2009 Pspa Convention Program

Pennsylvania School Press Association

Convention 2009 76th annual celebration in State College Inside Welcome and greetings from PSPA

get centred!

Keynote speaker Contest information Session grids for Thursday and Friday Breakout session information Area restaurants Convention speakers

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Penn Stater Conference Center State College, Pennsylvania Thursday and Friday, March 12-13, 2009

welcome Wanda Pletcher Convention co-chair

Kristin Giron Convention co-chair

Welcome to Centre County, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions! At the 76th annual Pennsylvania School Press Association convention, we are “getting centred” as we look at scholastic journalism today. What are the newest trends? How will student journalism change over the years? As we move into a technologically-advanced society, we have included a technology strand this year that will help staffs and advisers use a variety of online resources and tools for their publications. Sessions are scheduled on Thursday and Friday at the Penn Stater Conference Center. Information on speakers and breakout sessions can be found in this convention program. All of the sessions will be located in the Presidents Hall and the Senate Rooms located on the main floor of the Penn Stater. Exhibits, featuring universities and yearbook companies will be located in the lobby of the Presidents Hall. Thank you for attending the 76th annual Pennsylvania School Press Association convention in Centre County.

Contest/Tour Information The writing contest will be held on Thursday, March 12th from 2-4 p.m. Students must have pre-registered for this session. Tickets will be placed in the registration packet for your school. Winners of the writing contest will be named at the closing ceremonies on Friday afternoon. Carry-in contests will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 13th. Again, students must have pre-registered for this session. Winners of the carry-in contest will also be named at the closing ceremonies on Friday afternoon. A sightseeing tour of Penn State’s campus will be available on Thursday. Bussing will be provided. Tour information will be available at the registration table.

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Keynote Speaker Tim Harrower Tim Harrower is a design god. An award-winning editor, designer and columnist at a variety of newspapers, Harrower is responsible for a number of newspaper redesigns across the country. His first book, “The Newspaper Designer’s Handbook,” is a fixture in newsrooms and classrooms around the world and has been translated into Russian, Chinese and Polish. Along with the keynote on Thursday night, Harrower will also present sessions on Thursday and Friday.

Other Speaker Highlights a Steve Manuel, senior lecturer of Communications at Penn State, has had his photography published in more than 115 publications. A former s pokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, Manual recently travelled to Kuwait and Iraq with comedian Dane Cook. a Christopher Wink, a freelance journalist and blogger from Philadelphia, will discuss the importance of creating an online media empire and multimedia storytelling.

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Thursday Schedule 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Convention sessions 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Vendor tables/exhibits open 1 p.m. - Adviser luncheon in Dean’s Hall 1 p.m. - Student luncheon in Dean’s Hall 2-4 p.m. - Write-off contest 5:30 p.m. - Banquet dinner with featured speaker Tim Harrower. All-state awards will be given. 8-10 p.m. - Ice Cream Social - tickets needed to be purchased at registration

Friday Schedule 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Convention sessions 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Vendor tables/exhibits open 12 p.m. - Adviser luncheon in Dean’s Hall 12 p.m. - Student luncheon in Dean’s Hall 2 p.m. - Closing ceremonies 2 p.m. - Write-off and carry-in contest winners named

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PSPA Board members Bob Hankes - President Mike McVitty - Vice President Carissa Pokorny-Golden - Treasurer Stacey Aronow - Secretary Darcy Goshorn - Webmaster Sam Bidleman Jane Blystone Rick Brooks Chuck Brittain Helen Fallon Kristin Giron Janice Hatfield Casey Henry John Kupetz Denise Valerio Check out PSPA at www.paschoolpress.org

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Thursday Session Breakdown 10-10:50 a.m. Tips for Creating a Stellar Literary Magazine - This session will help staff members create an outstanding magazine that honors the best work of your student writers and artists and impresses readers and judges alike. Janice Hatfield Pres Hall 1 Yearbook Design Trends 2009 - In this overview of design today current samples from all forms of media are discussed. Students will see how to use and adapt conceptual materials from mass media into their publications. Rick Brooks Pres Hall 2

His recent photographic work has been published by major newspapers and web sites throughout the United States. John Beale Pres Hall 1More Matter, Less Art - This

session will underscore the importance of giving emphasis to substance over rhetorical flourishes in news writing. Mike Joseph Pres Hall 2 The Business of Yearbook, Now More Than Ever - In this challenging economic year, making sure you have the revenue to create your dream book is more important than ever, but book and advertising sales are often overlooked until it’s too late and your effort is in debt. It’s not hard to ensure a financially successful yearbook, it just takes some forethought, creativity and an organized effort. Learn some strategies that you can take home and use immediately or next year regarding book sales, ad sales and fundraisers. Scott Geesey Pres Hall 3

Navigating the College MazeAidLink, a community outreach program of Complete College Solutions, presents an insider’s look at how to handle the college process. Speakers will review how students can maximize their eligibility for aid by identifying “lower cost” schools, comparing college costs and understanding aid and loan options. Aid appeals will also be discussed. Q Telling Tales: The Art of Fea& A will follow the presentation. tures- This session will give young Josh Ettterman and Michael Karp reporters tips on finding, developing Pres Hall 3 and crafting engaging features that captivates readers as much as good Newspaper Design: A Crash fiction can. Course- A world-famous Chris Rosenblum Pres Hall 4 celebrity plans to visit your school. How should you present the story? 12-12:50 p.m. Our animated, interactive tutorial explores dozens of options - the Mind Your Own Business- It’s good, the bad and the ugly - for March and it’s not too late to sell layouts, headlines and visuals. more yearbooks. If you “Mind Your Tim Harrower Pres Hall 3 Own Business” by using Taylor’s

11-11:50 a.m. Improving Your Still Photos and Video - Former Pittsburgh PostGazette photographer John Beale teaches photojournalism at Penn State’s College of Communications.

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new business resource and stimulus package, you will watch your sales increase. The Yearbook Paybook is step by step guide to increase your yearbook sales and revenue. Come listen and learn how to make money. Taylor Pres Hall 1

Changing to a Magazine FormatThis session will reveal how one newspaper staff make the move to a monthly magazine. We will present some design, writing, editorial, production, and readership solutions with lots of show instead of tell. Red & White staff Pres Hall 2 Improving Your Digital PhotosAlmost everyone owns a digital camera of some sort. Even those who own and use digital single lens reflex cameras do so without a basic knowledge of composition and what pixels are and how they work. Knowing a few basic rules can make a world of difference in one photographs; photographs that communicate to the reader; photographs that make people stop and say, how did he/she do that? If a reader looks at your photograph for more than three-quarters of a second, you’ve succeeded in producing a memorable image. Steve Manuel Pres Hall 3 Student Press Rights- This session will explore the history of student press rights and what rights student journalists have in Pennsylvania right now. We will also explore several common laws that impact working press: Pennsylvania Open Records and Sunshine Laws and what they mean for reporters. Josh Etterman Pres Hall 4

1-1:50 p.m. Thursday Lunch- Lunch will be served in Dean’s Hall for students and advisers. Staffs must have pre-registered for the convention luncheon at registration. Tickets are needed to enter the hall, so be sure to have your ticket present. Lunch Deans Hall

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Thursday Session Breakdown 2-2:50 p.m. Writing Contest-Students participating in this year’s PSPA writing contest will get to meet reporter Steve Manuel. Manuel is an active photographer with Penn State University where he photographs many of the Division I sports teams. His photographs have been published in more than 115 publications, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. After the presentation and a brief Q & A session, students will gather to write news, features and opinion pieces during the second hour. Winning entries will be featured online and winners will be recognized during closing ceremonies on Friday. Pres Hall 1 School Press Version 2.0- New online technologies, like Web 2.0 tools, can be harnessed by advisers and staffs to reenergize publications. You will walk away with plenty of free tools to add to your media toolbox, including online newspaper options, webcasting platforms and other nifty media goodies. This session will focus on websites, newspaper, broadcast and literary magazines. Darcy Goshorn Pres Hall 2 Cracking the Critique Code- Not sure what yearbook judges are looking for when you submit your critiques? Do they look at design and writing? Do captions really matter? Want to take your yearbook to the next level? This session will provide simple tips and resources to get your book ready for a critique, both at the state and national level. Cheryl Franzmann Pres Hall 3

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New Advisers’ Workshop-New or just feeling that way? This session will encourage practical survival skills and sensible goals for any newspaper adviser. Staffing, production schedules, content ideas, technology solutions - we got it all. Sam Bidleman Pres Hall 4

3-3:50 p.m. Writing Contest-Students participating in this year’s PSPA writing contest will get to meet reporter Steve Manuel. After the presentation and a brief Q & A session, students will gather to write news, features and opinion pieces during the second hour. Pres Hall 1 Live Webcasting Made EasyThanks to a host of new Web 2.o tools, webcasting via the Internet is easier than ever before. You will walk away from this session with a handful of free webcasting tools in your journalism toolbox. After demonstrating how to setup your own webcast, we will discuss tips and tricks, as well as best practices. Darcy Goshorn Pres Hall 2

5:30-8 p.m. All-State Dinner Banquet- The annual PSPA dinner banquet will be served in Deans Hall. Staffs must have paid for the dinner with registration. Tickets are required for entry into the ballroom for dinner. Tim Harrower, redesign god, will be the keynote speaker after dinner. Following his address, winners of the PSPA All-State Awards will be named. Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year and Administrator of the Year winners, along with the Friend of Journalism winner will be honored. Ballroom

8-10 p.m. Ice Cream Social and Swap ShopPartipants must have pre-registered for this event. Bring your publication to share and enjoy an ice cream bar featured Ice Creamery ice cream and toppings.

Wagging the Blog- What goes into a successful news blog? A veteran shares some tips and insights on giving your blog a voice and making it a must read. John Micek Pres Hall 3 Kalliope Editors’ RoundtableThis session with the current editors of Penn State’s undergraduate literary magazine will give you a glimpse into the process of creating an outstanding student publication - from choosing staff to drumming up publicity to choosing submissions to layout, production and distribution. Sheila Squillante Pres Hall 4

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Thursday Sessions Location

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10-10:50 a.m.

Presidents Hall 1 (seating of 100)

Tips for Creating a Stellar Literary Magazine Janice Hatfield

Presidents Hall 2 (seating of 100)

Yearbook Design Trends 2009 Rick Brooks

Presidents Hall 3 (seating of 100)

Navigating the College Maze Josh Etterman and Michael Karp

Presidents Hall 4 (seating of 100)

Newspaper DesignA Crash Course Tim Harrower

11-11:50 a.m. Improving Your Still Photos and VideoJohn Beale

More Matter, Less Art Mike Joseph

The Business of Yearbook - Now More Than Ever Scott Geesey

Telling Tales: The Art of Features Chris Rosenblum

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Mind Yo Business Kachel an Argento

Changi Magazine Red and Sta

Improvi Digital P Steve M

Student Right Josh Ette

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Writing Contest

School Press Version 2.0 Darcy Goshorn

Live Webcasting Made Easy Darcy Goshorn

Cracking the Critique Code Cheryl Franzmann

Wagging the BlogJohn Micek

New Advisers’ Workshop Sam Bidleman

Kalliope Editors’ Roundtable Sheila Squillante

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Friday Session Breakdown 9-9:50 a.m. Secrets to Great PhotographyGreat yearbook start with great photography. This session explores varying the angles, how to use the light that you have, the importance of showing emotion, the use of repetition, framing the shot and cropping. Cari Frei Pres Hall 1 Who Put You In Charge-Being a manager can be difficult, but being a student manager of other students bring it to a whole new level. How are you supposed to manage a staff of employees who are all the same age as you or, gulp, older? Terrence Casey Pres Hall 2 So You Want to Be a Broadcast Journalist? Better Start Now!This session will discuss the relevant questions high school students should seek to answer as they prepare to enter college and the broadcast world. Dr. Anthony Moretti Pres Hall 3 Tomorrow’s Reader, Yesterday’s Paper- Are readers bored by all your dull, predictable 15-inch stories? Yes. But you can make your publication reader-friendly by reworking your news and features into useful, interactive packages (sidebars, fact boxes, checklists). We’ll examine dozens of innovative examples and demonstrate how staffers can collaborate more effectively. Tim Harrower Pres Hall 4 Carry-in Contest- Carry-in contests will be held this hour in the Senate Room. Students should have pre-registered for the event and received a ticket. Contests include yearbook design, newspaper design, photography, cartoons, ad design, video news and video feature. Judges Senate Rooms 2-3

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10-10:50 a.m. High School TV: Starting it Up and Keeping it Running- So you have TV cameras, a news set, a computer or two and some volunteers. What do you do with it? This session will help get your started. Jesse Colaizzi Pres Hall 1 Eleven Ways to Improve you Student Publication Today-There are a number of simple, but effective ways to improve your student publication without delay. Items include online promotion and dissemination, multimedia, organization and web presence. Christopher Wink Pres Hall 2 The Student E-Newspaper- As the journalism industry turns to the Internet for more readers, so should student newspapers. How can student journalists put together a Web page for their readers and, more importantly, keep them there? Terrence Casey Pres Hall 3 Creating Mood with Type and Color- Is your yearbook design becoming a mess of fonts and colors? Learn how to use fonts and color to reinforce your theme and coverage. Kathryn Phillips Pres Hall 4 Carry-in Contest- Carry-in contests will be held this hour in the Senate Room. Students should have pre-registered for the event and received a ticket. Contests include yearbook design, newspaper design, photography, cartoons, ad design, video news and video feature. Judges Senate Rooms 2-3

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Tips for Creating a Stellar Newspaper- This session will help staff members focus on creating a newspaper which really serves the student body well and one that will impress the judges. Janice Hatfield Pres Hall 1 Describe and ConquerDescriptive writing lets journalistic writers get creative, establish a tone and evoke a mood. And you thought only fiction could use literary devices and do that. This session will help students apply journalistic horse sense to using their five senses to make things lively without making things up. Students may even get a chance to stick their toe in the water and try to observe and describe. John Kupetz Pres Hall 2 Literary Magazine Theme Development Expose- What really happens when a dozen varied students plan out a theme for the literary magazine? What is the role of the advisers when things are going south? And when does one give up? Robert Hankes and Mike McVitty will review how last year’s edition of Charisma turned 40. Robert Hankes and Mike McVitty Pres Hall 3 An Online Media Empire in a Day- How you, your friends and your school newspaper or student organization can better share and promote your work online. We’ll talk about the free or cheap tools to brand and spread your work, and even how to operate an entire school publication online for a minimal cost and limited experience. Christopher Wink Pres Hall 4

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Friday Session Breakdown Carry-in Contest- Carry-in contests will be held this hour in the Senate Room. Students should have pre-registered for the event and received a ticket. Contests include yearbook design, newspaper design, photography, cartoons, ad design, video news and video feature. Judges Senate Rooms 2-3

12-12:50 p.m. Friday Student and Adviser Luncheon- Lunch will be served in Deans Hall for both students and advisers. Lunch tickets must have been paid for at registration. Students and advisers must have a ticket to enter.

1-1:50 p.m. Blogging with Websites and Wikis, Oh My!- This session will explore all the options for incorporating new media technologies into your publications. Don’t fear the digital revolution... embrace it! This session will show you how. Heather Starr Fiedler Pres Hall 1 Bringing Ideas to Life- This session is designed for Advanced InDesign users only. After reviewing the advanced functions of the program, we will launch into an interactive “How’d they do that?” session, allowing students to share the more advanced features of their publication. Seana Litt Pres Hall 2 Asking the Tough QuestionsThis session will help young journalists find ways to ask hard questions and, most importantly, get good answers. Sara Ganim Pres Hall 3

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It All Starts with InterviewingNo one can write anything without first interviewing sources. This session will help you learn to develop your interviewing skills and techniques and make you a better reporter. Helen Fallon Pres Hall 4 Multimedia Storytelling- This session will show participants how to tell stories using audio, video and photographs cheaply, professionally and effectively. We’ll talk about the technology, tools, direction and focus needed to begin a serious multimedia division to even the smallest student publication or organization. Christopher Wink Senate 2-3

2-2:50 p.m. Closing Ceremony- The closing cememony will take place in the Senate Room to honor the winners of the carry-in contests and the writing contests. Contest Senate 2-3

Evaluation Forms Don’t forget to fill out the evaluation form at the end of the conference. Forms should have been placed in your registration packet, but extras are available at the registration booth. Forms can be dropped off at the registration table on Friday. Your feedback is appreciated.

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Friday Sessions Location Presidents Hall 1 (seating of 100)

Presidents Hall 2 (seating of 100)

Presidents Hall 3 (seating of 100)

Presidents Hall 4 (seating of 100)

Senate Room 2-3 (seating of 100)

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9-9:50 a.m.

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Secrets to Great Photography - Cari Frei

High School TV: Starting It Up and Keeping It RunningJesse Colaizzi

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Who Put You In Charge? Terrence Casey

Eleven Ways to Improve Your Student PublicationChristopher Wink

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So You Want to Be a Broadcast Journalist? Better Start Now! Anthony Moretti

Tomorrow’s Reader, Yesterday’s Paper Tim Harrower

The Student E-Newspaper Terrence Casey

Creating Mood with Type and Color Kathryn Phillips

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Asking the Tough Questions Sara Ganim

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Closing ceremonies to name winners of the carry-in contest and writing contest.

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Convention Speakers B Maggie Bauman - Maggie Bauman, a senior at Bloomsburg High School, is the features editor of the Red & White. Last year, she was an award-winning news and feature writer. After graduation, she plans to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology and major in Mass Media Communications. Sam Bidleman - Sam is in his 31st year of teaching English, composition, graphics and journalism at Bloomsburg High School. He serves on the staff of the PA Governor’s Institute for Information Literacy, writes and edits for several scholastic publications and chairs Middle States validation visits. Bidleman has been honored as a finalist in the PA Teacher of the Year and as PA School Press Association’s Journalism Teacher of the Year. John Beale - Veteran photojournalist John Beale teaches photojournalism, advanced photojournalism and documentary photojournalism. Prior to his arrival at Penn State, he spent 21 years as staff photographer and chief photographer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A member of the U.S. Senate Press Photographers’ Gallery, his work has been honored with numerous national awards, including two Sigma Delta Chi Awards, the Community Service Photojournalism Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and photo of the year by 18

the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Beale’s photos have been widely published in numerous magazines and books. In 2001 he served as a Journalist in Residence at Penn State. He has also taught photojournalism at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Rick Brooks - Rick Brooks is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Fairmont State University in Fairmont WV. He has degrees in Commercial design, Graphics and Fine arts along with Journalism and Art education. While at Fairmont State he edited and designed the award winning “Mound” yearbook. Brooks is the Northeast Creative Design Manager with Jostens and has worked in publishing worked since 1986. He works with and designs for High schools and Colleges throughout the Northeast. Numerous PIA, Columbia and NSPA awards have honored his clients including multiple Benny’s, Gold Crowns and Pacemakers. A member of JEA, Columbia, CMA and the society of Collegiate Journalists, he actively lectures and teaches at national and state conventions. He possesses extensive technology background in Photoshop, PageMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, Painter and Office. He received the “Gold Key” from CSPA in 2000 and the “Keystone” from PSPA. Brooks also sits on the executive board of the Pennsylvania School Press Association.

C Terrence Casey - Terrence Casey is editor-in-chief at The Daily Collegian at Penn State University. A senior majoring in journalism and religious studies, Terrence will graduate in December. Before being an editor, Terrence have been a staff reporter, metro editor, campus editor and opinions page editor. Jesse Colaizzi - Jesse Colaizzi (PSU, Integrative Arts ‘03) holds a Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from Point Park University. He is also the Point Park University Student Broadcasting Network Coordinator, Photography Facilities Coordinator, and part-time faculty member. He teaches Television Production Techniques and Television Non-Linear Editing. Jesse is also a producer of Hometown High-Q, a high school quiz show, shown on the CBS-Pittsburgh affiliate KDKA-TV. Outside of Point Park University, he has a freelancing business, for which he is a field audio specialist for The Videohouse Inc. His field audio credits include multiple programs on The History Channel, ABC, CBS, The NFL Network, ESPN, Bravo, and FOX News Network, to name a few. In his spare time, Jesse enjoys maintaining his real estate properties, woodworking, and making his own wine. He resides with his wife, Heather, in Ben Avon, Pa. Convention 2009

Convention Speakers Roger Crider - Roger Crider is a Business Technology teacher at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa. In 2008, he became the Classrooms for the Future Technology coach for the high school. He is also on the eAcademy Consortium with the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit. The consortium is educating school district to implement online courses.

D Julia Davis - Sixteen-year-old Julia Davis is a Bloomsburg High School junior and the news editor of the Red & White. Leading a jam-packed life, Julia fills almost every minute of her spare time with writing, musical theatre, watching reality TV or caring for her menagerie of farm animals. Julia became a PSPA board member to promote unbiased, informative and engaging journalism in high schools across the state.

E Joshua Etterman - Joshua Etterman is a former PSPA Student Board member from Hershey High School. In 2001, while working for the Pennsylvania School Reform Network and studying at Dickinson College , he was one of the first members of PSPA’s Section 12.9 team that helped to stop a proposal to strip Many protections from the state’s Convention 2009

student journalists. His column,“From Left Field” won the 2002 Keystone Press Award for Division IV newspapers. Former editor of the Elizabethtown Chronicle weekly, he has reported for the Hershey Chronicle and The (Hummelstown, Pa.) Sun. Since 2002 he has worked for Complete College Solutoins, a college-planning and financial consulting firm.

F Helen Fallon - Helen Fallon is acting chair of the new School of Communication at Point Park University. Prior to this assignment, she served as the chair of its Journalism and Mass Communication Department since 1999. She started teaching full time at the private liberal arts college in 1986 after working for 11 years in the field as a reporter, copy editor and editor for three Western Pennsylvania newspapers and a brief stint in health-care public relations. In addition to her teaching, Fallon has worked as a part-time copy editor first in the news then features department of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette since 1987. She actively supports high school journalism education and has given or led many workshops and lectures to high school journalism students and their teachers throughout her teaching career.

Heather Starr Fiedler - Dr. Heather Starr Fiedler is an assistant professor of digital media in Point Park University’s Journalism and Mass Communication Department. She specializes in new and emerging media technology, especially online journalism. Her classes include online journalism, Web publication, print design, computer-assisted reporting, and magazine writing and design. She is the adviser of Point Park’s student-run newspaper, the newsmagazine and literary magazine. She is also the founder and general manager of PittsburghMom.com, a microsite for Pittsburgh area parents, that is owned by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Cheryl Franzmann - Cheryl Franzmann is a Walsworth Publishing Company Key accounts representative in western Pennsylvania. A former yearbook adviser at DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida, her stuff won five All-Americans and four gold medals for their work. Franzmann attended Ohio University Scripps School of Journalism and is a former CSPA and NSPA judge. Cari Frei - An employee of Taylor Publishing Company for the past eight years, Cari Frei excels in working with staffs and preparing both new and experienced advisers for the year. After teaching English, yearbook and newspaper, Frei understands the trials of production. 19

Convention Speakers G Sara Ganim - Sara Ganim has been working for the Centre Daily Times as a crime reporter for two years. Last summer, she interned at the Associated Press. Before her professional career, Ganim was a reporter for The Daily Collegian in State College. While there, she placed three times in the Hearst award competition. Last year, she received an honorable mention for a feature story in the Keystone state awards. Scott Geesey - Scott Geesey has been a sales and service representative for Jostens Yearbooks for the last 10 years, covering central and northern Pennsylvania. Geesey also worked for the Keystone Central School District in Clinton County in 1998 and 1999 as a teacher and part-time media specialist. His exclusive yearbook website, www.jostenscentralpa. com, is one of the few privately maintained yearbook production websites in the country, filled with ideas, tips, strategies and more for all yearbook advisers and staffs. Before entering education, Scott worked as a radio and TV broadcaster for 13 years in the State College area. Darcy Goshorn - Darcy Goshorn has taught English language arts and journalism for five years at East Pennsboro Area High School in Enola, Pennsylvania. Currently, he serves as the Classrooms for the Future coach, 20

where he works with teachers to integrate 21st Century skills into their curriculum. The school’s innovative, award-winning online student newspaper has been featured by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference, as well as the Pennsylvania School Boards Association at their Educational Excellence Fair.

H Robert Hankes - Robert Hankes is president of PSPA and serves as adviser to Charisma, the literary magazine of Big Springs High School. He has twice received the Teacher of the Year Award from Big Springs. Tim Harrower - Tim Harrower has been an award-winning editor, designer and columnist at newspapers large (The Oregonian), midsized (The Rochester Times-Union) and small (the Times chain of weeklies in Beaverton, Ore.). Harrower’s first book, “The Newspaper Designer’s Handbook,” is a fixture in newsrooms and classrooms around the world, and has been translated into Russian, Chinese and Polish. His follow-up, “Inside Reporting,” has become America’s best-selling journalism textbook. He’s now pounding away at a new book tentatively titled “The Complete Guide to Online Journalism.”

Janice Hatfield - A certified journalism educator, Janice Hatfield is a member of the Pennsylvania School Press Association and also newspaper coordinator. Previously, Hatfield was a newspaper adviser and literary magazine adviser. She is also a national judge for NSPA and CSPA.

J Mike Joseph - Mike Joseph has worked as an editor and reporter for the Centre Daily Times for 10 years, with previous work at the Pocono Record in Stroudsburg, The Bridgeport Post in Connecticut and an Englishlanguage newspaper in Taipei, Taiwan. Awards include a first-place Keystone award for investigative reporting about Interstate 99 construction.

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Emmy Kachel - From the greater Philadelphia Area, Emmy Kachel and Carolyn Argento Oldham have over twenty-years combined yearbook experience. As an integral part of the yearbook process, they form a unique bond with their yearbook advisers by providing personalized service, accurate answers, creative solutions, and technical support. The Kachel/ Oldham Office prides itself in educating its customers publishing together through design expertise and computer knowledge. Convention 2009

Convention Speakers Michael Karp - Michael Karp is an expert in student loans and aid applications and works for Complete College Solutions. John Kupetz - John Kupetz is an assistant professor of journalism and English at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. A faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s Communications Residential College and a former assistant professor at its Medill School of Journalism, Kupetz has taught Medill’s summer high school journalism program for more than 25 years. He is a PSPA board member.

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Seana Litt - Former yearbook editor and adviser, Seana Litt has been using InDesign for more than seven years to create yearbooks for schools and other state organizations. Litt, a yearbook representative from Taylor Publishing, is also an InDesign instructor for the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.

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Steve Manuel - Steve Manuel is a senior lecturer of communications at Penn State. He earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Penn State and has been teaching public relations and photojournalism since 1996. His photographs have been published in more than 115 Convention 2009

publications, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times and Navy Times. From 1992-1996, he served as spokesman for the U.S. Defense Department at the Pentagon. Manuel has participated as a photographer in major USO show tours to teh Balkans, South Korea, Cuba and most recently toured Kuwait and Iraq with comedian/actor Dane Cook. Mike McVitty - Mike McVitty is a high school art educator in the small town of Neville, PA. He has worked as a co-adviser for the school’s literary magazine for four years. As co-adviser his primary focus is helping the staff with InDesign and Layout. He is also vice-president of PSPA. Dr. Anthony Moretti - Dr. Anthony Moretti joined the Point Park faculty in August 2005 after spending two years teaching at Texas Tech University. Moretti primarily teaches broadcast journalism courses in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. He teaches broadcast news writing and production classes and supervises the twice weekly student TV news program and other special broadcast productions. Dr. Moretti earned his Ph.D. from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in 2004. He also holds a master’s degree in journalism from Ohio Moretti spent almost 13 years in the broadcast industry as a reporter

and producer. He worked in southern California and Ohio in both radio and television and covered numerous news and sports events during those years.

O Carolyn Argento Oldham From the greater Philadelphia Area, Emmy Kachel and Carolyn Argento Oldham have over twenty-years combined yearbook experience. They provide personalized service, accurate answers, creative solutions, and technical support.

P Kathyrn Phillips - A former yearbook editor, Kathryn Phillips is a Walworth Yearbook reprsentative. She graduated from Waynesburg University and majored in Graphic Design. Alane Presswood - Alane Presswood is a senior and second-year journalism student at Bloomsburg High School. She won several PSPA Gold Awards for her news reporting in 2008 and is currently the editor-inchief of the BHS news magazine, the Red & White. Presswood is also an editor on staff of the school’s art and literature magazine and participates in various choral, dance and theater functions. She plans to attend Emerson College in the fall to major in print journalism.

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Convention Speakers R Chris Rosenblum - Chris Rosenblum, a Centre Daily Times senior reporter, has been a journalist for 18 years. Since he joined the paper in 1995, his news and feature stories have won numerous awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors and the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

S Courtney Sabo - Sophomore Courtney Sabo is the production and InDesign editor of Bloomsburg High School’s newsmagazine, the Red & White. She also is secretary of her class, a member of FBLA and a member of the varsity soccer team. Sheila Squillante - Sheila Squillante is faculty adviser for the Kalliope, the undergraduate literary magazine.

W Christopher Wink Christopher Wink is a multimedia freelance journalist and blogger based in Philadelphia. Wink was ranked among 100 most promising young journalists by UWire, a college news service and is cofounder and former adviser of The Franklin, a student snewspaper of Philadelphia high school. 22

Penn State Attractions There are a number of restaurants in downtown State College to enjoy while attending the PSPA convention: bar blue and barbecue 114 S. Garner St. Downtown State College (814) 237-0374

Canyon Pizza 260 E. Beaver Ave. State College (814) 867-5672

Inferno Brick Oven 340 E. College Ave. Downtown State College (814) 237-5718

Chili’s 137 S. Allen St. Downtown State College (814) 234-5922

PJ Harrigan’s 1450 S. Atherton St. Ramada Conference Center State College (814) 235-3009

Cold Stone Creamery 321 E. Beaver Ave. State College (814) 272-6585

Applebee’s 12 Colonnade Way State College (814) 235-3890 Backyard Burgers 1221 N. Atherton St. State College (814) 231-1874 C.C. Peppers 434 E. College Ave. State College (814) 238-6256 Burger King 521 University Dr. State College (814) 238-2281

Damon’s 1031 E. College Ave. State College (814) 237-6300 Eat n’ Park 1617 N. Atherton St. State College (814) 231-8558 Five Guys 226 W. College Ave. State College (814) 238-3066 Gingerbread Man 130 Hiester St. Downtown State College (814) 237-0361

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The Pennsylvania School Press Association wishes to thank the following for their help with the 76th annual convention: Jostens for the publishing of this convention program. Walsworth Publishing Company for the student gifts. Taylor Yearbook for the donation of adviser frames and student mugs. The Centre Daily Times for helping with speakers. Penn State for organizing tours on campus.

Thank you for attending the convention! Please don’t forget to turn in the evaluation form at the registration table before departing! See you next year.

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