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Student Officer Spotlight: Jolen Mckenzie

Student Officer Spotlight: Jolen Mckenzie

Sarah Muñoz, SIPA Intern June 3, 2025

Jolen McKenzie plays a key role at WTHS as a lead editor, while also serving his school through student council and staying active in his church community. He got his start in journalism after discovering...

Student Officer Spotlight: Samaya Ellis

Student Officer Spotlight: Samaya Ellis

Sarah Muñoz, SIPA Intern May 30, 2025

Samaya Ellis brings passion and purpose to student journalism as SIPA’s Vice President and a Journalism I facilitator for the ODYSSEY Media Group at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia. In...

Four Student Leaders Named to Southern Interscholastic Press Association Executive Committee for 2025–2026

Four Student Leaders Named to Southern Interscholastic Press Association Executive Committee for 2025–2026

Luna Hiott, SIPA Intern May 19, 2025

The Southern Interscholastic Press Association has announced its student officers for the 2025–2026 academic year. Elected during the organization’s annual convention in March, these student leaders...

Student Officer Spotlight: Noah Iverson

Student Officer Spotlight: Noah Iverson

Sarah Muñoz, SIPA Intern May 15, 2025

Noah Iverson brings energy and experience to the world of student journalism as SIPA’s President and co-Editor-in-Chief of Wando High School's Tribal Tribune. His interest in journalism was sparked back...

Tupelo Student Awa Camara Wins SIPA College Scholarship, Fueled by a Passion for Storytelling

Tupelo Student Awa Camara Wins SIPA College Scholarship, Fueled by a Passion for Storytelling

Sarah Muñoz, SIPA Intern May 13, 2025

For Awa Camara, journalism began as a whisper—an instinct to understand the world, even when words didn’t come easily. A self-described shy kid growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi, Awa often felt like...

Beth Swann Honored with SIPA’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award

Beth Swann Honored with SIPA’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award

Sarah Muñoz, SIPA Intern May 13, 2025

Beth Swann, adviser for the newsprint, online and literary magazine programs at Nation Ford High School, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Award, one of...

2025 Carolina Journalism Institute registration open

2025 Carolina Journalism Institute registration open

April 14, 2025

Carolina Journalism Institute offers the chance to meet new people, be a part of the USC campus community and immerse yourself in the world of communications and media.  This week-long camp is offered...

Best in South student media awarded

Best in South student media awarded

Nina Brook, SIPA Director April 4, 2025

The Scroggins Awards were presented in March at the Southern Interscholastic Press Association Convention in Columbia, South Carolina   Columbia, South Carolina, April 4, 2025 - The 2025 Scroggins...

SIPA 2025: Igniting Student Creativity and Competition

SIPA 2025: Igniting Student Creativity and Competition

Sarah Muñoz, SIPA Intern March 25, 2025

More than 300 student journalists and advisers from 14 schools across South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Kentucky came together March 7-9 for the annual Southern Interscholastic Press Association...

2025 SIPA All-Stars

2025 SIPA All-Stars

March 18, 2025

On Saturday, March 8, 2025 SIPA proudly celebrated the inaugural class of All-Stars. This new recognition program honors exemplary graduating seniors attending the convention. Advisers had the opportunity...

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