
Welcome to the Nebraska High School Press Association Home Page
Convention
Tentative
convention schedule listing session topics and start/stop times
Nomination form for Distinguished Adviser to be voted
on at fall convention
Nomination form for Friend of Journalism to be announced in
Spring 2010
Flyer Advertising the T-shirts for sale for
convention
2009 JEA Membership Form - fill out and send with NHSPA
registration
Information on the Keynote Speaker - Les Rose - Share with
your students

The 2009 Fall Convention will be held Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
Registration Form to print and mail in for
convention
Please postmark this by Oct. 9, 2009

Critiques
Publication Evaluations for the 2008-09 School Year
Newspaper postmark deadline (3 issues, payment and entry forms and
critique booklet)
was Monday, June 8, 2009
NEWSPAPER FORMS
Yearbook postmark deadline (entry forms, critique booklet and payment)
was June 8 as well.
If the book is spring delivery, it should have been included it at that
time.
If the book is fall delivery, it must be postmarked by Aug. 24,
2009
YEARBOOK FORMS
| A1 Newspaper $50 A2 Newspaper $50 B Newspaper $45 C Newspaper $40 D Newspaper $35 | A1 Yearbook $50 A2 Yearbook $50 B Yearbook $45 C Yearbook $40 D Yearbook $35 |
Mark your calendar for 2010 Deadlines... June 7, 2010 for NP and August 23, 2010 for YB!
Remember that publications and forms need to be mailed to:
NHSPA Critique
c/o Diane Schutt
Fairbury High School
1501 Ninth Street
Fairbury, NE 68352-2199
These critique booklets were revised by the NHSPA Board in January, 2008.
NHSPA/NSAA State
Journalism Contest
2010 State Contest: Monday, May 10, 2010
2009 State Contest: Monday, May 11, 2009
To download the official 2009 NSAA/NSPA Journalism Manual and see contest results,
visit
NSAA
online.

2009 Preliminary
Results by class - (Thanks to the generous volunteer
scanners!)
2008 Results and Winning
Entries
2007 Results, Winning
Entries and Photos
2007 Preliminary
Results by class
2006 Results, Winning
Entries and Photos
2006 Preliminary
Results by class
2005
Results and Winning Entries
2004 Results,
Winning Entries & Photos
2003
Results, Winning
Entries & Photos
2002 Results, Winning
Entries
Visit the NSAA website for other information.
State JEA Contest
2009
WINTER CONTEST RESULTS
2008 WINTER CONTEST RESULTS
2007
WINTER CONTEST RESULTS
2006 WINTER
CONTEST RESULTS
2005 WINTER
CONTEST
RESULTS
2004 WINTER CONTEST RESULTS
Annual NHSPA Journalism Awards & Commendation Archives
Nebraska Student Journalist of the Year
Distinguished Adviser Award Winners
Friend of Journalism Award Winners
Related Information &
Executive Board
View the NHSPA Constitution as amended 10/03
FORMAT - the bi-annual
association newsletter is
edited by Bob Bair, MJE
of Blair High School and mailed to member school advisers.
View a pdf of the most recent and a few past editions:
Freedom of Expression Bill 1999
Introduction
Text
(Amended)
Academic Freedom Coalition of
Nebraska
NHSPA needs a new liasion with AFCON. If you are interested, please contact Dwain
Bell or Karen Buckley at AFCON or any NHSPA
Board Member.
AFCON is hosting a panel discussion on Hazelwood at 20: How to Defeat It! at the Nov. 15,
2008 AFCON Annual Meeting. Contact AFCON for more information!
Other Important Links for
Scholastic Journalists and Publications Advisers
Quick list of
Nebraska Advisers and their Schools 2006-2007
www.jea.org - Journalism Education Association
www.studentpress.org/ - National Scholastic
Press Association
www.splc.org/ - Student Press Law
Center

John Bender, NHSPA Executive Director
College of Journalism
147 Andersen Hall - UNL
Lincoln, NE 68588
402-472-3051
jbender1@unl.edu
2008 Executive
Board
A1 Rep: Joanne Chapuran, Millard South High School jmchapuran@mpsomaha.org
A1 term is open for
re-election in 2010, 2013, 2016, etc.
A2 Rep: Jane Holt, Lincoln East High School jholt@lps.org
A2 term is open for re-election in 2011, 2014, 2017 etc.
B Rep: Cathy Davis, Hastings High School cdavis@esu9.org
B term is open for re-election in 2010, 2013, 2016, etc.
C Rep: Rod Henkel, Yutan High School rhenkel@esu2.org
C term is open for re-election in 2009, 2012, 2015, etc.
D Rep: Sandy Severance, Dorchester High School sschenk@esu6.org
D term is open for re-election in 2009, 2012, 2015, etc.
At Large Rep: Janelle Schultz, CJE, Gering High School jschultz@geringschools.net
At Large term is open for re-election in 2011, 2014, 2017 etc.
Treasurer - Diane Schutt, MJE, Fairbury High School diane_schutt@yahoo.com
Communication Director - Bob Bair, MJE, Blair High School bob.bair@blairschools.org
JEA State Director - Marsha Kalkowski, MJE, Marian High School mascu@marian.creighton.edu
Nebraska School Activities Association Liaison - Jim Angele jangele@nsaahome.org
UNL School of Journalism Connection - Scott Winter swinter2@unl.edu
Nebraska School Activities Association