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CSPA Workshop celebrates 75 years of student journalism education

Dozens of alumni attended the California Scholastic Press Association’s 75th anniversary celebration at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on July 18 to celebrate the workshop’s eight decades of student journalism education. The event honored the history of the workshop and recognized late and longtime board members for their service. Chairman emeritus Larry Welborn led aContinue reading “CSPA Workshop celebrates 75 years of student journalism education”

CSPA Workshop celebrates 75th graduating class

Twenty-four high school students graduated from the California Scholastic Press Association’s 2026 journalism workshop on July 24. The cohort joins several generations of CSPA alumni, many of whom returned to Cal Poly on July 18 for the workshop’s 75th anniversary. During the 13-day workshop, students learned from industry professionals, reported on mock breaking news scenariosContinue reading “CSPA Workshop celebrates 75th graduating class”

CSPA’s tour of KSBY-TV featured on evening news

The California Scholastic Press Association class of 2026 appeared on the evening broadcast of KSBY-TV, the NBC affiliate for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, after touring the station to learn about its media and sales operations. The station welcomed two dozen students attending CSPA’s two-week journalism workshop on the California Polytechnic State University,Continue reading “CSPA’s tour of KSBY-TV featured on evening news”

And they’re back! 71st CSPA opens at Cal Poly

The 2022 edition of the CSPA High School Journalism Workshop marks a return to in-person learning A class of 20 students returned to the campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo after two summers away for the start of the CSPA summer journalism workshop on July 16. Coming from as far away as Humboldt County,Continue reading “And they’re back! 71st CSPA opens at Cal Poly”