Dates established, deadline set for 57th workshop renewal
CSPA Board establishes July 13-July 25 for 2008 run of nationally recognized summer program
With barely enough time to catch their breath after a highly successful 2007 session, the Board of Directors of the California Scholastic Press Association have established dates for the 57th annual summer workshop.
This year's program will run from Sunday, July 13, through Friday, July 25.
The session brings together the state's most-promising high school journalists and a host of award-winning professionals in a broad spectrum of communications disciplines. As always, the two-week-long workshop will be held on the campus of California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo.
Students live and work on the campus, filling their days with practical experience in print journalism, radio and television broadcast, photography, graphical information and illustration, and publishing on the Web.
Applications for the 2008 summer session will be due by Friday, May 2. Preliminary information is included on the application page. Background on the 2007 workshop is maintained here for prospective students and will be updated periodically.
Check back often for new information and instructions as planning continues for 2008.
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Awards highlight completion of 2007 workshop
The CSPA Workshop took huge strides forward in its 56th year, but it remained grounded in its dedication to student journalism. So all the excitement for the ventures into the multimedia world still was secondary to the excitement created by our 24 students.
After 13 days and constant assignments on deadline, it was time to honor some of the top CSPA performers.
Laura Nelson, who traveled halfway across the country to attend the workshop, led all writers. She earned 3,157 of a possible 3,350 points, for an incredible 94 percent.
The remainder of the CSPA's top five point-scorers: Wes Duplantier (3,080 points), Willy Korchek (3,056), Josh Rubin (3,048), Lizzie Jaeger (3,044).
Two of the top five also were selected by instructors and counselors as
winners of the Ralph and Millie Alexander awards, which go to the top overall
students at the workshop (based on several criteria):
Millie Alexander Award: Laura Nelson
Ralph Alexander Award: Willy Korchek