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KEMPA Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference: Connections

KEMPA’s goal is to support advisers and student journalists. By offering programs like our summer journalism camp, winter adviser’s retreat and fall student conference during the year, we can help build your program.

At our Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at UW-Whitewater, we connect you and your students to professionals, advisers and other student journalists in our KEMPA community. We are looking forward to helping your staff build their skills, be inspired by winning contest entries, and celebrate last year’s accomplishments.

Our theme, CONNECTIONS, emphasizes the need to make connections within our publications, school communities and local scholastic press associations. Some sessions will focus on networking, interviewing, and community building

The opening session will begin at 9:30 a.m. with awards and announcements, followed by a keynote speaker author and journalist, Laura Paisley Beck from 10:00-10:30 a.m. Each of the two sessions will last 45 minutes, starting at 10:45, and 12:45.  Advisers and presenters at 11:45 will then take part in the yearly KEMPA meeting, including awards presentations, elections, announcements, etc.

Online registration for the event will start in September: KEMPA FALL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

$20 per student and adviser for KEMPA-member publications.

If you wish to become a regular member, use this KEMPA membership form 2024-2025 (membership: $60) and send it to Bob Kay at the address on the form.

$25 per student and adviser for non-KEMPA members.