• SIPA 2021

  • SIPA Convention Registration

    Online registration must be submitted by March 6. The convention will be hosted on the virtual platform WHOVA. Get that platform approved by your district, if you need prior authorization.

  • Adviser/speaker information:

  • Membership information:

  • Convention registration fees

    Registration fees are based on the number of students attending. Each individual registered will receive a login and access to curriculum for one year! The more students you register, the larger the price break. If you are registering fewer than 10 people, enter the number of individuals in the single-person registration box.

  • Student/adviser registration information

  • If you are bringing students to the convention, please upload this Excel file listing the students' names and emails. We will use this to add participants to the virtual platform.

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  • On-site competitions

    Students participating in TOP competitions will receive prompts one week prior to the convention. Teams will have one week to put together their story and design packages.

  • Best of Show at SIPA: The Best of Show at SIPA competition is open to all publications and programs registered for the annual March convention. There is no qualifying critique score to enter the competition. The Best of Show at SIPA recognizes excellence among the convention attendees and those entered on-site.

  • On-site critiques: Two students will spend 45 minutes with a judge and receive one-on-one feedback about the publication.

  • Students participating in TOP competitions will receive prompts one week prior to the convention. Teams will have one week to put together their story and design packages. Students who participate in the Anchor and Review competitions will have separate sessions that will help them prepare for the competitions. 

  • Grammar Challenge: Test your grammar knowledge by answering these 50 multiple-choice questions. 

  • Anchor competition: Students write a script from copy on current news events we provide then read it to a panel of judges.

  • SIPA Quiz Bowl: Students compete in four-person teams in quiz bowl-style rounds and answer questions about journalism standards and terminology, current events, civics and pop culture.

  • Review writing contest: Students learn review writing techniques and write a review on a topic announced at the convention.

  • TOP (team onsite production): Teams produce a complete story package within a three-hour time span.

    • Broadcast - teams of two students - interview students, write a script and capture and edit footage on a specific topic to create a video package
    • Literary/arts magazine - teams of up to four students (can be 2 or 3 students) - write, edit, create and draw inspiration to craft artistic interpretations and content for a magazine spread.
    • Newsprint & yearbook  - teams of up to four students (can be 2 or 3 students) - interview, write, edit, photograph and design pages to create a newspaper or yearbook page or spread package.
    • Online  - teams of up to four students (can be 2 or 3 students) - interview, write, edit, photograph and create a multimedia web package, which includes written, visual and interactive elements
    • Photo - teams of two students - take photographs based on a specific theme, write captions and create an online photo essay. Each member will contribute at least four photos to the essay.

  • Edit and complete registration

  • We accept cash, check and Venmo payments only and do not accept credit card payments at this time. Please submit payment as soon as possible. Contact Leslie Dennis at dennislc@email.sc.edu with any questions.

    Refund policy: Plan carefully. No refunds will be given. However, substitutions may be made at any time.

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