Contest and critique winners will be announced at the ASPA State Convention Feb. 13-14, 2015 on the University of Alabama campus, as well as winners of the senior awards. Awards and critiques for schools not represented at State Convention will be mailed to the school after the event. E-mail aspa@ua.edu with questions.
The deadline for the following awards is Jan. 31, 2015:
ASPA Senior Awards are for Alabama high school seniors who work with scholastic media of any type. Seniors can apply and compete to be named overall journalist of the year, the state’s top scholastic feature writer, the state’s top broadcast journalist and the state’s top editorial/opinion writer. Seniors can apply for multiple awards with a single portfolio (see our portfolio checklist). Winners of the four competitions, in addition to receiving $250, will be considered for a $2,500 college scholarship to major in journalism, as well as Journalist of the Year. Award winners will be announced at the ASPA State Convention in Tuscaloosa (Feb. 13-14).
The Alabama Journalist of the Year goes on to compete for the JEA/NSPA Journalist of the Year. We will accept Journalist of the Year entries this year in either format – using the ASPA guidelines or the national JEA/NSPA guidelines.
Susie DeMent Adviser of the Year Award Students may nominate their advisers for ASPA’s Susie DeMent Adviser of the Year Award. In addition to this nomination form, write a letter stating why the adviser deserved the award. Advisers may also nominate other advisers. Letters from other students, teachers, administrators and colleagues and a resume may be included.
Larry Haynes Administrator of the Year Award ASPA members may recognize the contributions of their principals or administrators with the Larry Haynes Administrator of the Year Award. In addition to this nomination form, write a letter of nomination along with letters from students, other teachers and administrators, etc. You might want to include the school’s Freedom of Expression Policy and newspaper articles about the nominee.
2015 ASPA Contest and Critiques
Please read all ASPA contest and critique guidelines (which includes guidelines for individual entries) for the 2015 Contest and Critique. Then download and complete the following forms to enter. The deadline for the ASPA office to receive entries for all media is Dec. 15, 2014. Please mail payment and mail or email the forms attached to aspa@ua.edu or:
Meredith Cummings, Director
Alabama Scholastic Press Association
The University of Alabama
Box 870172
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0172
Broadcast Critique Form 2015 (Word Doc) Broadcast scorebook
Yearbook Critique Form 2015 (Word Doc) Yearbook scorebook
Newspaper Critique Form 2015 (Word Doc) Newspaper scorebook
Literary Magazine Critique Form 2015 (Word Doc) Literary magazine scorebook
Website Critique Form 2015 (Word Doc) Website scorebook