Supporting

Scholastic Journalism

in the Sunshine State

Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) is the premier organization for student journalists and scholastic media programs in Florida, dedicated to educating future media professionals and promoting the responsible exercise of the first amendment through adherence to the highest standards of journalism.

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Student Representatives

Help us plan the State Convention using your voice to shape scholastic journalism in Florida? We need Student Representatives.

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Media Evaluations

Get your media programs evaluated to receive valuable feedback aimed to help grow your program year after.

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Teacher of the Year

Do you know an amazing media teacher you want to recognize? District Teachers of the Year nominations open soon.

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2025 District Workshops

Fall Events

This year, FSPA holds seven workshops throughout Florida, for students and advisers to jump start their school year and learn from local journalists, college professors, and fellow award-winning students. Typically held at colleges or universities, students also gain a small glimpse into what college is like and familiarity with a college campus.

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Why join

Florida Scholastic Press Association

Here are just a few reasons why more than 300 scholastic media programs in Florida make an FSPA membership an integral part of their programs.

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Contests

Contests motivate and allow student journalists to showcase their work in a variety of categories, not such as writing, design, photography, art, broadcast and multimedia journalism. Judges assign a numeric score to each and provide written feedback.

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Evaluations

FSPA produces nearly 200 annual evaluations for newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines, broadcast programs and online publications with the focus of providing valuable feedback that will give students and advisers with a roadmap to improve their programs.

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Events

Annually, FSPA hosts workshops throughout the sate in Fall and a spring Convention in Orlando where students get the opportunity to learn from media professionals and college professionals and get motivated to make their programs better.

Dates and Deadlines

Applications/ NOminations dUE

Friday, October 3
District Director, Student Representative, & District Teacher of the Year

Evaluation Registration Deadline

Wednesday, October 15
Broadcast, Newspaper, & Online Media

District 1 Workshop

Friday, October 17
University of West Florida,
Pensacola

District 4 Workshop

Thursday, October 23
University of South Florida,
Tampa

District 2 Workshop

Friday, October 24
University of Florida,
Gainesville

District 6 Workshop

Saturday, October 25
Christopher Columbus High School,
Miami

District 5 Workshop

Thursday, October 30
Florida Gulf Coast University,
Fort Myers

District 7 Workshop

Saturday, November 1
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale

2025/2026 Calendar

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