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AMERICAN SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION CONTEST & REVIEW

Note: Each publication type requires a separate Entry Form and fee.

Please print or type

PUBLICATION NAME ____________________________

SCHOOL____________________________

STREET ADDRESS____________________________

CITY______________ STATE (PROVINCE) _________ ZIP___________

JUDGING CLASSIFICATION

1. Type of Institution
 College/University
 Junior/Community College
 Senior High School (9-12) or (10-12)
 Junior-Senior High School (7-12)
 Junior High School (7,8,9)
 Intermediate School (6,7,8)
 Elementary
 Private/Parochial

2. Enrollment
 2500 plus
 1701-2500
 1001-1700
 500-1000
 500 and under

3. Frequency of Publication
 9-12 issues/year
 5-8 issues/year
 2-4 issues/year
 1 issue/year
 Other

4. Method of Printing
 Letterpress
 Offset
 Computer printer
 Other

5. Printing Facility
 In-school
 Commercial
 Other

6. Publication Type
 General Magazine
 Literary-Art Magazine
 Literary Magazine
 Departmental Magazine
 Yearbook
 Newspaper
 Other

7. Does your school have a yearbook? Yes  No
If yes, please give name _____________________

8. Does your school have any magazines? Yes  No
If yes, please give name(s) _____________________

9. Does your school have a newspaper? Yes  No
If yes, please give name _____________________

PUBLICATION ANALYSIS

Staff Organization

1. Total number on staff:
News staff__________
Writing_____________
Editing_____________
Sports______________
Business____________
Other_______________

2. Change of Editors (not staff)
Complete each year__________
Complete each semester______
Complete each issue_________
Other ____________________

3. Who selects the staff?
Advisor_________
Editor__________
Election ________
Volunteer _______
Other __________

4. Is there a journalism class in the school? ? Yes  No
If yes, must the staff be in that class? ? Yes  No

5. What year did this publication begin? __________

6. Number of copies printed ___________
a) Student circulation _________
b) Distribution to others _______

BUDGET ANALYSIS (Optional)

SOURCE OF ANNUAL INCOME TOTAL EXPENDITURES

Advertising $ _______ Rate $ _______ per_______ Printer's Fee $ _______

Single copy sales $ _______price $_______ Supplies $ _______

Fund raisers $_______ type_______ Other $ _______

Administration $_______ TOTAL EXPENSES $_______

Other sources $_______ specify ______________________

TOTAL ABOVE $___________

YEARBOOK (SUGGESTED DEADLINE JULY 1)
MAGAZINE (SUGGESTED DEADLINE JULY 1)
NEWSPAPER (SUGGESTED DEADLINE DECEMBER 20)

 ENTRY FEE.$50

 AND YEARBOOK RETURN......$11
 AND EARLY REVIEW FOR YEARBOOK or MAGAZINE....$14
• (Early review returned by 9/15 if publication and fee is sent by 7/1)

PUBLICATION:  Enclosed  Arriving date____________
ENTRY FEE:  Enclosed  Arriving date____________

 Return yearbook (see fee).
 Early Review yearbook or magazine (see fee).

Make check payable to and mail publication and check together to:
ASPA CONTEST/REVIEW
PO BOX 564400
COLLEGE POINT, NY 11356-4400

Email: plassr@asan.com or plassr@netzero.com

IMPORTANT

SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS
Send ONE copy of each of your TWO best publications this academic year or current staff. If the current staff is similar to last semester, issues from last Spring may be sent.

SCHOOL MAGAZINES
Send ONE copy of each issue you published this academic year.

SCHOOL YEARBOOKS
Send ONE copy of your publication. Send by ordinary mail from your local Post Office. Do not use a private carrier.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Adviser's Name ___________________________________

Editor's Name ___________________________________

Publication's Phone Number (_____)_________________

Home or Summer Information (in case there is any problem with the entry application)

Summer or school EMAIL address ______________@_____ ___

Contact Person ___________________________________ Good until _________
name date

Street Address___________________________________
City__________________________ State___________ Zip________

Contact Person's EMAIL address ______________@_____ ___

STAFF/ADVISER'S STATEMENT

State briefly below any specific or general problems you faced in producing your publication. This may include how you changed format since last year's judging, any limitations put on you by the school, or anything that would help the judges understand the reasons why certain things were done in this year's publication:

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

PRE-PRESS PREPARATION

Estimate by percentages the approximate amount of work done in these areas by staff, adviser and outside professionals.

STAFF ADVISER PROFESSIONAL

Copy Editing _________________ _________________ _________________
Editing _________________ _________________ _________________
Photography _________________ _________________ _________________
Typesetting _________________ _________________ _________________
Plate-making _________________ _________________ _________________
Paste-ups _________________ _________________ _________________
Design/Layout _________________ _________________ _________________
Proofreading _________________ _________________ _________________
Copy Editing _________________ _________________ _________________
Actual Printing _________________ _________________ _________________

SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS

Newspapers and Magazines - Please check all areas in which you would like to enter your publication. You must attach a copy of the article, CLEARLY MARKED, as the article to be considered. Include student names on material.

Yearbooks - Please indicate on a separate sheet of paper attached to your entry form, the page(s) you are entering for special category judging.

 Best poem (one entry)
 Best story (one entry) (non-school related)
 Best investigative reporting (one entry) (school related)
 Best cover or first page
 Best sports coverage
 Best editorial (one entry)
 Best cartoon (one entry) (include name of cartoonist)
 Best news photograph (may be sports)
 Best photography (overall, not single photo)
 Best service to community submit short essay with explanation)
 Best theme (Yearbook)
 Best use of color (Yearbook or Magazine)
 Best division pages (Yearbook)
 Best Art (one entry) (individual drawing)
 Best overall art

(Recommendations on altering this contest publication)
1) Change the title. "Seton Hill University New Media Journalism Contest"
2) Omit "Note: Each publication type requires a separate Entry Form and fee."
3) Narrow the type of institutions to "Senor High School (9-12) or (10-12)
4) Omit "Enrollment" category
5) Omit "Frequency of Publication"
6) Omit "Method of Printing"
7) Omit "Printing Facility"
8) Omit "Publication Type"
9) Omit Does your school have a yearbook? Yes  No
10) Omit Does your school have any magazines? Yes  No
11) Omit Does your school have a newspaper? Yes  No
12) Omit "Total number on staff:"
13) Omit "Change of Editors (not staff)"
14) Omit "Who selects the staff?"
15) Omit "Number of copies printed"
16) Omit "BUDGET ANALYSIS" category
17) Remove YEARBOOK (SUGGESTED DEADLINE JULY 1)
MAGAZINE (SUGGESTED DEADLINE JULY 1)
NEWSPAPER (SUGGESTED DEADLINE DECEMBER 20)

 ENTRY FEE.$50

 AND YEARBOOK RETURN......$11
 AND EARLY REVIEW FOR YEARBOOK or MAGAZINE....$14
• (Early review returned by 9/15 if publication and fee is sent by 7/1)

PUBLICATION:  Enclosed  Arriving date____________
ENTRY FEE:  Enclosed  Arriving date____________

 Return yearbook (see fee).
 Early Review yearbook or magazine (see fee).

Make check payable to and mail publication and check together to:
ASPA CONTEST/REVIEW
PO BOX 564400
COLLEGE POINT, NY 11356-4400

Email: plassr@asan.com or plassr@netzero.com
18) Remove "IMPORTANT

SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS
Send ONE copy of each of your TWO best publications this academic year or current staff. If the current staff is similar to last semester, issues from last Spring may be sent.

SCHOOL MAGAZINES
Send ONE copy of each issue you published this academic year.

SCHOOL YEARBOOKS
Send ONE copy of your publication. Send by ordinary mail from your local Post Office. Do not use a private carrier."
19) On the contact information remove "advisors name" "editors name" "publication's phone number" "contact person" "good until" "Staff/Advisor's Statement"
20) Remove "Pre Press Preparation" category
21) Remove "Special Category Awards"

New and Revised Form

SETON HILL UNIVERSITY NEW MEDIA JOURNALISM CONTEST ENTRY FORM

Please print or type

SCHOOL____________________________

STREET ADDRESS____________________________

CITY______________ STATE (PROVINCE) _________ ZIP___________

JUDGING CLASSIFICATION

1. Type of Institution
 Senior High School (9-12) or (10-12)

2. Is there a journalism class in the school? Yes  No
If yes, must the staff be in that class? Yes  No

3.What year did this publication begin? __________

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name ___________________________________

Contact Phone Number (_____)_________________

E-MAIL address ______________@_____

Street Address___________________________________
City__________________________ State___________ Zip________
Deadline November 26th 2007