SIPA Freedom of the Press Award

Joseph W. Shoquist Freedom of the Press Award

Application due Dec. 15, 2024
The Joseph W. Shoquist Freedom of the Press Award was initiated in 1989 to recognize a SIPA adviser or staff for exercising First Amendment rights at the high school level.

The award will be given when someone makes a strong stand for scholastic journalism. To nominate individuals or staffs for the award, please complete this form.

Winners must be present at the SIPA Convention.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise therof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
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