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FORMS CENTRAL / HARVEY MATERIALS
2011 IHSPA MagazinE (Click image below left)
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Harveys Add Two New Categories Schools who enter the 2012 Harvey competition will notice two new categories. Diana Hadley, IHSPA director, announced that Harveys now accommodate "online newspapers," and "multimedia stories." Keep in mind that the entry deadline for all Harvey entries is June 15. Click Here or on the logo (left) for the Harvey registration and category descriptions. |
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Munster's Costa-Lima wins State, National Journalism Awards Munster High School's Beatriz Costa-Lima credits her journalism classes for "altering my view of the world." Costa-Lima, who will major in journalism at Missouri, was runner-up in JEA's national "Journalist of the Year" competition in Seattle. See more about Beatriz along with full coverage of the First Amendment Symposium here. |
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DIRECTOR'S BLOG
Check Diana Hadley's weekly blog for IHSPA updates during the 2011-12 school year. Click on the Facebook logo or on the Director's Blog link above for her latest post.IHSPA YEARBOOK CRITIQUE GUIDEBOOK NOW ONLINE
Click the heading above to download a copy of the newly-updated guidebook used by our nationally-acclaimed yearbook judges.EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING DATES•The Executive Board will meet at Shirk Hall, Franklin College on April 28, 2012.
All meeting times 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T) except as noted.
IHSPA'S WEB ADDRESS:
http://ihspa.franklincollege.eduIIIIHSPA
101 Branigin Blvd.
Shirk Hall
Franklin College
Franklin, IN 46131
Phone: 800.852.0232
FAX: 317.738.8234
Diana Hadley
Executive Director
317.738.8199
dhadley@franklincollege.edu
Rachel McCarver
Columbus North High School
Executive Board President
McCarver@bcsc.k12.in
Dennis Cripe
Web Editor, Special Projects
Phone: 317.738.8198
The new Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University is another great resource for advisers and students. Click on the icon above to visit the site.
The hub for more than 3,000 teen news sites, HSJ.org is an excellent resource for students and teachers. Click Here to visit the site.
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Summer Internship Apps Available Andrew Smith, adviser at New Palestine High School, not only competed a successful internship last summer with the Indiana Business Journal, he also blogged about the experience. If you are a full-time Indiana adviser who would benefit from hands-on experience with the local newspaper, consider IHSPA's paid summer internship program. More than 100 advisers have exchanged classrooms for newsrooms since 1993. Application deadline is April 20. |
Staffs Expand Coverage Student media staffs throughout Indiana expanded typical coverage to inform their readers about legislative issues and local referendums that are important to individual and communities, writes Diana Hadley in the current issue of ADVISER UPDATE, A Dow Jones publication. Hadley highlights efforts by staffs at Floyd Central, Southport, and Crown Point high schools. (Click right or above) |
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Shooters Reflect On Super Day Sam Beishuizen, Crown Point High School, said the Super Bowl Media Day was "one of the best days of my life." Sam was one of eight students selected by the IHSPA to participate in the Super Bowl's Media Day. Click on the photo of Brooke Denny (Noblesville) to see a special slide show. And click here to see a special page that includes Sam's story and a whole lot more. |
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Ison Top Journalist In Nation Finalists for IHSPA's Student Journalist of the year included Carmen Huff, Floyd Central; Lauren Chapman, Ben Davis; Victoria Ison, Bloomington North; Jade Washburn, Lafayette Jeff; Hannah Ishikawa, Ben Davis; Daniel Morgan, North Central; Lauren Cain, Crown Point and Michael Majchrowicz, Lake Central. (Left) Victorial Ison and Ryan Gunterman. (See slide show HERE) |
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New Events Sticker Events and dates for 2012 IHSPA programs have been put together in a handy "sticker" format. Just click on the image (left) for a larger version. Stickers also will be sent to member schools. |
Kim Green Named Distinguished Adviser niColumbus North High School's Kim Green was recognized as one of the nation's top yearbook advisers at JEA's national spring convention in April. As a "Distinguished Adviser," Green received a $500 stipend. Ryan Gunterman, left, and Tom Gayda congratulate Kim Green, a 2009 Distinguished Adviser. |
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After Long Wait, SPLC Launches New 'Law of the Student Press' Can student media lawfully publish student names and/or photos -- in either print or online media -- without parental permission? Can student journalists scan a CD cover to illustrate a music review? mm mmm m mm mmm mm mm It's been almost 15 years -- and hundreds of new court cases, laws and regulations later -- since the last edition of 'Law and the Student Press.' Now, after more than five years of research, the SPLC announces publication of the new Third Edition which deals with the questions above and many more issues in its expanded 416 pages. |
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Cub Reporter's Rees mmmm Files Story From D.C. In a first for Lawrence Central High School's journalism program, Managing Editor Eric Rees filed his election story for the Cub Reporter from Washington D.C. in time for the Jan. 23 issue. Elizabeth Granger, adviser, called Eric's story the "first to have a real dateline." Granger pointed out that the photo of Obama on Page 1 (left) was from coverage during Obama's visit to Indiana. Wire photos purchased through ASNE complete the coverage. |
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Gunterman Wins Dow Jones 'Distinguished Adviser' Award Ryan Gunterman, adviser at Bloomington High School North, was awarded Dow Jones coveted "Distinguished Adviser" award at NSPA/JEA's national convention in St. Louis. Four advisers are chosen nationally by Dow Jones as Distinguished Advisers as part of the National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Program. Gunterman has been an officer of the IHSPA since 2003 serving every capacity through president and assisting or chairing fall convention committees. Gunterman, right, receives his award from Linda Shockley, deputy director of DJNF. |
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Career 'Pathway' Strategy Available
Department of Education's Mary Andis and the IHSPA have been working to create an academic career path for journalism within the Core 40 curriculum. Click below to see this path in detail from a student's freshman year to graduation.•Journalism Academic Career Path (PDF)
First Look At First Amendment License Plate
Lake Central High School journalism students have collaborated with the Indiana Department of Transportation to create a "First Amendment" license plate program that is open to any Indiana driver. See the design below.•First Amendment License Plate (PDF)
Journalism Kids Still Doing Better
According to a new 2008 study, students with journalism experience earn higher grade point averages, score better on ACT college entrance exams and demonstrate better writing and grammar slills in college compared with students without journalism education. See more from Jack's new study here.
Six Textbook Reviews ready; More Reviews On The Way
IHSPA officers Sarah Verpooten and Carrie Wadycki have coordinated efforts to provide advisers with reviews of several journalism textbooks (plus a blank review form) to help teachers select books for adoption. You may download PDF files of the six textbook reviews by clicking on the titles below.
•High School Journalism (H.L. Hall)
•Inside Reporting (Tim Harrower)
•Journalism Today (Ferguson and others)
•Newspaper Designer's Handbook, 6th Ed. (Harrower)
•Radical Write (Bobby Hawthorne)
•Scholastic Journalism (Rolnicki and others)
•Visual Conversations (Kansas State Student Publications)
•Matching Text to Journalism Standards: A Guide (Jim Streisel)
•High School Journalism (Streisel)
•Blank Review Form
Academic Standards For Journalism Approved
Academic standards for Journalism were approved by the Indiana State Board of Education on Oct. 3. Those standards, available at the link below, were written to inform the development of course content for the Journalism course in the curriculum. Though other standards await adoption, the Journalism standards can be used to guide the content for Mass Media and Student Publications. Download the new standards here. Read the official news release from D.O.E. by clicking here.
Indiana High School Election Coverage Gallery
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Teacher Interns Complete Successful Summer
Scecina adviser Chad Tuley became the first to complete a "broadcast" internship when he completed four weeks of work with Channel Six news. Chad joined Meredith Bledsoe, Hamilton Southeastern, who interned as a photographer for the Indianapolis Star and Lori Volheim, Elkhart Memorial, who joined the news staff at the South Bend Tribune. See a special audio slide show of Lori's exprience here, and don't miss each intern's essay at the bottom of this page including a slide show of Meredith's favorite photos from her summer at The Star.
Follow Smith On His Internship Blog Andrew Smith, publications adviser at New Palestine High School, is documenting his four-week summer internship with the Indianapolis Business Journal through his blog titled, "IHSPA Internship." Check out how Andrew felt when his "public garden" story was selected as the lead story on IBJ's web site last week. Click on text link or the image (right) to see the blog. |
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