Founded in 1923, the Southern Interscholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, advisers and administrators at public and private schools across the South create and cultivate unique, high-quality student media programs and rigorous hands-on learning experiences for all student storytellers.
Please join us in Columbia March 6-8, 2026, for the Southern Interscholastic Press Association Spring Convention.
Convention information and registration
Find out more about the 2024 Convention on the Schopress Blog
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Students can receive awards for individual work in various categories, publications and programs gain feedback and honors for overall work and advisers, principals and scholastic media friends can be recognized for dedication and support to programs. See all the awards and contests SIPA offers.
CJI is a five-day summer institute devoted to helping high school students enhance their knowledge of cutting-edge journalism techniques and standards for their publications and productions.
SIPA holds its annual convention in March in Columbia, South Carolina.
SIPA's Endowment supports convention and college scholarships, a technology grant, keynote speakers and mentoring programs that benefit students and advisers across the Southeast. See how you can support the Endowment.
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