Fall Conference

Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference: Innovating in a Time of Crisis

July 8, 2020

The 2019 conference began with everyone in Anderson Hall for the presentation of publication awards and the keynote address from Mary Beth Tinker, plaintiff in the Tinker v. Des Moines School District Supreme Court case, which verified that students have First Amendment rights in school.

Plan now for KEMPA Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference, Oct. 16, 2020

April 17, 2020

2019 KEMPA Publication Awards Announced

October 12, 2019

YEARBOOK AWARDS ALL-KEMPA Legend, Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield, WI The Beacon, Harborside Academy, Kenosha, WI The Tartan, Homestead High School, Mequon, WI The Blaze, Indian Trail...

Mary Beth Tinker will present the featured morning address and three other sessions

Registration open now for Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference, Oct. 11, 2019

August 13, 2019

KEMPA Publication Awards Announced 2018

October 30, 2018

KEMPA Online Critiques ALL KEMPA Niles West HS www.nileswestnews.org FIRST Huntley HS www.huntleyvoice.com Grayslake North HS knighttimes.d127.org James B. Conant HS www.conantcrier.com Lake Zurich HS www.lzbearf...

Alternative Story Forms from KEMPA Fall Conference

January 7, 2018

Here is the second video of a Fall Conference session: Beth Marshall presents Alternative Story Forms. Thank you to Jamie Silver for filming this popular session. Mrs. Marshall is the yearbook adviser at Richmond-Burton...

Yearbook 101: Caption Writing session from KEMPA Fall Conference

January 2, 2018

With so many sessions at Fall Conference, there are always good presentations that we miss. This year Herff Jones representative, Jamie Silver (pictured at right), filmed three sessions for us. The first one is a very popular session...

KEMPA honors award recipients at Fall Conference

September 22, 2017

The KEMPA Board is pleased to honor award recipients at Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference, Oct. 13, 2017: Nancy Becker Newspaper Adviser of the Year: DENNIS BROWN, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois Administrator of ...