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LSPA Conference | º£½ÇÉçÇø Manship School of Mass Communication

LSPA Conference

 

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Join Us for an Educational, Informative & Entertaining Conference! 

LSPA logoThe Louisiana Scholastic Press Association (LSPA) Conference is an innovative educational event that is organized each year by the º£½ÇÉçÇø Manship School of Mass Communication and is held at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Student Union on the Baton Rouge campus. Hundreds of students and media advisers from across the state participate in the half-day conference, which is designed to improve student media at the high school level.

 

The 2025 LSPA Conference will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

  • TIME: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Check-In starts at 8 a.m. Conference starts at 9 a.m.)
  • LOCATION: º£½ÇÉçÇø Student Union, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
  • Special welcome from the º£½ÇÉçÇø Manship School of Mass Communication
  • Workshops conducted by Manship School faculty and student leaders on writing, digital storytelling, photography, videography, interviewing tips and ethics
  • Awards Luncheon for 2025 LSPA Yearbook, Newspaper, Broadcast, Radio and Social Media Contests
  • LSPA t-shirt
  • Advisers roundtable discussion, offering teachers and advisers an opportunity to share ideas for both student instruction and the future of LSPA

Registration

  • Complete registration for LSPA 2025 (membership, conference participation) and .

Deadline

  • The deadline to complete conference registration, postmark payment and submit contest entries (submission details in Student Media Competition online registration) is November 11, 2024.

Costs

  • Membership
    • A one-time payment of $30 provides membership for all your school's student media for the 2025 calendar year, as well as a discounted conference rate. LSPA membership is required for entry into the Student Media Competition.
  • Conference
    • Conference registration for non-members is $30 per person. LSPA members receive a discounted rate of $25 per person. Per-person rates apply for students and advisers.
  • Competition
    • The LSPA student media competition is composed of five contests.
      • Newspaper Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
      • Yearbook Contest: $75 flat rate.
      • Broadcast Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
      • Radio Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry.
      • Social Media Contest: $30 flat rate for entry; $5 per entry. 

Preferred payment: School check, school board-issued check or money order. 

Checks should be made out to LSPA and mailed with your LSPA Checklist to: 

LSPA c/o Kyrin Lewis

º£½ÇÉçÇø Manship School of Mass Communication
211 Journalism Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 

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