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Contests and Awards Day
March 5, 2012

Mark your calendars for the first Monday in March for THSPA's annual Awards Day!

Some highlights:

• Awards Day will be in Collins-Alumni Auditorium at Lipscomb University at 9:30 a.m. on March 5.
• For directions to Lipscomb's campus as well as a campus map, go to http://www.lipscomb.edu/directions/.
• Collins-Alumni Auditorium is building No. 22 on the campus map.
• Parking can be found at the P-4 lot depicted at the lower left-hand corner of the online map. Buses may drop off students in front of the Burton Health Sciences Center, which is building No. 24 on the campus map and adjacent to Collins-Alumni Auditorium.
• Cost will be $5 per person; this can be paid in advance or at the door, by cash or by check. Checks should be made out to THSPA.

Fall Workshop
Monday, Nov. 21, 2011

The annual THSPA Fall Workshop was held on Lipscomb's campus Nov. 21. Dozens of sessions in newswriting, features, yearbook, literary magazine, photography and video were offered. 

The keynote speaker was Phil Williams, the chief investigative reporter for NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. Williams' work has earned him journalism's highest honors, including two duPont-Columbia University Awards and two George Foster Peabody Awards -- both considered to be broadcasting's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. Watch his speech at our "Workshop" page.

Winners of the door-prize giveaway were adviser Ron Johnson (Goodpasture High School) and students Kristen Bradford (Bolton High School) and Kara Melvin (South Doyle High School). They each received a $50 Target gift card. Congratulations!

Nagel named state director of JEA

Heather Nagel, yearbook adviser at Christ Presbyterian Academy, has been named state director for the Journalism Education Association. She succeeds Denise Croker of the Harpeth Hall School. Congratulations, Heather, and thanks to Denise for your years of excellent service!  

J-Camp 2011
June 5-8, 2011

THSPA partnered with Lipscomb University to host J-Camp -- a four-day intensive program to help young journalists hone their journalism skills in writing and other media, meet with professionals in the field and give students the opportunity to bring their high school publications to a whole new level. Students and advisers from across the state will have the chance to learn and have fun together.  

Check out the J-Camp page to see a video compilation of what students and advisers experienced at J-Camp 2011.

  To learn more about THSPA, visit our information page.  To learn how to become a member of THSPA, visit our Membership Page.

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