MHSPA 26 Best of Show
The Best of Show competition is offered for all student media outlets participating in the Minnesota High School Press Association annual convention on Oct. 8. To participate in Best of Show, students are required to attend the convention.
Best of Show entries are due by 9 a.m. at the conference.
Announced at the MHSPA Awards Ceremony, the Best of Show winners in each category will receive a plaque.
Best of Show entries are purchased as part of the convention’s online registration process at $20 per entry. Payment may be made at the convention.
Broadcast News Program
Enter your most recent broadcast news program aired during the 2026-27 school year and submitted as a URL link. (YouTube or Vimeo). The news program must be housed on a site or channel owned a school student media outlet and not a personal site or channel. Enter using this link:
Submit Broadcast News Program
Literary Arts Magazine
Enter one print copy of the most recent regular issue of the literary arts magazine at the convention registration desk by 9 a.m.
Newspaper/Newsmagazine
Enter one print copy of the most recent regular issue from the 2026-27 school year of the newspaper/newsmagazine at the convention registration desk by 9 a.m.
Website
An online news website actively updated during the current school year. Entry must be submitted as a URL link:
Submit Website
Yearbook
Enter one print copy of the 2026 yearbook at the convention registration desk by 9 a.m.
Convention details
Time & place
Coffman Memorial Union
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
300 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Oct. 8, 2026
Registration
Early bird registration fees
(register by Sept. 30, 2026)
Adviser: $25 | Student: $25 | Chaperone: Free
Regular registration fee
(register after Sept. 30, 2026)
Adviser: $30 | Student: $30 | Chaperone: Free
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