Northern Interscholastic Press Association

SPRING RESULTS

jmurphy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:09:34 +0000

It was an electric event March 21st as the 2010 NIPA winners were announced at the conclusion of the spring convention. Congratulations to all of the winners. It’s great when you can be rewarded for your hard work and dedication to publications. Here are the results:

YEARBOOK AWARDS

NEWSPAPER AWARDS

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

AWARD SLIDESHOW WITH JIA WINNERS

JIA 2010 Information

jmurphy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:42:35 +0000

The Journalist-in-Action schedule is set. We have a wide range of topics for students to cover as they compete against students from across the region. Follow these steps to get your students signed up for the best journalism competition in the region:

1. Review the schedule and instructions
2. Fill out this SIGN UP form and return to jpmurphy@west-fargo.k12.nd.us by Thursday, March 11th.
3. Fill out the payment form and mail to Jeremy Murphy at the UND School of Communication, PO Box 7169, Grand Forks, ND 58202 by Thursday, March 11
2. If you have students completing the editorial, have them review the instructions and turn in their entry by Monday, March 15th.

Award applications

jmurphy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:16:26 +0000

There are several opportunities for NIPA schools to showcase their work from the 2009-2010 school year. Schools can apply for awards that promote their community involvement, adviser’s work or individual accomplishments. Below is a list of NIPA awards available.

Service to School and Community Award

Adrian Dunn Adviser of the Year Award

Photographer of the Year Award requirements

- entry form for POY

- the release form also needs to be completed for the POY Award

Journalist of the Year Award (through the Journalism Education Association)

Spring competition information

jmurphy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:00:02 +0000

As the spring convention nears, staffs are quickly putting together their best material of the year in order to compete in the 2010 mail-in competition. Professional judges from around the region are ready to judge your work. Click here to see the categories for 2010.

Also, don’t forget the instructions and submission form for your 2010 entries. Good luck to all journalists competing.

For overall categories, check out these packets for judging criteria for yearbook and newspaper. ALL OVERALL CATEGORY ENTRANTS will also need this informational form to submit with their entries.

DEADLINES (all postmark dates):
OVERALL NEWSPAPER: February 15, 2010
Other newspaper categories: March 2, 2010
ALL YEARBOOK CATEGORIES: February 15, 2010

NIPA fall convention in the books

jmurphy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:30:03 +0000

Students and advisers are gearing up for the 2009 fall NIPA convention Oct. 5th. Nationally-renowned speakers from around the region will visit the University of North Dakota to educate and inspire scholastic journalists in the region. It will be an exciting day to be a journalist. To view the schedule, just click here.

There will also be an adviser meeting at 10 a.m. To see the agenda, just click here. To see the minutes of the adviser meeting, click here.

NIPA WINNERS 2009

jmurphy — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:03:32 +0000

Judges from all around the country provided feedback and ranked the best NIPA entries in a variety of categories. Many judges were impressed with the quality of student journalism being produced in the region.
A huge thank you goes out to the overall judges:

The Fargo Forum staff judged all overall newspaper entries
Cathy McCandless, journalism educator, judged overall yearbook Division I and II
Ross Collins, NDSU comm. professor, judged overall yearbook DIvision III

Here are the results:

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

NEWSPAPER AWARDS - NOTE: Category #4 results are not in. There was a flood-related mail issue. We are on the lookout for the staff editorial entries.

YEARBOOK AWARDS

2009-2010 T-shirt order form

jmurphy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:07:03 +0000

To order your 2009-2010 NIPA shirts, click here.

NIPA staff

jmurphy — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:23:48 +0000

NIPA Coordinator

Email: jpmurphy@west-fargo.k12.nd.us
Phone: (701) 499-1864

Jeremy Murphy is originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota where he attended the University of North Dakota for one year. (Go Sioux!) He transferred to Augustana Collegein Sioux Falls, South Dakota to wrestle at the Division II level.

Upon receiving his journalism/communication degree from Augie, Murphy worked at the Gillette News-Record, an award-winning daily in Gillette, Wyoming, for a year as a health and sports reporter. However, it wasn’t long before he realized teaching was his true passion and he returned to the great, upper-Midwest to receive his teaching degree from Minnesota State University-Moorhead. He currently teaches sophomore English, yearbook and newspaper at West Fargo High School in West Fargo, North Dakota. Along with being a publications advisor, Murphy also coaches the junior varsity wrestling team and is an assistant coach for Student Congress.

As the coordinator of NIPA, Murphy collects ideas and suggestions from publications advisers around the region and incorporates them in an attempt to enhance the educational and competitive value of the organization. Questions or suggestions about NIPA can be sent to jpmurphy@west-fargo.k12.nd.us.

Murphy’s Law Fast Facts:
Education: B.A.’s in Journalism, Communications (May 2003); B.S. in English Education (Dec. 2005)
Professional team of choice : The Minnesota Vikings
Favorite author: Jack London
Favorite food: Anything Italian (I love my pasta!)

Mail-In Rubrics

jmurphy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:16:12 +0000

These rubrics are used as guides when judging entries and provides feedback to contestant. This form is limited in its ability to effectively rank entries, but it helps judges to note special creative elements that might push an entry over another. A high score does not necessarily mean a high finish in the category. It also provides a great opportunity for judges to provide comments that can help publication staffs improve their publications.

NEWSPAPER CATEGORIES
2. News writing
3. Feature writing
4. Editorial writing
5. Column writing
6. Sports column writing
7. Entertainment review writing
8. Sports writing
9. News photography
10. Feature photography
11. Sports photography
12. Photo essay
13. Cartooning critique
14. Advertising
15. Use of graphics
16. Infographics
17. Student Gov’t, School Board, Community coverage
18. Single topic, multiple stories
19. Special edition
20. Front page design
21. Inside page design

YEARBOOK CATEGORIES
23. Feature writing
24. Sports writing
25. Academic writing
26. Organization writing
27. Personality writing
28. Headline writing
29. Caption writing
30. Theme and concept writing
31. Division page design
32. Cover and Endsheet
33. Opening/Closing Design
34. Sports Spread
35. Organization Spread
36. Student Life Spread
37. People Spread
38. Advertising Spread
39. Index
40. Use of graphics
41. Sports photography
42. Feature photography
43. Academic photography

Become a member

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:24:11 +0000

Becoming a member of the Northern Interscholastic Press Association is simple and the benefits are everlasting. Members of NIPA are provided with the best opportunities to improve their scholastic journalism programs.

Through conventions in the fall and spring, students get hands-on experience in the field of journalism. They learn from professionals as well as their peers from around the region.

Students also get feedback on competition pieces from nationally-renowned judges around the country. They can apply this information to help improve their publications and become more competitive journalists in an increasingly competitive field.

To become a member of NIPA, simply fill out this form and send it to the UND School of Communication anytime during the academic year.