SCSPA 2025-2026 Publication Membership

SCSPA 2025-26 Membership Form
SCSPA proudly serves middle and high school programs across the state, including broadcast, literary-arts magazine, newsprint, online, podcast and yearbook publications.

We’re excited to announce that, thanks to the generous support of the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications, SCSPA membership is now free for all student media programs in South Carolina!

To be an active member for the 2025–26 school year, please complete the form below.

You’ll also have the opportunity to indicate any evaluative services or competitions for your program. You will be added to our organization's email listserv for future correspondence.

Membership is per media program and valid for the full academic year.
Publication/Staff Information
Media type - Select one per membership form. Submit a separate membership form for each media program.

BroadcastLiterary-Arts MagazineNewspaperNews MagazineOnlinePodcastYearbook
Media Name
How is this media produced?

During a classExtracurricular
If during a class, what is the name of the class?
Number of members on this year's staff
Website
School Information
School
School Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
School District
Principal
What grades are represented?
School Phone
Adviser Information
Adviser
Adviser's Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Adviser cell phone
Preferred email
Subject adviser's teaching degree is in
Number of years advising this publication
Total number of years advising
Editor/Producer Information
Editor's name
Editor's Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Editor's email
Please select 2025-26 SCSPA

Fall ConferencePublication EvaluationOne-year associate membership - $50
Evaluations
Experienced scholastic judges evaluate programs and provide valuable feedback to help staffs improve as well as award excellence according to established scholastic journalism standards. Critiqued publications receive ratings based on the judges’ evaluations. Judges may also provide annotations by leaving written feedback on sticky notes attached to physical copies of the publications.

Reminders will be sent throughout the school year about deadlines and submission requirements.

Broadcast, Newsprint and Online: Due Februrary 1, 2025

Yearbook & Literary Arts Magazines: Due June 15, 2026
Evaluation Information (select one).

I would like an evaluation - $50I do not need an evaluation - $0
Annotation - This is only for printed media only. Do not select this option for online or broadcast entries

I would not like annotation - $0I would like annotation for my publication - $30
Individual Competitions
SCSPA hosts annual statewide Individual Award competitions for member staffs. Please visit schopressonline.com/competitions to review categories and entry requirements.
Individual Competitions

Broadcast Individual Competition - $30Magazine Individual Competition - $30Newsprint Individual Competition - $30Online Individual Competition - $30Yearbook Individual Competition - $30
Questions:
Please let us know if you have any questions
Payment
Please let us know if you would like to be invoiced for evaluations and competitions. An invoice will be emailed to you on the following business day. If you would like to pay online, you may use our Marketplace page.
Payment method:

I am not purchasing an evaluation or contest entriesI am paying on MarketplacePlease send an invoice
If you have requested an invoice and that invoice needs to go to someone other than you, please put that person's name and address here.
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SCSPA 2025-26 Membership Form

Publication/Staff Information

School Information

Adviser Information

Editor/Producer Information

Evaluations

Individual Competitions

Payment