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.

Parental Agreement for Student Participation  / required

This essential 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.