2014 SIPA Convention
#NoFilter “Don’t speak unless you can improve the silence.” – Jorge Luis Borges
improve the silence. feb. 28 – march 2, 2014
Southern Interscholastic Press Association http://sipa.sc.edu • p: 803.777.6284 • e: schopres@mailbox.sc.edu School of Journalism and Mass Communications • University of South Carolina
Keynotes Advertisers Carolina Journalism Institute Herff Jones, Inc. J&S Printing, Inc. Quill & Scroll School Newspapers Online School Publications Company University of Florida USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications (Ad created by 2012 SJMC graduate Judith Webster)
Exhibitors
Balfour Publishing Company Herff Jones, Inc. Jostens Printing & Publishing School Paper Express Temple University University of Alabama USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications Walsworth Publishing
Sponsors
Saturday Adviser Breakfast Jostens Printing & Publishing Saturday Adviser Lunch Balfour Publishing Co. Adviser Bags Balfour Publishing Co. SIPA Shirts Herff Jones
About Us
Southern Interscholastic Press Association University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-6284 email: schopres@mailbox.sc.edu website: http://sipa.sc.edu
Meet the keynote speakers –
Friday night: Matt Crossman On his first day working for the Daily Telegram, freelance reporter Matt Crossman was exposed to a scene he would never forget. “The police scanner started squawking about a house fire,” Crossman said. “[When I got there] the fire chief took me back over to the burned out skeleton of a house.” On his website, he writes, “I was so excited – my first day, and I had a story I would never forget. I’ve never lost that thrill of journalism. Not for one day.” His stories have won numerous awards and accolades and he considers
himself to be a storyteller. That drive and passion he brought to work then and now has never faded. “Our industry chews and spits people up in a harsh way. I’m fortunate enough to where I’ve never gotten tired of it. I wake up and want to go to work today,” Crossman said. “I’m not going to write stories other people are going to write. Locker room interviews are boring. Interviews in the office are boring,” he said. “I’ve tried to go out and get people to do things with me. It’s just more fun.” - Collyn Taylor, SIPA Assistant
After working the politics beat at The State, John O’Connor became the primary political reporter for the newspaper. A year into being the political reporter, the Gov. Mark Sanford affair story broke and he was there to cover it, not only for the print product, but for the newly emerging social media platform as well. “That was one of my first experiences with social media, one of the first big experiences,” O’Connor said. “So in part we broke that part of the story online and on social media. I tweeted a link to [the press conference story] right after we put it up and the thing started getting sent out everywhere.” After reporting for The State, he moved on to StateImpact, a blog that covers education policy. While writing for the blog, he has been able to experiment with interactive graphics and videos, which he says gives it an edge on print media. “It’s using the web for things only the web can do. I think it’s key in anything you are working on – use your medium for what it can do best. In the case of the web, that’s what it can do best,” O’Connor said. O’Connor is well-versed in all types of media, from print to online to radio. With the emergence of social media and online media, he believes it is important for all journalists to have a wide range of
marketable skills. “If anyone is willing to teach you a skill you need to take them up on that offer. For a long time, newspapers looked a lot like they did 100 years before that, but in the past 10 years, we’ve seen that not much has changed,” O’Connor said. “We’ve seen how the web looks but I think in three years the way journalism is done on the web is going to look very different. As a reporter, you have to keep up.” “You need to remind yourself of the basics. We see a lot on Twitter where people will start re-tweeting or send out bad information that we find out to be false. It is a good reminder that even if you could do it right now, you need to just cross the T’s and dot the I’s and make sure the information is nailed down and accurate before you send it out,” he said. He says that being right is better than being first in any situation and it helps sustain a journalist’s credibility. “Reporters should always be right. If you do your job correctly, most of the time you are going to be right. People remember when you weren’t,” O’Connor said. “You don’t want that to be the reason they remember you. You want them to remember you for breaking the story and getting it right.”
Saturday morning: John O’Connor
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- Collyn Taylor, SIPA Assistant
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Convention Information Sessions
All sessions are in either the Marriott Hotel or the School of Journalism and Mass Communications (in the Carolina Coliseum at the corner of Assembly and Blossom streets). There will be a 15-minute break between sessions. Classes are listed by session time in the program. Buses will take students and advisers to and from the hotel and the SJMC Saturday morning and afternoon. A bus schedule will be posted in the SIPA registration area and near the Hampton Street entrance of the Marriott. Bus pickup and drop-off points will be in front of the Hampton Street hotel entrance and in the parking lot on the Blossom Street side of the SJMC.
Hotel Bills
Each adviser must settle his or her school’s bill at checkout. Room service and long distance phone calls add to the bill. The hotel cancels access to pay-per-view movies in all rooms occupied by students. If students wish to watch a movie, they must go to the front desk and use a credit card.
Discipline
Quiet time will be observed from midnight to 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Advisers must make sure students observe these hours. SIPA staff and hotel security personnel will be patrolling the hotel each evening. Possession of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs or any weapons will not be tolerated. • All delegates must wear their SIPA nametags throughout the convention while in the hotel or the Coliseum. • Students should conduct themselves with discretion in the hotel and in the city. Their behavior is a reflection on SIPA, scholastic journalism and individual high schools. • Advisers should know where students are at all times. • Each student should be accompanied by at least one other convention delegate when outside the hotel. • Students should not be outside at night without an adviser or chaperone.
destruction of hotel property; and all behavior that is dangerous or inappropriate is not acceptable.
Student Elections
Only one person from each school may campaign for an office. The elected offices are president, vice president and member-at-large. Only presidential candidates will give speeches during the opening session Friday evening. Speeches should be no longer than four minutes. Voting will take place during the dance Saturday from 10 - 11 p.m. in the Capital Ballroom. Each SIPA member publication staff in attendance at the convention may appoint ONE voting delegate.
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Do us the honor of recognizing your students’ journalistic and academic achievements. Recommend students for Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists membership. Follow us online: twitter.com/QuillandScroll facebook.com/QuillandScrollSociety SIPA Convention & Competition 2014 quill-scroll@uiowa.edu
Awards, Scholarships & Contests SCHOLARSHIPS J. Grady Locklear Scholarship The J. Grady Locklear Scholarship may be awarded at the SIPA Convention to a senior who meets the following criteria: 1. The student must be accepted by USC and meet USC’s scholarship guidelines. 2. The student must attend the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications. 3. The student must be a writer or staff member of a literary magazine. 4. The student must attend the 2014 SIPA Convention. 5. The student or his/her publication must be a member of SIPA. Col. C. E. Savedge Scholarship Col. C.E. (Chuck) Savedge was an important figure in scholastic journalism and deeply involved with SIPA. The School of Journalism and Mass Communications at USC has established this scholarship for an outstanding high school senior who meets the following criteria: 1. The student must be accepted by USC and meet USC’s scholarship guidelines. 2. The student must attend the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications. 3. The student must be a yearbook staffer. 4. The student or his/her publication must be a member of SIPA. 5. The student must attend the 2014 SIPA Convention. Elizabeth B. Dickey SIPA Scholarship This scholarship will be awarded by the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications to an outstanding SIPA student during the convention. Applicants must meet the following criteria: 1. The student must be accepted by USC and meet USC’s scholarship guidelines. 2. The student must attend the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications. 3. The student or his/her publication must be a member of SIPA. 4. The student must attend the 2014 SIPA Convention. Last year’s winner was Collyn Taylor, Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.). SIPA Regional Scholarship One scholarship will be awarded by the SIPA Endowment Committee to an outstanding SIPA student who will attend a school of journalism and mass communications at an accredited college or university in the SIPA region. The student must attend the 2014 SIPA Convention. Last year’s winner was Diane Gromelski, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, N.C). Col. C. E. Savedge Fellowship Fellowships will provide registrations for the 2014 Carolina Journalism Institute. Publication advisers who have never attended CJI are eligible to receive fellowships.
AWARDS Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator-of-the-Year Award This award is given to administrators who nurture the principles of scholastic journalism by supporting more than one publication, suppor ting the professional grow th of the adviser and the educational growth of the students, as well as supporting academic standards. Advisers whose publications are members of SIPA may nominate an administrator at their schools. Outstanding Service Award This award was given for the first time in 2010 as the Friend of Scholastic Media Award. This award goes to an individual who is not in the classroom but who has significantly supported scholastic journalism. Joseph Shoquist Freedom of the Press Award This award, named in honor of former Dean Joseph W. Shoquist, will be given periodically when an adviser and/or staff makes a strong stand for scholastic journalism. Scroggins Awards The Scroggins Awards are given in memory of Dr. Albert T. Scroggins, director emeritus of SIPA. A trophy will be awarded to the outstanding publication in each of four categories: broadcast, magazine, newspaper and yearbook. The following criteria must be met in order to qualify for the Scroggins Award competition: 1. The publication must have received an All-Southern rating. 2. The adviser and a staff member must attend the 2014 SIPA Convention. Last year’s winners were Broadcast The Silver Screen Report, Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.) Magazine Iliad, Clarke Central HS (Athens, Ga.) Newspaper Wingspan, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, N.C.) Newspaper TRNwired, Prince George HS (Prince George, Va.) Yearbook Westwind, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, N.C.)
CONTESTS Broadcast Individual Anchor Contest Students will write a script from copy provided; then the students will read the script on camera. L a s t ye a r ’s f i r s t- p l a c e w i n n e r w a s E m i l y Gissendanner, Stratford HS (Goose Creek, S.C.). First runners-up (tie) were Eric Cirilla, Nation Ford HS (Fort Mill, S.C.), Wayna Reese, James Island Charter HS (Charleston, S.C.) and Carly Williams, Nation Ford HS (Fort Mill, S.C.). Broadcast On-the-Spot Feature Contest Teams conduct interviews, shoot footage, edit footage and complete a three-minute feature package. Last year’s winners for Best Storytelling – The Buzz, Fort Mill HS (Fort Mill, S.C.) Best Videography – The Silver Screen Report, Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.) Best Overall – NAFO News, Nation Ford HS (Fort Mill, S.C.) Southern Regional Scholastic Journalism Quiz Bowl The qualifying round Friday night consists of a written, multiple-choice test. Questions will be on current events, journalism history, scholastic media law, AP style and terminology. The top eight teams will qualify for the Quiz Bowl rounds Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Last year’s champion was Steinbrenner HS (Lutz, Fla.). TOP (Team Onsite Production) This contest is open to newspaper and yearbook students. They will interview, write, edit and design pages Saturday afternoon. Last year’s winners were NP Design Wingspan, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, N.C.) NP Writing Tribal Tribune, Wando HS (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) NP Overall Wingspan, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville, N.C.) YB Copy The Yellow Jacket, Starkville HS (Starkville, Miss.) YB Design Minotaur, Bloomingdale HS (Valrico, Fla.) YB Overall Precedent, Wellington HS (Wellington, Fla.)
SIPA’s Grammar Challenge! Grammar is often viewed by high school students as an outdated subject, learned only by completing monotonous written exercises on a dusty chalkboard. However, at this year’s SIPA Convention, students will have the opportunity to engage in interactive technology and have fun with grammar by participating in the first Grammar Challenge. The challenge will involve three sessions over the course of the weekend. At the end of the final session, students will take a test on grammar and spelling. Students do not have to participate in all four sessions of the weekend to take the final challenge. Make sure to show up at 3 p.m. on Saturday to Ballrooms A-B for the Grammar Challenge test!
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Distinguished Service Awards Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Distinguished Service Awards are given to teachers, advisers and others who have contributed extraordinary amounts of time, talent and energy to SIPA. The award was renamed in 2006 to honor Elizabeth B. Dickey’s outstanding service to scholastic journalism. Advisers, associate members, students or principals may nominate people for this award. Recipients of past Distinguished Service Recipients are Alice James ‘79 J. Grady Locklear ‘79 Col. C.E. “Chuck” Savedge ‘79 Dr. Albert T. Scroggins ‘79 Clark Chism ‘80 Fanny King ‘80 Marianne King ‘80 Dr. Regis Boyle ‘81 Hope Carroll ‘81 Ann Herlong ‘81 Eloise Howard ‘81 Dr. Dennis Jones ‘81 Charles O’Malley ‘81 Florence Hancock ‘82 Nancy Green ‘83 Betty Morton ‘83 Beth Dickey ‘84 Bruce E. Konkle ‘84 Patricia Hedden Wicker ‘84 Thomas Engleman ‘85 Carole Ford ‘85 Dr. Ruby Herlong ‘85 Dr. Reid Montgomery ‘85 Col. Joseph M. Murphy ‘85 Kay Phillips ‘85 Oscar Wetherhold “Tom” Reigel ‘85 Lilla Scroggins ‘85 Herb Sirota ‘85 Sam Garner ‘86 Dr. Jack Hillwig ‘86 Bruce Watterson ‘86 Ann Bartholomew ‘87 Hud Clark ‘87 Dorothy McPhillips ‘87 Shirley Moravec ‘87 Dr. John Butler ‘88 Mark Goodman ‘88 Ken Henderson ‘88 Alma Blythe ‘88 Earl Straight ‘88 Mary Ann Blaskowitz ‘89
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John Cutsinger ‘89 Betsy Owen ‘89 Richard J. Fitz ‘90 David Knight ‘90 Richard L. “Rik” McNeill ‘90 Karen H. Flowers ‘91 James F. Paschal ‘91 Carol Lange ‘92 Nancy Ruth Patterson ‘92 Susan Earley ‘93 Richard Johns ‘93 Margaret Johnston ‘93 Sylvia Daughtry ‘94 Brenda Gorsuch ‘94 Judy Hines ‘94 Dr. John Lopiccolo ‘94 Margaret Shearouse ‘94 Dr. Jack Dvorak ‘95 Linda Leatherman ‘95 Chuck Stone ‘95 Beth Hammond ‘96 Judith Price ‘96 Dr. Richard Uray ‘96 Robert Atwood ‘97 Mary Inglis ‘97 Nora Moulton ‘97 Lori Oglesbee ‘98 Martha Akers ‘98 Tom French ‘99 Judy Mulkey ‘99 Bobby Hawthorne ‘99 John Grisham ‘99 Tim Harrower ‘00 Carolyn Haldeman ‘00 John Hudnall ‘00 Patsy Towery ‘00 H. L. Hall ‘01 Martha Rothwell ‘01 Dr. Ronald Farrar ‘01 Will Felts ‘02 Margaret Sorrows ‘02
Christie Gold ‘03 Sharon Deibel ‘03 Kim Stokes ‘03 Carl Zimmermann ‘03 Pat Jackson ‘03 Julie Dodd ‘04 Mark Murray ‘04 Steve Row ‘04 Tamela K. Watkins ‘04 Beth Fitts ‘05 Rhonda Moore ‘05 Flip Schulke ‘05 Jane Speidel ‘05 Carolyn Terry ‘05 Gary C. Dickey ‘06 Martha Herring ‘06 Jack Kennedy ‘06 Amy Medlock-Greene ‘06 Ken Thornberry ‘06 Charles Bierbauer ‘07 Marilyn Chapman ‘07 Alison Shuman ‘07 Sandy Woodcock ‘07 Linda Puntney ‘08 Alan Weintraut ‘08 Bradley Wilson ‘08 Monica Hill ‘09 Stella McCombs ‘09 Jake Palenske ‘09 Joe Dennis ‘10 Valerie Kibler ‘10 Susan Newell ‘10 Kristi Gibbins ‘11 Jenny Proctor ‘11 Leslie Dennis ‘12 Chris Floore ‘12 Frank LoMonte ‘12 Mary Kay Downes ‘13 Deborah Gascon ‘13 Buck Ryan ‘13
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Convention Overview Weekend Highlights Friday 7:30 p.m. Opening Session Marriott Carolina Ballroom Presiding: Carly Williams SIPA president Welcome: Amy Medlock-Greene SIPA chairperson Keynote:
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Introduction of 2014 Student Officers Introduction of 2015 Student Officer Candidates and Presidential Candidates’ Speeches Saturday 7:30 a.m. Adviser Business Breakfast Marriott Capital I – sponsored by Jostens Saturday 11 a.m. Marriott Carolina Ballroom Keynote Speaker: John O’Connor Saturday Noon Adviser Awards Luncheon Marriott Capital I - sponsored by Balfour Luncheon address: Karla Kennedy Distinguished Service Awards Saturday 7 p.m. SIPA Convention Banquet Marriott Carolina Ballroom Presiding: Carly Williams Awards & Scholarships Presentations Sunday 11 a.m. Awards Presentation Marriott Carolina Ballroom Presiding: Carly Williams Announcement of New Officers SIPA’s Got Talent! Winners BC On-the-Spot Feature Winners BC Individual Anchor Winners TOP & Quiz Bowl Winners Carry-in & Mail-in Contest Winners SIPA Evaluation Awards Scroggins Awards Winners Adjournment until March 6, 2015
Friday • Feb. 28, 2014 3 - 7 p.m. Registration – Marriott Carolina Pre-function Area 5 - 7:30 p.m. Exhibit Area Open – Marriott Carolina Pre-function Area 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Opening – Marriott Carolina Ballroom Matt Crossman Keynote Introduction of Student Officers Introduction of Student Officer Candidates 9 - 10:30 p.m. Exhibit Area Open – Marriott Carolina Pre-function Area 9 - 9:45 p.m. Class Sessions 9 - 9:45 p.m. Quiz Bowl Preliminary Round – Marriott Palmetto Ballroom 10 - 11:30 p.m. SIPA’s Got Talent! – Marriott Capital Ballrooms Midnight Quiet Time Begins Saturday • March 1, 2014 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Adviser Business Meeting, Election of Advisory Council & Continental Breakfast – Marriott Capital I (sponsored by Jostens) 8 - 11 a.m. Exhibit Area Open – Marriott Carolina Pre-function Area 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Magazine, Newspaper & Yearbook Idea Swap Area – Marriott Carolina Pre-function Area 9 - 10:45 a.m. Class Sessions 11 - 11:45 a.m. John O’Connor Keynote – Marriott Carolina Ballroom Noon - 1:30 p.m. Adviser Awards Luncheon – Marriott Capital I Address: Karla Kennedy (sponsored by Balfour Publishing Co.) 2 - 4:30 p.m Class Sessions Competitions 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Newspaper & Yearbook TOP (Team Onsite Production) Coliseum 3020A & 3020D 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Broadcast TOP Contest – Marriott Capital IV 2 - 4:30 p.m. Broadcast Individual Anchor Contest – Coliseum 4026 3 - 4:30 p.m. Grammar Challenge – Marriott Ballroom A-B 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Quiz Bowl Rounds 1-4 – Marriott Capital I Adviser Activities 1:30 - 6:30 p.m. SIPA Endowment Silent Auction – Marriott Palmetto Ballroom 2 - 2:45 p.m. Endowment Fund Meeting – SIPA Suite 2 - 2:45 p.m. Advisory Council Meeting – Marriott Capital I 7 - 8:30 p.m. Convention Banquet – Marriott Carolina Ballroom Award & Scholarship Presentations 8:30 - 11:30 p.m. Student Dance – Marriott Capital Ballroom 10 - 11 p.m. Student Officer Elections – Marriott Capital Ballroom Midnight Quiet Time Begins Sunday • March 2, 2014 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. SIPA Executive Board Meeting – Marriott Palmetto Ballroom 9 - 9:45 a.m. Class Sessions 10 a.m. Quiz Bowl Rounds 5-7 – Marriott Capital I 10 - 10:45 a.m. Class Sessions 11 a.m. - Noon Awards Ceremony – Marriott Carolina Ballroom
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Pre-Convention Workshops
Friday, Feb. 28
1 - 5 p.m. • @ USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications Beginning InDesign: Learning the ropes with Chris Waugaman, Prince George HS (Va.) Need help jumping into InDesign? Want to learn some basic design tips? This workshop covers what you need to know if you are only beginning to connect with InDesign and page design/layout. Feel free to email questions you want answered or topics you want covered ahead of time to Leslie Dennis at schopres@mailbox.sc.edu. For beginners only. Advanced InDesign: Pushing the limits with Anna Westbury, the Reynolds Group (S.C.) Already have a little courage when dealing with InDesign? Take your InDesign and design skills to the next level by learning tricks and advanced layout techniques from a pro. Students/advisers need some prerequisite knowledge of InDesign and page design rules. Feel free to email question you want answered or topics you want covered ahead of time to Leslie Dennis at schopres@mailbox.sc.edu. For advanced students/advisers only.
The online revolution with the School Newspapers Online team The School Newspapers Online team will share information about publishing online during a four-hour hands-on workshop.During this session, we won’t be making a sales pitch, but we will walk students through publishing stories online, best practices for a home page appearance, image galleries, publishing online first and using social media effectively. If we have the students’ names in advance, we can set them up with test drive accounts for our demo site. Broadcast bootcamp with Amy Medlock-Greene, Dutch Fork HS (S.C.) Need a quick and dirty bootcamp on all things broadcast? Find out the basics of how to produce stories for the visual electronic medium. There will be mini-lessons on how to interview, write scripts for the ear, pitch stories to a news director, shoot stories and edit them for airing. If there is time, you will even learn a few things about FinalCut Pro!
Photography: #nofilter with Lewis Zeigler, University of South Carolina Get photo tips and tricks, show off your photography skills and use Photoshop in this hands-on workshop. Students will have an allotted amount of time to take photos in and around the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. After the shoot, our pro will teach you tricks in Photoshop to help improve those photos. You can also bring a jump drive with other photos to work on. Certain photos selected from this session will be featured on the SIPA website and Facebook page.
Staff connections: Limitless possibilities with Buck Ryan, University of Kentucky, and Beth Fitts (Miss.) Learn how to connect your reporters, photographers, designers and editors into a cohesive staff to create a complete package. This workshop will teach you ways to help your teams of students to work together. Students and advisers can benefit from this session. Make sure to bring a camera and a laptop! From finding the story, making connections with your sources, taking photos and stepping up your production quality, this hands-on workshop helps you discover what to do beyond the writing.
Yearbook: Going for the gold with Mary Kay Downes, Chantilly HS (Va.) Leave with tips from a veteran adviser on how to take your yearbook to the top: All-State, All-Southern, All America, Gold Medalist as well as Pacemaker and Crown. No guarantees for scoring bling, but you will leave knowing that you can easily bump your book up a level or two. We will discuss coverage, staff organization, meeting deadlines and writing as well as motivation.
Intensive Journalistic Writing - Advisers with Valerie Kibler and Carol Lange (Va.) Since 1988, the Intensive Journalistic Writing Institute (IJWI) has trained hundreds of English and journalism teachers around the country in new approaches to teaching writing and using real examples of contemporary and classic journalistic models. Taught by IJWI director Carol Lange and Valerie Kibler, the institute comes to SIPA for a special preconvention workshop. Teachers will read journalistic models, explore journalistic writing modes, learn teaching techniques and explore new unit plans to incorporate journalistic writing in your English curriculum.
Building better journalists through editing with Camila Domonoske from NPR Prepare for the Grammar Guru Challenge by taking this hands-on workshop, designed especially for editors and advisers, which will focus on how to use the politics of giving feedback on drafts to build skills instead of just correcting errors.
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Friday Night Schedule
Friday, Feb. 28 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Opening Ceremony (ALL) Ballrooms A-H Welcome – Carly Williams, Student President
Keynote – Pursuing a career in a dying industry that doesn’t pay squat – Matt Crossman Student Officer Candidate speeches
9 - 9:45 p.m. Ari Shapiro, you’re my hero: Interning & temping at NPR (SNR) Camila Domonoske, a former Virginia Journalist of the Year, who has been interning and working at NPR for a little more than a year, will share her path from radio fan to radio employee. She will offer tips for breaking into public radio and asnwer questions about life at NPR. Camila Domonoske Ballroom A-C Why losing beats winning (ALL) Great stories often have loss or failure at the heart of them. Working through the grief with the people involved in the story is an art, and you will learn how to develop the skills this art involves in this session. Matt Crossman Ballroom D-E Cover makeover (YB) Take your cover from ordinary to extraordinary. Make your cover take flight and soar above the bland and boring covers of all the other schools’ yearbooks. Hank Whitaker Ballroom F-H
ADV Advisers Only ALL All Students & Advisers
The (illustrated) tablet (ALL) Forget the iPad in favor of pen and paper. Think about ways to incorporate illustrations or handdrawn text into your publication. Emily Wallace Capital II Apps & more: Beyond the norm (ALL) Get dozens of ideas on how to get the most from your media outlet through apps, websites and social media tools beyond the usual outlets. From print to video, you will leave with oodles of resources to explore and use when you go home. Meredith Cummings Capital III Change the world – In 30 seconds (BC) Broadcast journalism students can’t sell underwear, but they sure use public service announcements to sell ideas that are change their community. David Knight Capital IV Quiz Bowl Preliminary Round (REG.) All registered Quiz Bowl teams should report promptly to take a written test and go over the rules. Top eight scoring teams will compete Saturday. Palmetto Ballroom *The top scoring teams will be posted by 9 a.m. at the registration desk*
10 p.m. Student Ice Cream Social (ALL) SIPA’s Got Talent! competition Capital Hall
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REG Pre-registered SNR Senior Track YB Yearbook
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Saturday Class Schedule
Saturday, March 1
8:30 a.m. Advisers business breakfast (ADV) All registered advisers are invited to eat, meet and greet with other advisers from the Southern region. Advisory Council members for 2014-2016 will be elected. Sponsored by Jostens Capital I
9 - 9:45 a.m.
Writing for the ear (BC) Writing for television or radio involves words just like any other type of writing, but there is a difference in which words you use. Come learn how to write for the ear rather than the eye. Stephanie Gallman Ballroom A-B Marketing your literary magazine (MG) Learn how to generate interest in and buzz about your magazine among your student body through innovative techniques. Also find out how to make money to support your publication while having fun. Chuck Walker Ballroom C How to score great sport stories (ALL) A former professional sports reporter will teach students how to write stories that will appeal to even those readers who rarely turn to the sports pages. Find the story within the story, develop sources and build relationships to get good quotes (no clichés) and maintain objectivity despite covering classmates. Steve Hanf Ballroom D Going off topic (ALL) From an assignment on pimento cheese to a story on textile mills, interviews can lead you to surprising places. Consider the value of unexpected answers and the paths where they may lead. Emily Wallace Ballroom E
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Fixionary: Clean up your writing one word at a time (ALL/GMR) The author of Writing Baby, Editing Dog & You turns a grammar slammer session into a laugh-a-minute funfest. You won’t believe how much you can learn about polishing your writing into something tight and bright. Buck Ryan Ballroom F-G An introduction to Intensive Journalistic Writing (ADV) If you have wondered how to include journalistic models in your English classes or how to bring more rigor to your journalism program, consider the Intensive Journalistic Writing approach. Students engage in exploring their communities and experiences through non-fiction. Carol Lange, one of the original 15 teachers who created the approach, will share concepts and answer your questions. Carol Lange Ballroom H Creative coverage in a non-traditional yearbooks (YB) Learn valuable tips on how to ensure adequate coverage is allocated to the five traditional yearbook sections – Student Life, Academics, Activities/Clubs, Sports, People – when doing a chronological, nonsection, or two/three section book. Organization and creative combinations are the key to success. Mary Kay Downes Capital II Online first (DM) Is your news website still living in the shadow of your print edition? Learn how a dynamic news website and an “online first” philosophy can transform and reinvigorate your coverage of your school community. Logan Aimone Capital III Diversity & adversity: Your guide to writing for and about diverse readership (ALL) Explore methods of publishing stories while considering all racial, religious, cultural and economic demographics present within our
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Saturday Class Schedule
Saturday, March 1
schools rather than just those represented on our publication staffs. We will examine and share ways to cover sensitive issues regarding racial and religious minorities and consider methods to build a connection between student publications and student bodies. Aaron Holmes, David Ragsdale & Chad Rhym Capital IV
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Networking your way to network news (BC/SNR) Making your way to the top means you have to make the right moves and talk to the right people. Find out from someone who worked her from Country Music Television to CNN how to get from high school journalism to the big time. Stephanie Gallman Ballroom A-B Preparing a staff manual – Part I (ALL) No student publication should operate without a staff manual to help guide journalists and publication advisers. Every news organization and outlet works within guidelines tailored to the staff and the audience. Leave with tips on what to include in a staff manual and preparation steps. Karla Kennedy Ballroom C 1 No do-overs (BC) When there are “no do-overs,” you need to know how to handle the pressures of taking control of your set. Learn how to handle live interviews, anchoring, reporting and even doing a live show from a professional broadcaster. Kelsey Riggs Ballroom D45 a.m. Q&A with a storyteller (NP) From crashes in NASCAR to concussions in the NFL and from people who remodel houses to the woman who “owns the darkness” in Linville Caverns, you will get to ask questions about how to write and tell a story. Matt Crossman Ballroom E
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Shooting photos with visual impact (P) Former daily newspaper photographer and college photo instructor will give tips on good composition to make the most of your photo opportunities. He’ll also touch on shooting strategies and basic camera settings. Bill Rogers Ballroom F-G Expanding your literary magazine (MG) Using winners from Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Crown honors, take a look at what it requires to take your magazine to the next level in terms of design, content and concept. Mark Murray Ballroom H 22 great leads – and some bad ones, too (ALL) A boring lead can doom a great story that you spent hours interviewing, researching and writing. See examples of great leads that grab readers and get tips on avoiding cop-out leads that turn readers off. David Knight Capital II 50 tips to improve your website (DM) Regardless of your platform or theme, learn best practices to make your site stand out. Logan Aimone will rattle off at least 50 tips in a fast-paced session for staffs who want more than the basics. Logan Aimone Capital III Speeding dating: Getting the needed info (YB) Interviewing skills are important when meeting that dream date AND, the same skills are needed when writing that perfect caption. Come learn the keys to getting the needed information to write the best captions for your publication. Jessica Daniel, Brandi Moss & Devon Swale Capital IV
11 - 11:45 a.m. Keynote Speech (ALL) John O’Connor Journalism is alive and evolving. Ballrooms A-H
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Saturday Class Schedule
Saturday, March 1
Noon -1:30 p.m. Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Awards Luncheon All registered advisers and special guests are invited to this luncheon. Luncheon address: “What my mother told me about being a student publication adviser,” by Karla Kennedy. Sponsored by Balfour. Capital I
2 - 2:45 p.m. The editing process: Building better writers (ALL/ GMR) Use feedback on drafts to build skills instead of just correct errors. It’s easy to circle everything that’s wrong in red, but using editing to make better writers is way harder, and it’s such an important skill. Camila Domonoske Ballroom A-B Building your storytelling/pitching skills (ALL) From the basic principles of how to find a story to coming up with ideas to pitch to researching, this session will help you find out how to do what you want to do as well as what others need you to. Matt Crossman Ballroom C The story of LearnTV (BC) Find out how one student television station produces more than 200 30-minutes shows each school year and shares them with 20,000 viewers. David Knight Ballroom D
Dealing with difficult sources (ALL) How do you deal – both in person and through various media – a difficult source? This workshop will focus on positive interactions with sources, professionalism and how to recover from negative experiences with sources (yelling, cursing, etc.). Meredith Cummings Ballroom F-G Advisory Council meeting All Advisory Council members, including those elected at the morning business meeting, are encouraged to attend this meeting. Capital I Copy capers blast boredom (YB) Opening copy, divider copy, traditional stories, alternative copy – all of these play a part in making your book a paragon of journalistic excellence. Learn how to make copy sing a tune that is pleasant to the ears of all readers by adhering to the rules of journalism. Mary Kay Downes Capital II 14 in ‘14 – Online edition (DM) Spark your staff to new heights with 14 things today’s online news staff should know about and do for 2014 – and beyond. Logan Aimone Capital III
Indepth Reporting 101 (ALL) How to own your beat (write with frequency, context and depth), write great enterprise stories (building sources, knowing what’s news) and get started on investigative reporting (methodology, public records, time management). John O’Connor Ballroom E
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Saturday Competition Schedule
Saturday On-Site Competitions
Afternoon sessions continue on page 20. Those students participating in on-site competitions – broadcast anchor, broadcast TOP, newspaper TOP, yearbook TOP, grammar challenge and quiz bowl – are on a different schedule. Make sure you know where to be when and how to get there!
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Yearbook TOP Competition (REG) All yearbook TOP teams should report promptly with necessary materials. No one will be admitted after the contest begins. Coliseum 3012/3020A Newspaper TOP Competition (REG) All newspaper TOP teams should report promptly with necessary materials. No one will be admitted after the contest begins. Coliseum 3020D/3028 Broadcast TOP Competition (REG) All broadcast TOP teams should report promptly with necessary materials. No one will be admitted after the contest begins. Capital IV
2 - 4:30 p.m.
Broadcast Anchor Contest (REG) All contestants should report promptly, dressed to go on camera. Coliseum 4026 Review Writing Contest (REG) All contestants should report to the ballroom to attend a special review writing session then review a specified event. Marriott Ballroom H
3 - 3:45 p.m.
Grammar challenge (REG) All contestants should report promptly. Marriott Ballroom A-B
4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
SIPA Shuttle Bus Schedule
Shuttles will run between the Marriott Hotel and the Carolina Coliseum (School of Journalism and Mass Communications). Pick up and drop-off points will be on the Hampton Street side of the Marriott Hotel and the Blossom Street entrance of the Carolina Coliseum. To board the bus students will need to show the SIPA representative their competition tickets. Shuttles will run at the following times: Departure 1:15 p.m. from hotel to Coliseum (TOP participants only) 1:30 p.m. from hotel to Coliseum (Review Writing Contest participants only) 1:45 p.m. from hotel to Coliseum (BC Anchor Contest participants only) 3:30 p.m. from Coliseum to hotel (BC Anchor Contest participants only) 4:15 p.m. from Coliseum to hotel 4:30 p.m. from Coliseum to hotel 4:45 p.m. from Coliseum to hotel 5:00 p.m. from Coliseum to hotel
SIPA Quiz Bowl Semi-Finals Eight teams will compete for the final rounds. . Marriott Capital I
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Saturday Class Schedule
Saturday, March 1
2 - 6:30 p.m. SIPA Endowment Silent Auction Palmetto Ballroom
3 - 4:30 p.m. Literary-art magazine roundtable Bring your questions: Starting a magazine, getting submissions and working with reluctant writers. Staff manuals, organization and expectations. Wonder how to promote, finance and sell your magazine? An adviser of 26 awarded literary-art magazines will focus on your concerns. Carol Lange Ballroom C All eyes are on your work (YB) You want to put your best foot forward when submitting your publication for review. Learn how to present your work so the judge can understand your publication. A veteran judge and “critiquer” will share her thought processes as she reviews a book. Mary Kay Downes Ballroom D Writing for today’s media: print, online & broadcast (BC/DM/NP) Journalists no longer write for one medium. They need to be able to write for all media and our special guest speaker from Florida says, “That’s one of the hardest changes for me, and I think I’ve got a handle on it now.” The secret is knowing how to craft your stories for the strengths and weaknesses of each medium. John O’Connor Ballroom E
Writing power columns (NP) Great personal columns can change your readers’ lives. Bad ones are a waste of paper. Get tips on writing the great ones. David Knight Capital II How to use your point & shoot (P) In this hands-on session, you will learn the basics about your camera and photography. Then go around the convention taking photos and come back to the session to have your photos critiqued by our photography expert. Mark Murray Capital III
7 - 8:30 p.m. Convention banquet SIPA scholarships and awards Carolina Ballroom
9 - 11 p.m. Student dance rave in Capital Ballroom SIPA Endowment auction in Palmetto Ballroom
Lawyer office hours (ALL) Want to know more about your rights and policies? Bend the ear of Student Press Law Center director Frank LoMonte. He’ll share his legal expertise and give you advice on how to protect yourself in this one-on-one session. Frank LoMonte Ballroom F-G
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Sunday, March 2
Sunday Class Schedule
7:30 - 9 a.m. SIPA Executive Board Meeting SIPA suite
9 - 9:45 a.m. Preparing a staff manual – Part II (ALL) No student publication should operate without a staff manual to help guide young journalists and publication advisers. Every news organization and news outlet works within guidelines tailored to the staff and the audience. Attendees will leave this session with tips on what to include in a staff manual and preparation steps. They will learn how to write an adviser job description and also how to help students with staff organization. Karla Kennedy Ballroom B-C Show me the story (ALL) Although people often think telling a story is easy, good writers will tell you storytelling is hard work and really an art. This session will provide tips on showing your reader the stories you have found and written about. Matt Crossman Ballroom D Exploring multimedia (DM) In our fast-paced digital world, an online presence is becoming increasingly important. Learn how to add interest to your website with various multimedia options. We will share different ways to present infographics, photos and interviews on an online platform. James Lumpkin, Susanna Conine-Nakano, Tiernan O’Neill & David Ragsdale Ballroom E
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The power of light & composition (P) From night games and shooting in poorly lit gymnasiums to shooting in classrooms, learn how to use light and framing. Find out how to use light and photo composition to tell a powerful story. Mark Murray Ballroom G-H College journalism & you (SNR) Think you’ll be making coffee as a freshman at your college newspaper or TV station? Think again. Freshmen are the life blood of collegiate media. Find out how you can fast-track to the front page from current college journalists who did just that. Katie Appelbaum, Annie Drowne, Michael Duggan, Richard Lipkin, Thad Moore, Sydney Patterson & Daniel Shelley Capital II Making the case for press freedom (ALL) Freedom of the press is a cherished idea, but in many schools it exists only in textbooks. We’ll discuss the importance of press freedom and why it matters, and prepare you with the legal, diplomatic knowhow to make your best case for the independence of your student media – as well as some cautions about how to avoid stepping over a legal line and risking your independence. Frank LoMonte Capital III How to motivate the unwilling to do the impossible for the ungrateful (YB) Advisers and editors will learn how to keep staff morale high while in the throes of production. Learn how to keep your sanity, your sense of humor and your standards high while performing what might appear to be thankless tasks. Mary Kay Downes Capital IV
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Sunday Class Schedule 10 - 10:45 a.m. Innovative content for the lit mag (MG) Literary magazines are more than just poetry. There – drama and non-fiction, too! Find out how to enliven and diversify the content of your school’s literary magazine. Chuck Walker Ballroom B-C The lost art of the interview Today’s technology makes it easier than ever to communicate with people. But avoiding the temptation to text and message people for quotes can make your stories come to life! This – a former professional sportswriter will discuss best practices for talking to sources in person as well as what to do with those quotes once you’ve got them. Steve Hanf Ballroom D Broadcast show & tell (BC) View some of the broadcast programs of convention attendees. DVDs must be no longer than five minutes. Only DVDs that have been broadcast at school may be presented. Stella McCombs & Amy Medlock-Greene Ballroom E
Sunday, March 2
Busting the five copyright myths that won’t die (ALL) The Internet is a vast library of music and images, but that doesn’t mean everything that’s easy to copy is legal to copy. We’ll flag the risky copyright practices that can get student journalists in trouble and point you to some copyright-safe resources where you can get the material you need – legally. Frank LoMonte Capital III Details make a difference (ALL) Does your copy about homecoming sound the same as last year? Tired of covering the same bake sale? Learn to ask the right questions to find a compelling angle to make your copy pop. Erin Coggins Capital IV
11 - 11:45 a.m. Awards Ceremony Awards (See page 5) Carolina Ballroom
All the cool kids are doing it: Marketing your journalism program (ALL) Does your staff need some bulking up? Make sure your student body knows how awesome journalism really is. Learn how to recruit new members to your staff and make your journalism programs the “in” thing at your school. Phillip Caston Ballroom F-H Quiz Bowl Finals (ALL) The top four teams will compete for the Quiz Bowl championship. Observers are welcomed as long as complete silence is maintained. Capital I-II
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Convention Speakers/Judges • Logan Aimone, School Newspapers Online, Minneapolis, Minn. • Phillip Caston, Wando HS, Charleston, S.C. • Marilyn Chapman, JEA Mentor, Florence, S.C. • Jill Chappell-Fail, USC SJMC, Columbia, S.C. • Susanna Conine-Nakano, Clarke Central HS student, Athens, Ga. • Matt Crossman, Charlotte, N.C. • Meredith Cummings, Alabama Scholastic Press Association director, Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Jessica Daniel, Herff Jones • Beth Dickey, retired SIPA executive director, Lexington, S.C. • Camila Domonoske, NPR, Washington, D.C. • Mary Kay Downes, Chantilly HS, Chantilly, Va. • Beth Fitts, retired Mississippi Scholastic Press Association director, Oxford, Miss. • Stephanie Gallman, CNN, Atlanta, Ga. • Steve Hanf, R.J. Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Amy Medlock-Greene, Dutch Fork HS, Irmo, S.C. • Brandi Moss, Herff Jones • R.J. Morgan, Mississippi Scholastic Press Association director, Oxford, Miss. • Mark Murray, Arlington ISD, Arlington, Texas • Susan Newell, Northridge HS, Tuscaloosa, Ala. • John O’Connor, StateImpact, Tampa, Fla. • Tiernan O’Neill, Clarke Central HS student, Athens, Ga. • Kay Phillips, Henderson, N.C. • David Ragsdale, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga. • Chad Rhym, Clarke Central HS student, Athens, Ga. • Kelsey Riggs, WBTW, Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Bill Rogers, South Carolina Press Association director, Columbia, S.C. • Martha Rothwell, JEA Mentor, Statesville, N.C. • Buck Ryan, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. • Tabitha Safdi, SC-ETV, Columbia, S.C.
• Aaron Holmes, Clarke Central HS student, Athens, Ga.
• Devon Swale, Herff Jones
• Karla Kennedy, Northwest Scholastic Press Association director, Eugene, Ore.
• Emily Wallace, freelance writer, Durham, N.C.
• Valerie Kibler, Harrisonburg HS, Harrisonburg, Va. • David Knight, Lancaster County School District, Lancaster, S.C. • Carol Lange, Washington Post, Weston, Va. • Frank LoMonte, executive director, Student Press Law Center, Arlington, Va.
• Chuck Walker, Nation Ford HS, Fort Mill, S.C. • Chris Waugaman, Prince George HS, Prince George, Va. • Anna Westbury, the Reynolds Group, Charleston, S.C. • Hank Whitaker, Jostens, Dobson, N.C. • Lewis Zeigler, USC SJMC, Columbia, S.C.
• James Lumpkin, Clarke Central HS student, Athens, Ga. • Stella McCombs, Stratford HS, Goose Creek, S.C.
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SIPA Endowment Mission
The Endowment Committee creates and implements strategies to generate revenue in support of scholastic journalism.
How To Donate
• Direct donations can be made to the SIPA offices, 600 Assembly Street, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. • During each SIPA Convention, a special auction for advisers and guests is held Saturday evening to raise funds for the Endowment.
Endowment Fund Committee • Elizabeth B. Dickey, Lexington, S.C., co-chair • Martha Rothwell, Statesville, N.C., co-chair • Marilyn Chapman, Florence, S.C. • Sylvia Daughtry-Brown, Atlanta, Ga. • Jenna Eckel, Columbia, S.C. • Chris Floore, Macon, Ga. • Coni Grebel, Leesburg, Ga. • Melanie Huynh-Duc, Greensboro, N.C. • Mary Inglis, West Palm Beach, Fla. • Kay Phillips, Henderson, N.C. • Jenny Proctor, Lugoff, S.C. • Kelli Self, Asheville, N.C.
Adviser Recognitions Students may choose to donate money to honor their advisers. Advisers recognized have their names engraved on a plaque in the SIPA office. Alberta Abercrombie Valerie Banks Amster Helen Browne Hope Carroll Lynne Collins Sylvia Daughtry Karen Flowers Mary Inglis Alice James Marianne King J. Grady Locklear Shirley Moravec Lori Oglesbee Betsy Owen Kay Phillips Herb Sirota Bruce Watterson
In Memory Recognitions Students and advisers may wish to make donations in memory of individuals. These individuals are also recognized on a plaque in the SIPA office.
• Margery O. Anderson (mother of Derek & Andrew Anderson)
• Dr. Regis Louise Boyle (SIPA Executive Board member)
• Billy Joe Breedlove (stepdad of Chris McDonald) • Joe and Catherine Bouknight Brown (parents of Beth Dickey)
• Betty B. Cain (grandmother of Alison Shuman) • Grace Ellis Douglass (mother of Kay Douglass Phillips) • Leland Douglass (father of Kay Douglass Phillips) • DeDe Fitts (husband of Beth Fitts) • Richard Fitz (former adviser of The Haliscope) • Russ Gold (father of Christie Gold) • Ruth Kissiah Hall (mother of Martha Rothwell) • Beth Hammond (former adviser of The Laureate) • Mike Herring (husband of Martha Herring Anderson) • Elizabeth B. Hudson (mother of Karen Flowers) • James Nathan Hudson (father of Karen Flowers) • Clara Mae Jacobs (mother of Sylvia Daughtry) • Lawrence E. “Larry” Jacobs (brother of Sylvia
In Honor Students and advisers may wish to make donations in honor of an individual who has made a difference in their journalistic lives. These individuals are also recognized on a plaque in the SIPA office. Andy Bosman Lewis G. Brierley Catherine Bouknight Brown Sylvia Daughtry-Brown and Joe Brown Elizabeth B. Dickey Gary Dickey Karen Flowers Irmo HS Stinger Staff, 1999-2000 Debbie Jacobs Valentina & Sergei Korol Susan Morton Leonard Chris McDonald Martha Rothwell Becky Starnes
Daughtry-Brown)
• Evelyn Glass Langston (mother of Beth Fitts) • Dorothy E. Leonard (mother of Sharon Deibel) • Mr. & Mrs. James Perry Locklear (parents of J. Grady Locklear) • Logan McCombs (son of Shawn and Stella McCombs)
• Kathleen Murphy (Freedom HS Revolution staffer)
• Bonnie Neely (friend of Sylvia Daughtry-Brown) • Joseph W. Penton, Jr. (father of Valerie Kibler) • O.W. (Tom) Riegel (former SIPA director) • Edith Robertson (grandmother of Leslie Dennis) • Flip Schulke (professional photographer) • Dr. Al Scroggins (dean and SIPA director) • Ruth Sherman (grandmother of Leslie Dennis) • Shaunee Vazquez • Exene Walker (mother of Brenda Gorsuch) • Pert Wall (friend of Sylvia Daughtry-Brown) • Doris Whalen (mother of Rich Whalen) • David S. Yoakley (father of Mary Inglis) • Madge Yoakley (mother of Mary Inglis)
• Jane Speidel, Titusville, Fla.
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SIPA Endowment SIPA Endowment Auction • The silent auction will start at 1:30 p.m. and will close at 6:30, before the banquet begins. The silent auction will go on throughout the afternoon and evening on Saturday and you can to go to the Palmetto Room to bid on items as you have time. • Advisers and guests will get paddles directly after the luncehon so you know your number to bid during the silent auction. • The SIPA office staff will tweet updates of silent auction bids every 30 minutes with the hashtag #SIPAbids so that you know if the bid on an item has gone up.
Lifetime Members ($500)
Yvonne Allen Robert Atwood Vanessa Bump Brian Cole Sylvia Brown Lisa Dean Karen H. Flowers Tara Hays Ken Henderson Steve Lindgren J. Grady Locklear Deanna Martin Deborah Mayer Chris McDonald Rik McNeill Melanie Menefee Lance Morrison Betty Morton Louisa Ogle Lori Oglesbee Betsy Owen David Ragsdale Shawn Risener Martha Rothwell Albert T. Scroggins Greg Spoon Stephanie Stone Beth Ward David Webb Rae Weinstein
SIPA Endowment Fund Memorial/Honor
Name of person you want to honor or remember with contribution: __________________________________________________ Please check:
Honor
Memorial
Brief reason you are honoring/remembering this person (for our SIPA history): ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Your name: _______________________________________________________
Please make check payable to SIPA Endowment Fund and mail or hand to: Southern Interscholastic Press Association School of Journalism and Mass Communications / University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208
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Who’s Who in SIPA Advisory Council
Executive Committee
The Advisory Council meets during the convention and helps spread the word about SIPA during the year. The Council discusses the activities of SIPA and offers suggestions and assistance to the Executive Committee. If you are interested in serving, or if you have concerns that you would like the Council to address, please make sure to attend the Saturday morning breakfast and/or the Saturday 2 p.m. meeting.
The Executive Committee is made up of the chair, vice chair and secretary of the Advisory Council, student officers, their advisers and other people appointed by the director. The Executive Committee meets during the spring convention and once each fall. The committee sets guidelines for judging and evaluating and handles SIPA business.
Alabama: • Erin Coggins, Sparkman HS, Harvest (20132015) • Mary Morrow, St. Clair County HS, Odenville (2013-2015) • Susan Newell, Northridge HS, Tuscaloosa (2013-2015) Arkansas: • Beth Shull, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock (20132015) Florida: • Heather Hanks, Bloomingdale HS, Valrico (2013-2015) • David Webb, H.B. Plant HS, Tampa (20132015) • Scott Zucker, Wellington HS, Wellington (2012-2014) Georgia: • Brian Cole, George Walton Academy, Monroe (2012-2014) • David Ragsdale, Clarke Central HS, Athens (2013-2015) • Jon Reese, Decatur HS, Decatur (2013-2015) Mississippi: • Cynthia Ferguson, Oxford HS, Oxford (20132015) North Carolina: • Adrienne Hollifield, Charles D. Owen HS, Black Mountain (2013-2015) • Steve Hanf, R.J. Reynolds HS, Winston-Salem (2013-2015) South Carolina: • Phillip Caston, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant (2013-2015) • Deborah Gascon, Dutch Fork HS, Irmo (20132015) • Jenny Proctor, Richland Northeast HS, Columbia (2012-2014) Texas: • Melonie Menefee, Buffalo HS, Buffalo (20132015) Virginia: • Sue Gill, Stafford HS, Falmouth (2013-2015) • Seth Stratford, Harrisonburg HS, Harrisonburg (2012-2014)
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Chair: Amy Medlock-Greene, Dutch Fork HS, Irmo, S.C. Vice Chair: Coni Grebel, Lee County HS, Leesburg, Ga. Secretary: Stella McCombs, Stratford HS, Goose Creek, S.C. Past Chair: Mary Inglis, Wellington HS, Wellington, Fla. President: Carly Williams, Nation Ford HS, Fort Mill, S.C. Vice President: Jamie Mason, Dutch Fork HS, Irmo, S.C. Member-at-Large: Wesley Maszk, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Appointed Members • Phillip Caston, Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. • Erin Coggins, Sparkman HS, Harvest, Ala. • Cynthia Ferguson, Oxford HS, Oxford, Miss. • Beth Fitts, Oxford, Miss. • Brenda Gorsuch, West Henderson HS, Hendersonville, N.C. • Steve Hanf, R.J. Reynolds HS, Winston- Salem, N.C. • Valerie Kibler, Harrisonburg HS, Harrisonburg, Va. • Susan Newell, Northridge HS, Tuscaloosa, Ala. • David Ragsdale, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga. • Jon Reese, Decatur HS, Decatur, Ga. • Chuck Walker, Nation Ford HS, Fort Mill, S.C. • Chris Waugaman, Prince George HS, Prince George, Va. Consultants • Meredith Cummings, Ala. Scholastic Press Assoc. • Joe Dennis, Ga. Scholastic Press Assoc. • Monica Hill, N.C. Scholastic Media Assoc. • R.J. Morgan, Miss. Scholastic Press Assoc • Mark Murray, Arlington ISD, Arlington, Texas • Bradley Wilson, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
SIPA Convention Staff • Carol Pardun USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications director and SIPA director • Charles Bierbauer USC College of Mass Communications and Information Studies dean • Karen Flowers SIPA executive director • Leslie Dennis SIPA scholastic press manager • Lauren Harper SIPA student assistant • Rebecca Piner SIPA student assistant • Collyn Taylor SIPA student assistant • BP Turner SIPA student assistant • Ashley Gardner SIPA volunteer, Seneca, S.C. • Jarad Greene SIPA volunteer, Columbia, S.C.
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