaper The Fourcast, the news web years. She has received the Charles R. Rockland Counties, NY. Semoff began his site hockadayfourcast.org, the yearbook O’Malley, Joseph M. Murphy and James F. journey with yearbooks back in high school. Cornerstones and the literary magazine Paschal awards from CSPA. He joined his yearbook staff during his Vibrato. These publications have been sophomore year and swiftly rose to editor- honored with CSPA Gold Crown awards, NSPA Hal Schmidt has been working with in-chief by his senior year. In addition, Pacemaker awards, and ILPC Star Awards. student publications for more than 25 years, Semoff has worked on a variety of projects She is a 2013 DJNF Special Recognition training staffs to get the most from their from varying companies and institutions, software. He is a representative of Balfour Instructor. Rosenthal currently serves as Yearbooks and co-owner of PS Graphics in Nations in New York City. [@ybkadv] secondAdviser vice and president a JEA Certified for CSPAA. Journalism Fredericksburg, TX. including one affiliated with the United Tracy Anne Sena is the adviser of The Leigh Rubin began drawing Rubes in 1984. Sabrina Schmitz is a representative of Broadview student newspaper and web Rubes is distributed by Creators Syndicate Walsworth Yearbooks and is the former site at Convent of the Sacred Heart High to more than 400 newspapers and media yearbook and newspaper adviser at J.W. School in San Francisco, where she is also outlets worldwide and appears in major Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, the Educational Integration Coordinator. daily metropolitan papers, such as the Los FL. Under her leadership, The Stampede She is a frequent presenter at journalism Angeles Daily News, the Vancouver Sun, yearbook was awarded multiple CSPA and technology conferences and judges the Oregonian, The Washington Times, the Crown awards, a NSPA Pacemaker award, for several local and national journalism Sacramento Bee, the Houston Chronicle, The and was a Design of the Year Finalist in organizations. Sena holds a CSPA Gold Orange County Register, and the Rochester 2012. She was recognized as Teacher of the Key and is a NSPA Pioneer Award, Cal-JEC Democrat and Chronicle. Leigh also enjoys Year in 2013, was a District Teacher of the Educator of the Year, JEA Medal of Merit a busy schedule giving thought-provoking Year Finalist, and teaches at workshops and recipient and DJNF Distinguished Adviser; and entertaining cartoon presentations conventions around the country. has served on national and local scholastic at conferences, schools and professional journalism boards; and is a member of organizations all around the country. www. Blanca Schnobrich has been the digital arts JEA Scholastic Press Rights Commission. rubescartoons.com [@RubesCartoons] teacher and yearbook adviser for Village [@tasena] Christian School in Southern California for the past seven years. In her spare time, she Beth Shull is an Arkansas native who S is a freelance photographer and graphic works at Pulaski Academy, an independent designer. Because Schnobrich developed college preparatory school for preschool Melinda Salata is the adviser for Scroll/ excellent photography skills through through 12th graders, where she teaches Scrolling, the Holton-Arms literary hybrid hands-on experience, she understands journalism, yearbook and photography. magazine. She has worked with Scroll, the most of the questions and confusions She assists in an academic lab for students oldest club at Holton-Arms (founded in beginning photographers have. She loves with learning differences and is the Honor 1905), for 13 years and, in 2012, pushed the to teach basic photography skills. She Council adviser. The 2015 Bruin is the 21st staff to step into the 21st century by creating earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism yearbook she has advised. Shull’s favorite an online presence that includes both a in the early 1990s, which has given places include New York City, the beach and version of the print magazine and also other, her a good foundation for all forms of home. [@bshull29] related material, including performances communication, including photojournalism. and artist portfolios. Scroll/Scrolling was [@VCyearbook2015] Mike Simons is the adviser of the Tesserae honored with a CSPA Gold Crown in 2014 in yearbook at Corning-Painted Post (NY) High the newly created hybrid category. Amy I. Scott is the adviser of Elysium, Coral School in Corning. A frequent presenter at Reef High School’s literary/art magazine. She regional and national workshops, his staffs Laura Schaub is Oklahoma University is an instructor of IB Theory of Knowledge have earned multiple awards in the past Journalism Professor Emerita and and a past recipient of Teacher of the Year Lifetouch’s national education director. and Technology Teacher of the Year awards. and NSPA Pacemaker Finalist honors. Former CSPAA president, Schaub directed Elysium, published continuously since 2005 five years, including CSPA Silver Crowns OIPA for 12 years. At OU, she taught with Scott as the adviser, was a 2006 NSPA the CSPAA and lives in rural upstate New classes in typography, design, graphics and Pacemaker Finalist, the recipient of nine YorkSimons with serves his wife as the and first four vice young president children. of photography. She advised publications at CSPA Gold Medalists, six NCTE’s Highest [@msimons] Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, Awards, numerous CSPA All-Columbians OK for 22 years. Schaub is a CSPA Gold and All-Americans, and is currently a CSPA Ray Slye is a sales and marketing resource Key recipient, past Oklahoma Journalism Crown Finalist. [@AmyTeachesToK] consultant with Herff Jones Yearbooks. He Teacher of the Year and former DJNF taught journalism and advised student Distinguished Adviser. She was inducted Ned Semoff graduated from the University publications in California and Arizona prior

54 91 st Annual High School Convention Program Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 56 to becoming a yearbook representative in the university’s Web Page Style Guide. Since C. Randy Stano is professor of practice the Sacramento, CA area. Slye’s students 2007, she has worked with teachers in in visual journalism and journalism and those at schools in his territory have Lusaka, Zambia through the Communities in the School of Communications and earned numerous national, regional and Without Borders program. Since 2009, she editorial adviser for the Ibis yearbook at state awards. A CSPA Gold Key recipient, has taught in NECIR’s High School Summer the University of Miami. He is the former Slye teaches at workshops and conventions Investigative Reporting Workshop. director of editorial art and design for from coast to coast. The Miami Herald and the Democrat and Laura L. Smith advises The Eagle’s Tale Chronicle of Rochester, NY. Stano was Callie Smith is a junior at The Hockaday Online and Soaring Wings yearbook at assistant art director at the Kansas City School and the current literary editor for Canyon (TX) High School. She also teaches Times and part of its Pulitzer Prize-winning the 2015 Vibrato magazine. She joined the Journalism 1 and Digital Design for Multi- team in 1982 and The Miami Herald’s in staff three years ago. She loves to work on Media. She was named Region 16 Teacher 1993. A former president of SND, Stano also Vibrato because it allows the staff to collect of the Year in 2008-2009 and received the chaired the southeast region, contest and and publish the school’s creative talent. Edith Fox King Award from Texas ILPC in quick course committees for SND. While 2011. Her students include Texas All-State teaching at A.N. McCallum High School in Helen F. Smith is the executive director Journalists, state writing champions and Austin, TX during the 1970’s, Stano was the of the NESPA and a past president of the scholarship winners. The Eagle’s Tale Online school’s publications adviser and the DJNF CSPAA. From 1973 to 2009, she taught National High School Journalism Teacher English and journalism and advised the [@Lauralysmith] of the Year in 1974. Stano has received Newtonite and Mirettes at Newton North is a first-time CSPA Crown Finalist this year. Gail Katz Snyder advises Etchings, South numerous awards for art/design directing (MA) High School. Publications she has River High School’s literary magazine, from SND, National Headliners Club, Florida edited include Journalist’s Handbook where she serves as English Department SNE, Print and many other design contests. for NESPA, Springboard to Journalism chairperson. Snyder teacher English 10 He works as a consultant and judge for Honors, speech and debate, creative writing, numerous art/design competitions. Stano CSPA Stylebook, Scholastic Newspaper and journalism. Having achieved her received the CSPA Gold Key in 1980, CSPA’s Fundamentalsand its Teacher’s and ScholasticManual, The Newspaper Official Joseph M. Murphy Award for service in Critique for CSPA. Along with teaching in served as a cohort leader for others seeking 2005 and CSPA’s Charles O’Malley Award CSPA programs, she has taught workshops toNational achieve Board as NBC Certification, teachers. Snyder Additionally, has also for excellence in teaching in 2013. for high school students and teachers at she has written extensive curriculum for Boston University, and, through the Soros her school system, as well as has served on Foundation, in Kyrgyzstan, the Republic Evva Starr is the adviser of the Common many Anne Arundel County committees. of Georgia, Hungary and Romania. The Sense newspaper and the Fife & Drum Snyder is a 2014 recipient of a CSPA Gold U.S. State Department’s ACCELS program yearbook at Thomas S. Wootton High School Key. also sent her to teach in Kyrgyzstan. in Rockville, MD. She served as news editor At the American University of Central and editor-in-chief of her high school paper, Anne M. Solomon advises Apogee, the Loch Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, she was a has a B.S. degree in journalism from the Raven High School yearbook in Towson, MD. visiting teacher from 2006 to 2010. She Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern She has more than a dozen years of collegiate edited the Writing Handbook for the University and worked as a reporter/copy and secondary teaching experience as well American University of Central Asia and editor at the Virginia Pilot and Ledger Star as professional experience as a public in Norfolk, VA. She has been a high school relations specialist. She newspaper and yearbook adviser for 15 holds a B.A. in professional years and has served as a CSPA newspaper writing from Wheeling and yearbook judge. [@evvastarr] Jesuit University, an M.A. in communication from the University of Delaware, Allie Staub advises The Scrapbook an M.A. in education from Notre Dame of Maryland University, and is currently yearbook at Westfield Middle School in studying in a Ph.D. program yearbookWestfield, students IN, where have she earned teaches numerous art and for educational leadership. stateyearbook. and national In her five honors years including of advising, a CSPA her Her background in writing, Gold Crown in 2013, a CSPA Silver Crown in design, marketing and 2014, a CSPA Crown Finalist in 2015, NSPA education provides a Best of Show awards and Picture of the Year powerful backbone for (2012 and 2013). A self-taught yearbook educating teens and adviser and self-proclaimed font snob and advising an award-winning yearbook nerd, she teaches at both local and Randy Stano and JoAnn Davila judge high school visual categories for yearbook publication since 2008. national yearbook workshops. for the 2011 Gold Circle judging. photo/Rebecca Castillo

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 55 Who’s Who at the Convention continues on page 63 Deborah J. Stepelman initiated the Math spoken at the NSPA and CSPA conventions John Tagliareni advised Bear Facts, Mag at Salanter Akiba Riverdale (NY) High on numerous occasions and has been an School and served as coordinator of math advocate of online high school journalism (NJ) High School, for 37 years, until he enrichment. Metromath featured her since 1998. [@gstobbe] retiredthe student in 2010. newspaper Bear Facts of earnedBergenfield state article about the magazine. She previously and national awards including: GSSPA’s taught math at The Bronx (NY) High School David Studinski is Director of Product Garden State Award, CSPA’s Gold Medalists, of Science, where her responsibilities Management at Sailthru, a behavioral Silver Crowns and All-Columbian Honors. included mentoring student teachers, communication and analytics platform. Bear Facts was featured on the Reading serving on the Standing Committee on He was a columnist and design editor Rainbow program, ABC-TV’s Nightline of his high school publication, and went and National Public Radio. He serves as mediation specialist and more. Currently, on to be editor-in-chief of Ball State a GSSPA past president and as a member StepelmanMathematics is aof consultant NYC, serving to students as a conflict and University’s student newspaper. Outside of JEA Student Press Rights Commission. schools wanting to create a mathematics He served as a CSPA judge and CSPAA magazine and/or participate in Math the NYC Pride March Director and is one Recording Secretary. His awards include: Fairs. She earned her B.A. from CUNY, M.S. of histhe office,youngest he is docents in his second at the year National of as GSSPA Golden Quill, DJNF Distinguished September 11thMemorial Museum. Adviser Award, CSPA Gold Key, OIPA and Instructional Technology from NYIT. She JEA Lifetime Achievement awards, The New wasfrom awarded Yeshiva UniversityTeacher of andthe YearCertificate by AOJT. of Edmund Sullivan serves as executive York Times and CSPA Charles R. O’Malley director of CSPA. A former high school Award for Excellence in Teaching, The Sandy Stephens is the adviser of both newspaper editor, he recalls being forced Deadline Club, The New York City Chapter the Aries yearbook and the Green & Gold to watch as his school’s principal burned of SPJ, Teacher Recognition Award. newspaper at Grayson High School in an issue he had edited. He considers Loganville, GA. Her love for journalism that episode as having “seared” the First Alexander Thorp advises The Observatory began in high school and has grown over Amendment into his consciousness. As a Yearbook Journalism program at The Bronx the years. Her yearbook staff has won result, he has dedicated his working life to (NY) High School of Science, a school for numerous awards from GSPA, AmerSPA, the cause of a free student press. Besides gifted students. He previously was an editor and CSPA. The 2014 yearbook, Complete his work at Columbia University, he served at Random House (Bantam Doubleday Dell) 180, is a Crown Finalist for in the 2015 CSPA on the SPLC Board of Directors from 1983 and at Columbia University Press. During Crown Award this year. to 2000. His numerous awards include the 14 years that he has served as faculty the Laurence B. Johnson Award for Best adviser to The Observatory, the yearbook Editorial Writing from EPAA, Distinguished times in every major national journalism Service Award competition.has won first place ratings numerous from CCJA, the Reid Cameron Todd is a junior at The Hockaday Montgomery Service School. Todd has been part of Vibrato Award from CMA, the magazine’s staff for the past three years. NSPA Pioneer Award, She is currently the photography editor and, the SIPA Outstanding as such, collects submissions and facilitates Service Award and the the review process. Through her work on Gold Key from CSPA. Vibrato, Todd has learned to appreciate the He was inducted artistic work of her peers. into the National Scholastic Journalism Violet Turner has taught secondary English Hall of Fame in 1998. in the Wantagh (NY) School District for [@ManWithaHat] nearly 30 years. She is an adjunct professor for Long Island University, teaches creative Students set up for a broadcast stand up in front of Butler Library at the 2014 writing, and is the adviser to Escapades, the Fall Conference. Wantagh High School literary magazine. Greg D. Stobbe is the adviser of The T Turner’s professional background includes Feather Online (www.thefeather.com) at writing radio copy as well as newspaper Fresno Christian High School. CSPA has Michael Tedder is the Managing Editor of and magazine feature articles. She was the honored The Feather Online with multiple the Talkhouse, freelance writer for Rolling CSPA Crown awards and NSPA has awarded Stone, Pitchfork, Spin, Vulture, and so on. He School Teacher Fiction Writing Contest The Feather Online numerous Online was an editor on his high school yearbook, and2012 received finalist thein the New Norman York State Mailer English High Pacemakers. Stobbe is a former board wrote for a teenager-focused section of the Council Educator of Excellence Award member of JEANC and Highwired.com and Orlando Sentinel and did a million things (2008). Turner is currently completing an a winner of CNPA Foundation’s 2012 High for the Maneater, his college’s student M.F.A. in Creative Writing from SUNY Stony School Adviser Training Grant. Stobbe has newspaper. Brook Southampton. 56 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

AdvisersADVISERS Control Freak’s Guide to Design Wanna Be a #journalist? Step Up A Wiser Adviser Brenda W. Gorsuch Your Twitter Game John Cutsinger Today’s students lead fast-paced lives. They Liz Palmer and James Miller Join the culture club with some sage advice suffer from information overload. Flashy web Once upon a time, we rarely tweeted. But in from someone who has been there and done sites, slick magazines, action-packed video one year, Twitter transformed our journalism that. Whether a rookie or an experienced games and movies compete for students program at duPont Manual High School, adviser, you are sure to get an idea or two attention. Given the situation, publication our careers, and our lives. Fifty-nine percent that will make your life better and easier. staffs need to take a serious look at their of journalists are on Twitter as of 2013, publication design and learn how to use and the number keeps growing. We’ll tell design techniques to increase readership. you how we use it as a source, a forum, a professional network, a promotional tool, From First Date to Falling in love and, most importantly, as an amplifier.

Friday, March 20, 2015 20, March Friday, You can become a sought-after voice in Laura L. Smith Making Teamwork Work your community by doing the amazing Discover ideas for teaching beginning work you always do—just add Twitter. journalism classes that help students Sara Hashem Liles and Molly Clarkson move from “I’m here because theater class For advisers and editor-in-chiefs, one was full” to “Journalism is my passion.” commonly asked question is “What do you do when you disagree?” This session Student Press Rights: You Can focuses on avoiding these kinds of setbacks, Have Them, Too delegating responsibilities among co- ALL PUBLICATIONS advisers and editors in order to make Tracy Anne Sena, Madison Riehle and On-site Critiques the class or club a well-oiled machine. Tatiana Gutierrez Each publication staff — print newspaper, Learn from a student editor perspective hybrid, digital, yearbook, literary magazine how we moved from a newspaper under prior review and restraint to a First and general magazine — participate in an in- The Past, Present and Future of depth critique session to review the reference Amendment Press Freedom Award- essentials and visual and verbal elements of the Digital Media winning school — and how you can, too. publication. The critiques are individualized Jake Palenske to meet the specific needs of each staff. This You know how to use Twitter, Instagram, detailed evaluation can serve as a blueprint Facebook and SnapChat for communicating for the staff to follow for the new school year. Steps to Create a Better Design/ with your friends, but do you know how to use it for communicating with your audience? Art Headline Learn about the power of digital/social C. Randy Stano media, how to use it as communicators and Stano walks you through a step-by-step process Murder, Mayhem, and Cartoons: why it will be so important to your career to take into consideration when creating New Challenges for the Media design/art headlines for your publication. Warren Green This panel (see page 3 for more information) Four Levels of Storytelling of professional journalists will discuss the practical and ethical challenges for reporters Linda S. Puntney Student Swap Shop and editors deciding what is news and how to Not all stories should be told the same. This Melissa Wantz, moderator report news when reporters and cartoonists session examines storytelling techniques from Calling all digital, magazine, newspaper and are being murdered, words are triggering the professional, collegiate and high school yearbook staffers. Take this chance to network riots, many expressions are considered media. You’ll laugh, you may cry and you will with students from across the country in a “offensive” and extreme views are becoming learn how to best tell the stories of the year. discussion about your publications. commonplace. How does the coverage affect perceptions of the objectivity and credibility of the reporters and news outlets? Beginning Photoshop Hal Schmidt Get the basics on adjusting and cropping photos. See easy steps for cut-outs and other special effects.

Tweet what you learned at #cspasc15 58 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Localizing and Nationalizing How to Say Something Captioning 1, 2, 3 News Meaningful without Whining Mike Simons Elizabeth Zwerling Sandy Hall-Chiles Learn to write captions that everyone From community (or school) to national news With the exception of student government, will read. Get the simple formula outlets, today’s journalists must think globally. no other institution on your campus has for taking captions to the next level. Local news has the potential to become the authority or platform to advocate for international news thanks to the emergence of students like the school newspaper. But, the Web as the predominant vehicle for news too often, staff editorials resemble rants, consumption. The challenge for community not reasoned arguments. Learn how to YEARBOOKS news outlets is to report stories that appeal use this opportunity wisely to open dialog Now That’s a Concept to their communities, and also represent the and perhaps affect meaningful change. communities’ uniqueness for a global audience. Providing a collective and powerful voice is Ann Gramlich Akers and Ray Slye This workshop looks at ways to nationalize and not only your right, but your responsibility. It’s more than a theme. It’s more than color, localize news for your community and beyond. type, shapes, texture and “identifiable” elements. Don’t forget that the verbal message and coverage choices are important factors Writing about the Death of a in anchoring and developing the ideas that LAW & ETHICS Student or Teacher set any year’s book apart from the others. State Laws Protecting Press Kathleen Neumeyer Freedom When a death occurs in a school community, Mark Goodman it often takes everyone by surprise. Student A Designer’s Guide to What Seven state legislatures have enacted laws newspapers should plan in advance how they Works that protect the rights of student journalists, would handle the death of a student or teacher and lawmakers are discussing ways to protect — does it go on the front page? Should it be Rick Brooks and limit student expression each year. Learn a traditional obituary? Should there be any An up-to-date look at design trends how the existing state laws work, where other kind of tribute or eulogy printed? This from all forms of mass media. The best this effort is heading and how you can work session talks about how to write a dignified, design is all around you. Learn how to towards enacting legislation in your own state. respectful and journalistically sound story be inspired by the most effective trends. that will help a grieving school community.

Design Quest 2016: Finding MAGAZINES PHOTOGRAPHY Poetry in Translation Great Ideas for Your 2016 Improving Photography in Your Dave Johnson Publications Jim Jordan Chinese written characters can be used as a This session will stimulate your thinking medium for a poem. Get closer to the root of Mark Murray for next year. Where do the great yearbook language by exploring relationships between Strong photography leads to great designers get all those great ideas? Come see symbol and meaning. newspapers, yearbooks and magazines. Take what the professionals are doing and see how a look at examples of strong photographs you might adapt them to next year’s book. and learn some tips for capturing images like these for your publication. NEWSPAPERS Baby Market How Not to Let the Administration Push You Around Crystal Kazmierski It’s All about Light: The Basics If you are selling seniors ad space in the Robert Greenman of Digital Photography and SLR yearbook ad section (or just paying tribute How administrators attempt to manipulate, Cameras to them), you’ve come to the right place. intimidate and subvert high school reporters, Get tips on promoting “baby ads” and how editors and advisers and what you can do about it. Blanca Schnobrich to design them to fit the look of your book. You spent over $500 on a good SLR camera but you’re still not capturing the photos you had hoped for? Let’s explore the basics of an SLR camera, why it’s essential for good photojournalism, and how to use it to capture great photos.

Remember that ‘All Publications’ sessions are open to all convention delegates. Columbia Scholastic Press Association 59 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ALL PUBLICATIONS Branding Your Publication Telling the Whole Story Rhythms for Storytelling in the Daniel M. Haygood Kathleen Neumeyer Digital Age This session is about branding scholastic There’s always more than one side to the media properties. Haygood introduces story — sometimes more than just two sides Mario García modern concepts of branding and discusses to the story. The journalist’s responsibility to The news cycle has changed and how you report how to apply these concepts to school write a fair and unbiased story requires telling it has evolved. We now live and survive in two yearbooks, newspapers and magazines. These as many of them as you can. How to find tempos of receiving information: the 24/7 concepts are based on long-held practices authoritative sources, when and how to use constant flow of always updated information; of the marketing and advertising industry. anonymous sources and putting a story into and the curated and carefully crafted in- perspective without taking sides are covered. depth pieces that have a definite beginning and end. Come to this lively demonstration Localizing and Nationalizing News of how to nurture and produce this balance. PHOTOGRAPHY

Friday, March 20, 2015 20, March Friday, Elizabeth Zwerling DSLR Lighting A-Z From community (or school) to national Bringing It Home: How to news outlets, today’s journalists must think Mike Simons globally. Local news has the potential to Tired of your shots not looking good because of Localize World and National become international news thanks to the bad lighting? Learn how to work with ambient, News emergence of the Web as the predominant modified and accessory light, including Speedlite vehicle for news consumption. The challenge strobes. Lighting on a budget is covered too. Joelle Keene for community news outlets is to report Do world, national or local news have anything stories that appeal to their communities, and to do with your readers? Are your readers also represent the communities’ uniqueness interested in reading about outside events in for a global audience. This workshop will YEARBOOKS their school newspaper? The answer to both looks at ways to nationalize and localize How to Survive the Demands of a questions is yes, and depending on how it’s news for your community and beyond. Chronological Book handled, “outside news” can be among your most widely read stories. The trick is first to Beth Ann Brown expand your definition of “local,” and then LAW & ETHICS Chronological coverage can be both a blessing to localize the news without trivializing it or and a curse. This session discusses practices repeating what has been published elsewhere. Designating Your Publication as and strategies to help your staff with content Public Forum organization and coverage management. Staff structures are also discussed. 8 Things You Didn’t Know Adobe Mark Goodman The courts say the forum status of each Illustrator Could Do individual student publication makes all the difference in free press rights. Learn how to Diet, Exercise, and Pizza Tracy Anne Sena determine whether your publication qualifies If you have the Adobe Creative Suite, you Crystal Kazmierski and Jim Jordan – you may be surprised at the answer – and already have Illustrator, a powerful tool Producing a yearbook is like going how to work towards a public forum policy for making beautiful infographics for your on a diet. Some work, some don’t. You that matters. publication. The presenter has videos covering never know until you try. Need ideas for all skills in this presentation at YouTube.com/ recruiting, organizing, staying on task and user/TracyAnneSena keeping things fun? This session might MAGAZINES help. You never know unless you come! Poetry: The Language of Music Unite, Divide, Conquer Dave Johnson Coverage: It’s What Sells Sara Hashem Liles and Molly Clarkson Create poems by finding the music in your Running any publication as an afterschool own voice. We will listen to music as part of Linda S. Puntney club can be extremely difficult for a number the writing process. Coverage is too often forgotten in today’s of reasons. Advisers and editors share tips on yearbooks. Pretty design may get the how to successfully raise funds, obtain school readers’ attention but won’t boost sales wide notoriety, and work as a cohesive and NEWSPAPERS if they don’t see themselves in the book. successful team to meet goals and deadlines. Finding and Reporting the Truth Get specific ideas to enhance each section of your book as well as produce expanded in the High School Newspaper coverage via web sites or social networks. Robert Greenman Reporters, writers, editors and advisers search for methods and strategies for getting it right.

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and also by the DJNF with the DJNF National yearbook students have earned several V Journalism Teacher of the Year. The Royal state and national awards, including three News (www.trnwired.org) was honored consecutive CSPA Gold Crowns and a 2011 Wanda Vanish teaches English and advises with a CSPA Gold Crown in 2012 and 2013 NSPA Pacemaker. Zhu is the JEA Junior the online newspaper and print literary and an NSPA Online Pacemaker in 2012 and High/Middle School Contest Chair. magazine at Altoona (PA) Area Junior High 2013. [@cwaugaman] School. The staffs of both publications have Elizabeth Zwerling is a former award- been recognized locally and nationally. Ray Westbrook is the newspaper and winning newspaper reporter who left Vanish served as president of the PSPA from yearbook adviser at St. Mark’s School of the newsroom for the classroom and 2005 to 2008. She worked with PennCORD Texas in Dallas where publications he is currently an associate professor of and attended The Peter Jennings Institute advises have won CSPA Gold Crowns, NSPA journalism at the University of La Verne for Journalists and the Constitution. Vanish Pacemakers and Gold Stars. A frequent in California. At ULV, she advises the served as Pennsylvania state representative speaker at publications workshops during university’s award-winning Campus Times for JEA until 2011. Vanish was honored by the summer, he is the immediate past newspaper and teaches news reporting, CSPA in 2010 with a Gold Key award. president of CSPAA and now chairs its media ethics and other courses. She also Honors Committee. He has received the advises ULV’s chapter of Her Campus, the Gold Key from CSPA, the John Murrell nationally networked college women’s W Excellence in Teaching Award from St. magazine. Zwerling continues to write and Mark’s and the Edith Fox King Award and produce journalism across the media, most Lizabeth A. Walsh is the Re-Wa-Ne the Max Haddick Texas Journalism Teacher recently for Women’s eNews, the Online yearbook adviser at Reno (NV) High School. of the Year award from ILPC. Journalism Review, Ms. Magazine, Pasadena She has taught yearbook for almost 25 Weekly and Public Radio, among others. years and newspaper for seven years. Her staffs’ publications have earned CSPA Y Kathleen D. Zwiebel was the 1998 DJNF Gold Medalists, NSPA All-Americans, and National High School Journalism Teacher have placed in NSPA’s Best of Show. She Sergio Luis Yanes is the adviser of the teaches at summer camps, conventions and WolfPack Yearbook at Lawton Chiles High at Pottsville Area (PA) High School that conferences, and she evaluates and judges School in Tallahassee, FL, where he also receivedof the Year. national She advised and state five honorspublications from publications. She was awarded CSPA’s teaches English. He serves as a professional CSPA, NSPA and PSPA. A 1996 CSPA Gold Gold Key and was a 2011 Distinguished development lead, assisting teachers in Key recipient, Zwiebel also received the Yearbook Adviser. Request electronic enhancing learning with technology. He has CSPA Diamond Jubilee Award, CSPA’s sharing of materials at editorlaw@gmail. taught copywriting and layout design skills Charles R. O’Malley Award for Excellence in com. [@lizabethwalsh] at yearbook camps as well as in smaller Teaching, NSPA Pioneer Award, JEA Medal group settings for the past two years. of Merit and PSPA Teacher of the Year. She Melissa Wantz is the adviser of The Foothill The WolfPack has earned high marks in is a past president of CSPAA and now chairs Dragon Press, the online news site at critiques and was honored to be selected for its committee on Judging Standards. Foothill Technology High School in Ventura, Herff Jones’ “Ideas CA. She founded the digital journalism that Fly” in 2014. program in 2008 as a 10-member lunch [@commapolice] club and this year advises a staff of 37. She serves as president of the CSPAA and has taught digital journalism for advisers at Z CSPA’s Summer Journalism Workshops for the past four summers. The Foothill Dragon Laura Zhu advises Press (www.foothilldragonpress.org) the Jamboree has been recognized with two CSPA Gold Yearbook at Toby Crowns and four NSPA Online Pacemakers Johnson Middle School in Elk consecutive years. [@mwantz] Grove, CA. She and been designated All-American for five was Elk Grove Chris Waugaman is the adviser of Royals Media, which is composed of Prince George District’s 2013 (VA) High School’s newspaper, online, TeacherUnified of Schoolthe Year broadcast, yearbook, and literary magazine and a California staffs. He serves as the director of VAJTA, League of Middle and is on the board of SIPA. In 2014, he was Schools Educator honored by CSPA with the Gold Key award of the Year. Zhu’s Newspaper students at the 2005 Spring Convention participate in a swap shop session with Kathleen Zwiebel. photo/Joe Pineiro Columbia Scholastic Press Association 63 The Joseph M. Murphy Award for Outstanding Service The Joseph M. Murphy Award is named for the CSPA’s founding director and honors his 45 years of distinguished service to the student press and to Columbia University. This award recognizes outstanding service to the Association over many years. It is intended as the ultimate distinction offered by the Association for service by a person. Suggestions for suitable candidates should be sent to the executive director. There is no formal nomination process. The Murphy Award is discretionary. If presented, it is given at the Association’s annual Spring Convention in March at Columbia University. 2015 Murphy Award Recipient I decided I wanted to be a journalist in ninth grade after years of reading the daily newspaper and watching the evening news with my family. An avid reader of the Philadelphia Bulletin, delivered to my home in New Jersey, I wrote to columnist Claude Lewis asking how to pursue my dream. He advised me to study journalism in college and suggested I send away for a little pamphlet published by an outfit called the Newspaper Fund in Princeton, NJ. I used that booklet to find an undergraduate program in journalism at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut where I received a full scholarship. Back in Philadelphia on a school break, I visited Channel 10 where Edie Huggins, the first African-American broadcast anchor there, advised me to learn journalistic writing if I wanted to work in television. For a variety of reasons, I decided on-air work wasn’t for me but I took her advice to heart emphasizing print journalism. After graduating with a B.A., I worked for 12 years as an education reporter, news editor, bureau chief, columnist and city editor at what was then Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Westchester County, NY. I used the first-generation pagination system to lay out the daily paper. I learned and watched as newspaper production became increasingly technology driven. While at Gannett, I helped lead the diversity committee charged with diversifying coverage and recruiting journalists of color to work for the company. LINDA Thomas E. Engleman, executive director of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, hired me as assistant to the director in 1988. In 1992, I was promoted to deputy director when Richard S. Holden became executive director. I was named managing SHOCKLEY director of the Fund last August. The Fund ‘s work remains to promote journalism careers and helping diversify the •B.A. Journalism, University of Bridgeport, 1976 nation’s newsrooms with a renewed emphasis on digital programs. Maintaining quality instruction in the basics of journalism, accurate and unbiased reporting, •Managing Director, Dow Jones News Fund, Inc., 2014 to present clear and compelling writing and superb copyediting are still our highest •Deputy Director, DJNF, 1992-2004 priorities. Assistant to Director, DJNF, 1988-1992 While my background is in print journalism, I’ve picked up a few digital skills • President, Lawnside Historical Society, along the way to develop, oversee and maintain DJNF’s web site, produce the Inc., Lawnside, NJ (nonprofit member annual report, digitize internal operations and integrate social media into the organization which owns and operates Fund’s communications. Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum), 1994 to present During 26 years with DJNF, my primary responsibilities have included overseeing •Convention chair, National the summer high school journalism workshops program and coordinating the Association of Black Journalists, 1987- business reporting internship program since its inception in 1995. I was also 1989 and member, NABJ 1984 to present responsible for Adviser Update, the quarterly newspaper for high school media teachers, alumni relations and coordinating the National High School Journalism •Member, journalism Education Association, 1988 to present and Teacher Awards program. Recruiting efforts have taken me to career fairs, member of its Outreach Academy individual college classrooms and national conventions. teaching new advisers at conventions I could not imagine at 14, that I would be honored by such a venerated •Member, The American Society of News Editors, Society of Professional organization for my work with the small nonprofit foundation that helped me Journalists, the Associated Press Sports pursue my dream. Editors, the Online News Association and AEJMC. Honors: The Robert Knight Multicultural Recruitment Award from the Scholastic •Gold Key, Columbia Scholastic Press and Minorities in Communication divisions of the Association for Education in Association, 2003 Journalism and Mass Communication; a Gold Key from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, a Community Service Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Pioneer Award from the National Scholastic Press Association. The Journalism Education Association also named Shockley a Friend of Scholastic Journalism. For several years Shockley helped teach in JEA’s Outreach Academy, a project of the group’s Multicultural Commission.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 65 The Charles R. O’Malley Award for Excellence in Teaching The Charles R. O’Malley Award for Excellence in Teaching is named for the CSPA’s second director and honors his generous service to the student press and to Columbia University, his alma mater. This award recognizes “a sustained record of outstanding teaching” in support of student journalism or student publishing. It is intended to be the CSPA’s highest accolade in support of the core function of teaching as related to student-practiced journalism. Suggestions for suitable candidates should be sent to the executive director. There is no formal nomination process. The O’Malley Award is discretionary. If presented, it is given at the Association’s annual Spring Convention in March at Columbia University.

66 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 2015 O’Malley Award Recipient

Scholastic journalism had an enormous impact in my life. My scholastic journalism mentors paved the way: For me, it all began when I met my first journalism adviser, Miss Barbara Garfunkel, who became my mentor at Miami-Dade Community College where I became editor of the Falcon Times. Later, as editor of the University of South Florida’s The Oracle, my interest in journalism grew, and the rest was history. But it was only the beginning. Then, I became an adviser to the Falcon Times, replacing the retiring Miss Garfunkel. It was at this time that I won a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Fellowship to study at the University of Oklahoma. It was an honor for a college professor/ journalism adviser to get such a fellowship, and 12 of us gathered there to study for three weeks, and become better teachers. That is how I met one of my most theatrically memorable mentors: the late Prof. James F. Paschal. He would become a lifelong friend to me and my family. Jim Paschal taught journalism, but he had a passion for scholastic journalism, student newspapers and yearbooks, and he was certain that participation in student publications made a student a better citizen, MARIO regardless of whether they were interested in a journalism career. Of course, after students attended a Jim Paschal workshop, THEY forever wanted to go GARCÍA into journalism. Legions of his students did. Jim played the piano like a pro, and he loved everything about Walt Disney •B.A., University of South Florida, 1969 (had held a job at Disneyland in California during his college years). To this •M.A., 1972, and Ph.D., University of day, when I hear the signature Disney song “When You Wish Upon a Star” Miami, 1976 I immediately think of Jim Paschal and his passion for our profession, his •Professor at Miami-Dade Community impeccable timing in front of a class (master teacher that he was), and the College, Syracuse University and the fact that he was a showman, knew it and did not try to hide it. University of South Florida Two weeks into the workshop at Oklahoma, Jim pulled me aside one day and •CEO/Founder, Garcia Media, global company specializing in graphic said: “You were born to teach, and I think I’d like to join me on a workshop design/redesign for more than 700 for high school and college journalists next month.” projects in 120 countries Showman Jim and showman Mario hit the road to do workshops nationally •Hearst Digital Media Professor in Residence at Columbia Journalism from coast to coast that summer, and for many years after that. School, 2014; now Senior Adviser for News Design, teaching as an adjunct My mentor Jim taught me that passion is the key and that perfection is not a professor choice. •University of Missouri’s School Yes, all of my mentors are now deceased. But mentors brand you. Their of Journalism Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service in Journalism, teachings, guidance, recommendations and, most importantly, their faith 2011 in you, stays there, intact. When you begin to have self doubts, you can •More than 300 awards from the see their faces, hear their voices, believing in you. Then, somehow, you Society of News Design including its straighten yourself up, give them a nod and move on. Lifetime Achievement Award Then, suddenly, the constant evolution of life in all its manifestations makes •Selected by People magazine as one of 100 Most Influential Hispanics YOU a mentor. •Gold Key, Columbia Scholastic Press I have mentored many, and I am honored that they would give me the Association, 1980 chance. I continue to do that, and will probably do it to the end. •Author of 13 books, including The (New) Adviser, CSPAA, 1974 and his Mentors believe in you and push you to pursue your dreams. In my view, latest, The iPad Design Lab: Storytelling nobody makes it without that mentor and that push. I believe that there is in the Age of the Tablet, 2012 a mentor in every journalism adviser, and I know I would not be here today without my wonderful mentors.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 67 Gold Key

“In recognition of outstanding devotion to the cause of the school press, encouragement to the student editors in their several endeavors, service above and beyond the call of delegated duty, leadership in the field of education, and support of the high ideals from which the Association has drawn its strength and inspiration” are the words on the certificate that accompanies the CSPA’s Gold Key. The Gold Key has its roots in history. The crown on its top is a symbol of King’s College, formally established by Royal Charter on October 31, 1754, as the first such institution in the Province of New York and the fifth in the American Colonies. After the Revolutionary War, its name was changed to Columbia College. The Trustees authorized the change to the institution’s present name of Columbia University in the City of New York in 1896. Bearing a replica of the seal of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Key includes the date of the CSPA’s founding, 1925. Inside the frame is a reproduction of the facade of Low Memorial Library, the central architectural feature of the University’s Morningside Heights campus and a New York City landmark. The CSPA seal was executed by James Kip Finch, professor (and later Dean) of engineering at Columbia. A total of 902 Gold Keys have been awarded since the CSPA’s founding director, Joseph M. Murphy, started the tradition in 1929. Beginning in 1930, Gold Keys were presented during the concluding ceremonies of the Association’s annual convention. Different procedures were used to select those honored with the Gold Key during the CSPA’s history. Most often prior to 1955, an advisory committee would consider nominees recommended by past Key recipients. Many faculty adviser nominees were considered due to an extensive record of the CSPA honors earned by the student publications they advised. From 1955 until 1979, Joseph M. Murphy made the annual selections with some advice from officers of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association (CSPAA). Selections in 1980 and 1981 were made by then-director Charles R. O’Malley. From 1982 until 1991, selections were made by a committee convened by Executive Director Edmund J. Sullivan, using nominees suggested by either past Key recipients or directors of state scholastic press associations. Beginning with the 1992 selections, Sullivan asked the CSPAA to create a permanent Committee on Honors and Awards, chaired by its immediate past president, to make the selections, accepting nominees from scholastic, collegiate and professional sources, including past recipients.

68 91 st Annual High School Convention Program 2015 Gold Key Recipients LOGAN As a journalism educator for more than 17 years, I have worked to engage students through challenging and AIMONE rewarding experiences and to create an environment where students can belong and find their voices. While •M.Ed. in English/Journalism, teaching the fundamentals of writing, photography, University of Missouri design and digital media, I have worked to reinforce the •Advises the newspaper and expectation of excellence and the desire to improve. These yearbook at University High goals are at the core of what drives me every day whether School, University of Chicago Lab Schools, 2015 to present as a classroom teacher, workshop presenter or as executive director of the National Scholastic Press Association. •Business Development Director, School Newspapers Online, Regardless of my title, I have always considered myself to Minneapolis, MN 2013-2014 be a teacher. I am passionate about helping curious young people discover their talents and achieve their goals. •Executive Director, National Scholastic Press Association, During the six years I led NSPA, its programs to inspire and recognize the best of Associated Collegiate Press, scholastic journalism moved from a print focus to a digital leader. As workshop director Minnesota HS Press Association Minneapolis, MN 2007-2013 for seven summers in Washington state, I emphasized affordable training, so more than 200 students and dozens of advisers could attend each year. Relationships I built while •English/Journalism Teacher, teaching for a decade at Wenatchee High School led to significant community support Wenatchee (WA) High School, 1997-2007 to fight censorship, influence community attitudes and establish a parent booster club. I believe strongly in sharing — ideas, advice, curriculum and even a helping hand when •Presenter at national journalism conventions and summer necessary. While my roots are solidly in traditional media, I have built on experiences to workshops understand the digital path ahead. •Master Journalism Educator That path is not fully cleared, but that excites me. In January, I began a new role at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, a teaching experience unmatched in its ability to extend learning and a learning experience for students to put theory into practice. U-High is a special place where journalism is taken seriously. It thrills me to be there.

Wasn’t sure if education/teaching would be my EDMOND second (and perhaps final) career, I knew I would KWONG enjoy mentoring and passing on all my knowledge, my experience, and my wisdom to the next generation or •Yearbook Adviser, Homestead to whomever is willing to listen and learn. All my life, High School, Cupertino, CA, I’ve had great appreciation, admiration, and respect 2004 to present for teaching professionals, despite their being under •Teaches yearbook journalism/ appreciated and under paid. Now with ten plus years technical writing, multi- of teaching under my belt, I look back with no regrets. media design, photography, The ultimate pay off was not the dollar value on my video production, computer paycheck at the end of each month but the emails I applications receive from former students who have moved on to •Coaches JV boys and girls became contributors to communities and industries while tennis enjoying life. The most satisfying feeling is watching my students grow, achieve, and •Freelance Photographer be recognized. They don’t have to show their gratitude with Starbucks gift cards or a & Graphic Designer, Image greeting card here and there. All I want was for them to keep challenging themselves and Worx specializes in event do their best to try reaching their potential, explore, take chances, be creative and think photos sports, portraits, photo outside the box, be innovative. journalism, 2001 to present Journalism students are amazing kids. I’m impressed by how they start out as curious •Product Marketing Manager, bunch of individuals and mature to be responsible young adults and journalists, various tech companies 1989- collaborating and leading to reach a common goal. I always tell my students that 2002 yearbook journalism is a team sport, because I feel that it’s the best simulation of •Presents at CSPA and JEA running a corporation. They start out as apprentices, then advance to become editors, and ultimately Editor-in-Chief. Along the way, they build character and develop professionalism while respecting the First Amendment, copyright, and integrity. My role has been leading them to open their minds and encourage them to tell stories.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 69 2015 Gold Key Recipients

After 16 years teaching journalism and advising student SARAH media, life is more chaotic than ever. I wouldn’t have NICHOLS it any other way. I am proud to teach in a journalism classroom based on rigorous and relevant skill-based •Yearbook Adviser, Whitney standards with emphasis on the 4Cs of communication, High School, Rocklin, CA 2005 to present collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. I am honored to help craft an experience that produces strong •Teacher/adviser yearbook communicators with a focus on civic engagement and news magazine, news web college and career readiness. No other environment in the site, photojournalism graphic high school setting offers such a powerful opportunity on communictions, mass media a daily basis. This is 21st-century education. •Published works: The Principal’s What I try to offer as a student media adviser is a simple Guide to Scholastic Jouranlism; 123 Yearbook Adviser’s “yes.” Open to possibility, willing to hear ideas and Companion (Jostens, 2013); confident in their ability to succeed, I give students a green light in days otherwise filled Yearbook Guidebook (NSPA with rules, restrictions and limitations. 2008) For me, advising is first based on intuition. I consider it both an art form and an •Board member, Indiana High experiment, a fine balance between following my heart and later taking a more cognitive School School Press Association, approach. At the end of the day, I reflect on what worked and what didn’t. I type notes JEA, vice president and ideas into my phone. I jot reminders into one of my many spiral notebooks. I vent to •workshop instructor my husband at dinner. And then I make plans for how to do it better tomorrow. At the core of my advising philosophy are three suggestions I gladly share. First, focus on the people and the process. Second, be the teacher and adviser but not the staff member. Third, lead by example. As someone proud to embrace change, I hope my involvement in local, state and national journalism organizations connects students and teachers at all experience and ability levels. We succeed when our peers succeed. We are better when we collaborate.

Seven years ago, as a newly hired teacher at Foothill MELISSA Technology High School, I seized an opportunity to pitch WANTZ a new journalism class to the principal. It was a farfetched proposal, even to me. While I recall sounding confident •Publication Adviser, Foothill at the time, in actuality, I had no idea how to create a Technology High School, newspaper program. No advising experience. No funding. Ventura, CA 2008 to present No students. No help or advice from anyone on campus. •Adviser digital news No clue about how to build and manage a website. publication, teaches English and The principal said yes though, and ever since I’ve been digital journalism, technology scrambling and learning. coordinator for school The little pipe dream I named The Foothill Dragon •Published works: Social Media, Press, has privileged me to work with some of the the Classroom and the First brightest, most curious and talented people in education, Amendment (First Amendment both young and old. It has given me a larger community of similarly focused educators Center and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation). than I ever knew existed. It has enriched my life and made me a far better person. To be honest though, it’s been seven years of constantly wondering “what the heck do •Board member, Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers I do next” as a technology revolution turned publishing and the newspaper business I Association (current president), grew up with inside out. Like every other teacher and adviser, I’ve had to grow my skills Schools for Salone to stay relevant — all with little financial support during one of the worst economies our state has ever faced. •DJNF Special Recognition Adviser (2012) While some believe that scholastic journalism’s best days are over, I am certain there is a place in the future for honest young men and women who report the facts, tell the •teacher trainer at two Summer Workshops in Bo, Sierra Leone true stories and help others make sense of the uncertainties of our time. Done right, journalism education teaches young people core values and new skills that can transfer to many other jobs. It’s my privilege to help them learn to do just that.

70 91 st Annual High School Convention Program The Edmund J. Sullivan Award The Edmund J. Sullivan Award recognizes student editors who pursue innovative ways to present the truth on behalf of their audiences. The award may be given to a single student or a group of students.

Suggestions for suitable candidates should be sent to the Honors Committee chair of the Columbia Scholastic Press materials will be required. Advisers Association, c/o the CSPA office. Supporting The Sullivan Award is discretionary. If presented, it is given at the Association’s annual Spring Convention in March at Columbia University.

The Playwickian Neshaminy High School, Langhorne, PA

In October, 2013, the student newspaper at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, PA debated the continued use of the school traditional mascot for its teams and activities. The mascot, Redskins, had been in use for many years. Some controversy had been raised about its continued use, including by a parent of a Native American student several years earlier. However, entrenched local opinion seemed to favor the continued use of the mascot .

The Playwickian editors met and debated the stance they would take in a staff editorial. The editorial board split into a majority faction that favored opposing using the name Redskins in the paper. The minority opinion favored its continuation. The majority view resulted in an editorial against using the mascot. The minority view was printed in a signed column written published in the same issue. The staff split was reported to readers.

An acrimonious public debate ensued, played out in local media, school board meetings and the national press. The school board eventually voted to change its policies to require use of the mascot in opinion pieces, including letters to the editor. Media groups wrote letters to oppose this attempt at overriding the students’ voice, calling it censorship. The editors published a later issue without submitting to required prior review by the principal, when he insisted upon the use of the mascot in full. For this, they were punished. The students have continued to publish, even under tightened controls on their speech.

In honor of their courage and persistence in clearly presenting their views to their readers, despite criticism and opposition, the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association is proud to honor The Playwickian staff with its Edmund J. Sullivan Award. The Foothill Dragon Press Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA

An online newspaper all the way across the country may seem an unlikely champion for a beleaguered student newspaper facing local criticism and hostility for its honest attempt at editorial leadership. Yet The Foothill Dragon Press, a seven year old online newspaper in southern California, took up the cause of The Playwickian newspaper staff at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, PA.

The California student editors published their own editorial, “When One Publication is Threatened We Are All Threatened” in response to the administrative crackdown on The Playwickian in spring 2014. Their editorial became one of their top commented ones of the year and was later recognized with a first place honor in the CSPA Gold Circle Awards.

But The Foothill Dragon Press editors didn’t stop with writing a powerful editorial; they backed up their words with action. They started an online fundraiser that sought $2,400 to compensate The Playwickian staff and adviser for monetary penalties imposed by Neshaminy. The drive was oversubscribed to $6,810 contributed by 162 donors from among 7,672 viewers including some in Europe, the UK and Canada, as well as throughout the United States. The funds were turned over to the adviser and staff of The Playwickian.

For innovative and steadfast support of the free speech rights of their fellow student editors, the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association is proud to honor The Foothill Dragon Press staff with its Edmund J. Sullivan Award. CSPACROWN 2015 AWARDS 2015 CROWN AWARD DVD

CSPA offers every member a copy of the DVD as part of regular and associate membership. The DVD includes scans of all of the Crown winners as well as the judges’ comments for each publication. The 2015 DVDs will begin to be mailed out in April. All publications with a current 2014-15 CSPA membership will receive this DVD.

DEADLINES FOR 2016 CROWN AWARDS Postmarked by June 10, 2015 Digital Media Print Newspapers Magazines Hybrids Spring Yearbooks

Postmarked by October 10, 2015 Summer and Fall Yearbooks Middle School Digital Crown Finalist The Patriot / jcpatriot.com, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD; Livewire / livewire.aasdcat.com, Altoona Area Junior High School, The Prospector / prospectornow.com, Prospect High School, Mt Altoona, PA. Prospect, IL; The Royal News / trnwired.org, Prince George High School, Prince High School Digital Crown Finalists George, VA; The Rubicon / rubiconline.com, St. Paul Academy and Summit eaglestaleonline.com, Canyon High School, Canyon, TX; School, St Paul, MN; FHNtoday.com, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, The Sagamore / thesagonline.com, Brookline High School, MO; Brookline, MA; foothilldragonpress.org, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, The Shakerite / shakerite.com, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker CA; Heights, OH; inklingsnews.com, Staples High School, Westport, CT; The Southerner / thesoutherneronline.com, Henry W. Grady High King Street Chronicle, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, School, Atlanta, GA; CT; The Standard / standard.asl.org, The American School in London, MyJAGnews / newspaper.neisd.net/johnson, Claudia Taylor London, UK; Johnson High School, San Antonio, TX; The Viking / vikingsportsmag.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo nchschant.com, North Cobb High School, Kennesaw, GA; Alto, CA; palyvoice.com, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA; Tiger Times / tigertimesonline.com, Texas High School, Texarkana, rbclarion.com, Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside, IL; TX; southwestshadow.com, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Tiger Times / ttonl.org, Seoul International School, Seoul, Korea; Las Vegas, NV; tjTODAY / tjtoday.org, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and thefeather.com, Fresno Christian High School, Fresno, CA; Technology, Alexandria, VA; theredledger.net, Lovejoy High School, Lucas, TX; Wingspan / wingspanonline.net, West Henderson High School, therideronline.com, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX. Hendersonville, NC.

High School Hybrid Crown Finalists Middle School Magazine Crown Finalists Central Times / centraltimes.org, Naperville Central High School, Doorways, East Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, CT; Naperville, IL; Inkblot, Kealing Middle School, Austin, TX; El Estoque / elestoque.org, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Inklings, Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Park, MI; CA; Intermedia, Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee, NJ; Global Vantage Magazine / vantage.thegjp.org, Pacific Ridge Young Writers, Atlantic Middle School, Quincy, MA. School (with Canyon Crest Academy and Kibera Girls Soccer

Academy), Carlsbad, CA; Grant Magazine / grantmagazine.com, Grant High School, High School Magazine Crown Finalists Portland, OR; Agapae, Oyster Bay High School, Oyster Bay, NY; Hilights / hilights.org, Boone High School, Orlando, FL; Artistic License, American International School of Ghangzhou, HiLite / hilite.org, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN; Ghangzhou, China; Knight Errant / bsmknighterrant.org, Benilde-St. Margaret’s Big Red, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA; School, St. Louis Park, MN; Calliope, Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood, NJ; Odyssey / odysseynewsmagazine.net, Clarke Central High School, Chasms, Copper Hills High School, West Jordan, UT; Athens, GA; Colophon, Towson High School, Towson, MD; Scroll + Scrolling, Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD; Connotations, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR; Spartan News Network (SNN) / snntoday.pcsb.org, Lakewood High Creations, Warren Township High School, Gurnee, IL; School, St. Petersburg, FL; Earthwinds, Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS; The Boiling Point / shalhevetboilingpoint.com, Shalhevet High Elysium, Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami, FL; School, Los Angeles, CA; Euantes, George Washington High School, Danville, VA;; The Broadview / broadview.sacredsf.org, Convent of the Sacred Fine Lines, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD; Heart High School, San Francisco, CA; Gallimaufry, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield The Campanile / palycampanile.org, Palo Alto High School, Palo Hills, MI; Alto, CA; Hatch, Bigfork High School, Bigfork, MT; The Carillon / thecarillon.org, Bellarmine College Preparatory Images, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY; School, San Jose, CA; Impressions, Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY; The Chronicle / hwchronicle.com, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio Inkblots, The John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX; City, CA; Mad About Mu, Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack, NY; The Circuit / cbhscircuit.com, Cypress Bay High School, Weston, Math Mag, SAR High School, Riverdale, NY; FL; Montage, Greenhill School, Addison, TX; The Echo / slpecho.com, St. Louis Park High School, St Louis Muse, Marymount School, New York, NY; Park, MN; Nexus, Henry W Grady High School, Atlanta, GA; The Edge / pgedgeonline.com, Pleasant Grove High School, One Blue Wall, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY; Texarkana, TX; Pegasus, The Walker School, Marietta, GA; The Epic / smwest.com, Shawnee Mission West High School, Portfolio, South Lakes High School, Reston, VA; Overland Park, KS; Pulp., Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Midland, PA; The Fourcast / hockadayfourcast.org, The Hockaday School, Quill, Glendale High School, Springfield, MO; Dallas, TX; Repentino, American School Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico; The Gazette / gbgazette.org, Granite Bay High, Granite Bay, CA; Roars & Whispers, Providence Senior High School, Charlotte, NC; The Kirkwood Call / thekirkwoodcall.com, Kirkwood High School, Shadows, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ; Kirkwood, MO; Silent Voices, Woodward Academy, College Park, GA; 2015 Crown Award Recipients Award Crown 2015 The Muse / themuseatdreyfoos.com, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Solstice Art & Literary Magazine, Hinsdale Central High School, West Palm Beach, FL; Hinsdale, IL; 2015 Crown Award Recipients , Carroll County HS, Hillsville, VA; HS, Hillsville, County , Carroll , St Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, TX Episcopal School, Houston, Thomas’ , St , Westlake High School, Austin, TX; High School, , Westlake , Fenton High School, Fenton, MI; , Fenton High School, , Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, NY; , Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA; , Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, , Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, CA; , Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, , Whitney High School, Rocklin, CA; School, Rocklin, Whitney High Details, CA; School, Pleasanton, High Valley Amador Don Days, TX; Rock, High School, Round Dragon, Round Rock El Paisano Fentonian Oviedo, FL; Fusion, Hagerty High School, KS; Village, High School, Prairie Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East AR; Bryant, Hornet, Bryant High School, Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Verdes La Pantera, Palos Estate, CA; AZ; High School, Mesa, View , Mountain La Vista VA; Salem, Laconian, Salem High School, High School, Shawnee, KS; Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest PA; High School, Lancaster, , Lancaster Mennonite Wreath Laurel Orlando, FL; Legend, Boone High School, School, Columbus, IN; Log, Columbus North High TX; Dallas, Texas, School of Marksmen, St. Mark’s Nugget, Cupertino High School, Cupertino, CA; Nuntius, Altavista Combined School, Altavista, VA; VA; Odyssey, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, Pelican Pilot Springs, , Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Pow Wow CO; TX; Pride, Franklin High School, El Paso, FL; Rampages, Orangewood Christian School, Maitland, TX; Reata, Memorial High School, Houston, VA; Purcellville, High School, Valley Saga, Loudoun High School, Painted Post, NY; West Skjöld, Aurora, CO; Summit, Smoky Hill High School, Technology, HS for Science and Thomas Jefferson , Techniques Alexandria, VA; GA; , Mount Paran Christian School, Kennesaw, Teleios The Belltower VA; The Clan, McLean High School, McLean, Arvada, CO; High School, West Arvada The Claw, The Crimson, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY; TX; Texarkana, The Hawk, Pleasant Grove High School, Park, The Indian, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland KS; TX; The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX; Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Vista The Lonestar, AR; The Pix, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, WA; Aberdeen, High School, Weatherwax The Quinault, JM FL; Mitchell High School, New Port Richey, The Stampede, J.W. 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Edmund J. Sullivan The CSPA is an international student press association uniting student journalists and faculty advisers at is Executive Director for the CSPA. Sullivan has schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges and award programs. served as director of the CSPA since 1981. Founded in 1925, the CSPA is owned and operated by Columbia University in New York City. Fees collected for its services to colleges and schools, plus a small endowment, cover its expenses.

In 1925, newspaper and magazine staff members from schools east of the Mississippi River converged at Columbia for the CSPA’s first annual convention, eager to develop their skills as journalists and to experience the thrill of being on the campus of an Ivy League institution. Yearbook staffs joined them in 1935.

Today, more than 4,000 students from across the country and around the globe come to Columbia each year Denise Baez, is Assistant Director as delegates to the CSPA’s annual conventions and workshops. At each event, seasoned journalism teachers of Awards, for the and media professionals share their knowledge and experiences with eager newspaper, magazine, yearbook CSPA. Baez handles and digital staff members. In addition, the exposure to the campus promotes Columbia as a potential choice membership services, for both undergraduate and graduate study. such as Crown Awards, Medalist critiques and Gold Circle Awards. The Association honors excellence in student media with annual Gold and Silver Crown Awards for its overall achievement as well as Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist placings in its annual critiques. The CSPA’s Gold Circle Awards provide opportunities for student journalists to be recognized for individual or team achievement. Over the years, the Association has sponsored national conventions, regional conferences and summer workshops. Its online magazine, Student Press Review, is a part of the CSPA’s web site and offers daily access at http://cspa.columbia.edu. It also publishes how-to books such as its Fundamentals series, Rebecca Castillo is Assistant Director, to help student journalists, writers and editors in their work. Programs for the CSPA. Castillo plans and Throughout its growth, the CSPA’s goals have remained constant: organizes the CSPA’s • to make clear expression the standard for success; three annual conventions and workshops as • to maintain the student media for students, by students and containing news of students; well as maintains the • to conduct contests and offer awards to encourage student media to continually improve; CSPA’s web site and is • to recognize that journalism can be a means toward broader understanding of society managing editor for and people without leading to a specific career choice. studentpressreview.com.

Antonio Rodriguez is Assistant Director, Administration, for the About the CSPAA CSPA. Rodriguez acts as convention registrar The Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association (CSPAA) was founded in 1927 by faculty members working and exhibits manager, with student editors of the CSPA member publications. The Advisers Association is an affiliate of the CSPA but while caring for all the elects its own officers, appoints its own committees, issues occasional reports, assists in selecting Gold Keys financial transactions for the Association and and other awards given by CSPA, helps plan and conduct the CSPA conventions and workshops and advises managing the CSPA’s the CSPA executive director on the needs and wants of its members. computer needs.

CSPAA Officers (2014-2016)

Melissa Wantz, from Mike Simons, from West Ana Rosenthal, from Ray Westbrook, from St. Kathleen Zwiebel, from Mark Murray, from Foothill Technology High High School in Painted Post, The Hockaday School in Mark’s School of Texas Pottsville (PA) Area High Arlington, TX, Independent School in Ventura, CA, is NY, is First Vice President Dallas, TX, is Second Vice- in Dallas, TX, is CSPAA’s School, is the appointed (TX) School District, is CSPAA’s elected President, for membership activities. President for conventions. Immediate Past President and chair of the CSPAA’s CSPAA’s appointed Chair for responsible for all CSPAA chairs the CSPAA Committee Committee on Judging Technology. activities. on Honors and Awards Standards.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 79 Student Awards Convocation Friday, March 20, 2015 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Roone Arledge Auditorium, 1st fl., Lerner Hall 115th St. & Broadway Edmund J. Sullivan Award The Edmund J. Sullivan Award recognizes student editors who pursue innovative ways to present the truth on behalf of their audiences. The award may be given to a single student or a group of students.

2015 Recipients: Edmund J. Sullivan Awards The Foothill Dragon Press—Foothills Technology High School; Ventura, CA. The Playwickian—Neshaminy High School; Langhorne, PA. Gold & Silver Crown Awards This year, 1,203 digital publications, newspapers, magazines and yearbooks published during the 2013-2014 academic year were eligible for judging in the 2015 Crown Awards Program. The digital publication entries were judged at Columbia University on November 1, 2014 and the other categories of print magazine, print newspaper and print yearbook as well as “hybrid,” a membership classified as a publication that works to combine its digital and print publications as one, were judged December 13-15, 2014. All publications were judged by members of the Board of Crown Judges. Publications are judged on writing/editing, design, content, concept, photography, art and graphics.

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