Registration Costs & Checklist

Workshop space and hotel rooms fill quickly — well before the deadlines.

The deadline for registering for the workshop is Friday, June 19, although some classes fill up well before the deadline. The deadline for making hotel reservations is Monday, June 8.

Each student and adviser pays $140 to enroll in the workshop, this does not include hotel or food. Sunday Bonus Classes, Meet the Expert sessions and T-shirts are optional in addition to the $140.

Here is a checklist of decisions required while completing the registration process. Having this information ready will make the registration process easier.

Workshop Course | required

The $140 workshop registration fee covers this course. Please read the detailed course descriptions to guide your selections. Select one course. 

Bonus Class | optional

Schools arriving at the workshop before 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, have the opportunity to attend bonus classes. Please read the detailed bonus class descriptions to guide your selections. The extra cost for the bonus class is $20 per person.

Meet the Expert | optional

Nationally acclaimed scholastic journalism educators are available to meet individually with publication staffs. The cost is $75 for each 50-minute session. Advisers sign up for each session, although the entire staff attends. Please read the consultant bios and session information.

Workshop T-shirt | optional

The Gloria Shields NSPA Media Workshop shirt is purchased during registration and will be available upon arrival at the workshop. T-shirts are $20. Sweatshirts are $30.

Payment | required

Registrants select one of three options. Credit cards are accepted. Have your card handy. Checks are welcome and must be received before the workshop. Advisers may provide a school purchase order number. If needed, download the NSPA W-9.

Parental Agreement for Student Participation  | required

The important Parental Agreement for Student Participation form addresses Participation Consent and Release, Media Consent and Release, Medical Authorization and Limitation of Liability and must be completed and electronically signed by a parent/legal guardian and the student participant. A link to the form will be mailed to the parent once the student participant’s registration is received. As a legal document, this must be completed by the parent/legal guardian and student, not by the adviser. 

Adviser or Chaperone | required

Students staying at the hotel must be accompanied by their adviser. The adviser must register for the workshop. Should the adviser not be able to attend, a chaperone must accompany the students. Please provide the chaperone’s name, cell number and email to jon@studentpress.org when registering.

Adviser May Attend for Free | special offer

An adviser registering 10 or more paid student registrations for the workshop are eligible to have their standard workshop registration fee waived. To take advantage of this offer:

• Adviser must register themselves for the workshop and select the Adviser Course.
• Adviser must register at least 10 students to attend the workshop.
• Adviser must enter the special discount code on the Order Summary page of the registration process.

Only the standard registration fee is waived. This does not include Bonus Classes, Expert Sessions or other available workshop items.

Should student registrations fall below 10 after the discount has been applied, the discount will be retracted and an invoice issued for the regular registration fee.