Summer workshop gets your students ready for fall

Plan now to send your staff members to KEMPA's Summer Journalism Workshop, held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater July 22-25.

New sessions this year are tailored to online publications and literary magazines.

Register online or by mail. Either way, the deadline for getting the "early bird" discount is May 31.

Click here for more information about the 2012 Summer Journalism Workshop.

April issue of the KEMPA Update is here

KEMPA's newsletter, the Update, is chock full of useful and interesting information. The April edition is available now and ready for download as a PDF.

Click here and start reading!

EP!C presentation challenges seminar participants

Mark Newton's EP!C seminar inspired advisers at the Winter Advisers' Seminar to rethink the way they have their publications and staffs organized with a possible move to converging them. He challenged us to take risks and support our students, but to take care of ourselves as well. Participants shared lists of five things to do every day; Mark's list included journaling, exercising, meditating and doing random acts of kindness.

Rick Wood's photography presentation gave advisers loads of great advice and stunning examples. Click here to download Rick's presentation in PDF format to use with your own students.

eactions:
"I appreciated the affirmation that the common core standards and P21 are aligned with journalism." Julie Tiedens, Black River Falls (Wis.) High School

"It was important to have Mark Newton here to get an experienced perspective from someone who's done it all. He shared so much advice." Leigh Ann Mondrawickes-Boncher, Warren Township (Ill.) High School.

Click here for more information about the 2012 Seminar.

Gebhardt Award offers prizes for writing

Encourage your students to apply for the Tom Gebhardt Award. Writing done for member publications in the 2011-2012 school year is eligible for the annual $100 prize and recognition at our Fall Conference

Click here to download the application form. Entries are due by June 15.