REGISTER BY OCT. 14 TO GET DISCOUNT ON STATE CONVENTION
Early bird registration for the MHSPA state convention ends Oct. 14, so get your form sent in by then to save money. Prices increase $10 per person on Oct. 15. The state convention is Oct. 21 at Coffman Memorial Union on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. Download a form from http://mhspa.studentpress.org today!
STATE CONVENTION SPEAKERS (TENTATIVE):
A complete list of speakers with times and descriptions will be posted a few days prior to the convention. Topics listed are for general purposes only. Sessions will be specific.
KEYNOTE: Neal Justin, television critic for the Star Tribune
Laurie Hansen, Stillwater Area High School
Magazine design
Advisers’ roundtable
Chris Ison, University of Minnesota
Journalism ethics
Lori Keekley, St. Louis Park High School
From Pretty Good to Pacemaker Finalist
Liz Keeling, Champlin Park High School
Making your yearbook awesome
Editors’ roundtable
Mike Knaak, St. Cloud Times
Photojournalism
Reida Lazer, Taylor Publishing
Time Management to Meet Deadlines
Corinth Matera, Minneapolis South High School
Covering diversity
Lynda McDonnell, ThreeSixty
Finding and judging sources of information
David Motes, Wayzata High School
Broadcast basics
Andrew Pritchard, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Newspaper design
Amy Sanders, University of Minnesota
Media law
Sara Sausker, Jostens
Photography
Rachel Steil, Stillwater Area High School
Headline writing
Beth Thibodeau, MinnPost
Copy editing
Shayla Thiel-Stern, University of Minnesota
New media overview
Kelly Zwagerman, Faribault High School
Generating story ideas