Fall Press Day 2011 is set for Oct. 24

Fall Press Day at Rutgers University is Monday, Oct. 24, the annual gathering of high school reporters, editors and photographers from New Jersey’s student newspapers, yearbooks and online media.

Early birds can get their Fall Press Day registration form here. See below for directions on getting an appointment for a yearbook or newspaper critique at the conference.

Students will attend sessions at Fall Press Day on various topics and the best work of New Jersey’s high school publications will be recognized when annual awards are announced for both Newspaper and Yearbook contests.

At the Fall Press Day Conference:

On-site Newspaper Critiques – What You Need to Do to participate:

To schedule an appointment, please e-mail Hope Brand at hrbrand@comcast.net by Oct. 1, 2011.
The e-mail should include:
1. Your Name, 2. Your School, 3. School Address, 4. Name of Publication, 5. E-mail Address – You will receive an e- mail confirmation of your scheduled On-Site Critique time slot.
No walk-ins will be permitted.
Then, send one (1) copy of your best issue published between January 2011 and October 2011 to:
Hope Brand, 579 West Court, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076. Go to www.gsspa.org and download the form to attach to the hard copy. Deadline for receipt of hard copy and form is Oct. 7.

On-site Yearbook Critiques – What You Need to Do to participate:

Yearbook staffs also may take advantage of expert feedback through an on-site critique.
Sit down with an expert and review your yearbook – get insight and advice.
You will be allotted a block of up to 30 minutes for a face-to-face discussion with a yearbook expert to go over your book and discuss its strengths and weaknesses.
Pre- registration is required.
To schedule an appointment, e-mail Susan Dougherty at crusadersue@hotmail.com by Oct. 7, 2011.
Bring your yearbook and plans for this year with you to the Press Day – Do not mail it ahead of time.

Check back soon for more conference news as we get closer. Those with questions or concerns should contact Conference Chair Susan Everett at everetts@earthlink.net.