J-Day 12 sets new attendance record
November 8, 2012
Filed under Conferences, Contests, Featured News, J-Day Best of Show, State J-Day
It was our 11th year on the campus of CSU, and the total of 1,403 students and 99 advisers set a new record for our annual state conference, fondly known as J-Day. Hop over to our Best of Show page to check out the 2012 honorees in this always exciting competition. And check out the entire list... Read more »
App for J-Day program ready for download
October 9, 2012
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We will have plenty of printed J-Day programs available on Oct. 11, but you may wish to download a "lite" version of the program to your phone or tablet. You will first need to download the Guidebook app. Go to our landing page at Please go to our landing page at http://guidebook.com/g/jday12/ to... Read more »
J-Day Program available now
October 8, 2012
Filed under Conferences, Featured News, State J-Day
Just download the program PDF here to start planning which sessions you need to attend this Thursday. It is certainly possible that you just can't get everything done... after all, there are 36 great learning opportunities, 12 each session. We recommend that each staff split up and attend as many... Read more »
First all-electronic Best of Show results
October 2, 2012
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The J-Day Best of Show contest is a chance to see how your newspaper/newsmagazine, yearbook photojournalism, video broadcast, or website stacks up against the best in the state. Everything was submitted a few days prior to J-Day, though only schools registered for J-Day could actually enter. Here... Read more »
Why not arrive early for J-Day, and stay across the street from campus?
September 25, 2012
Filed under Featured News, State J-Day
We have made arrangements for special pricing for Wednesday night, Oct. 10, at the Fort Collins Hilton, right across Prospect Street from campus. The hotel has lots of quad rooms at $99. Terrific hotel. Great location. And you can arrive early, enjoy a motivating session with Kim Green, our featured... Read more »
J-Day concludes with All-Colorado Awards, Best of Show
October 23, 2011
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J-Day concluded with our first All-Colorado plaques and certificates, part of our new summer critique service. Check out all our All-Colorado ratings here. The Best of Show awards completed the day, and featured our first Website Best of Show award. Check out the results here.
J-Day program up — start planning your day
October 9, 2011
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Due to file size, the J-Day program (the final program will be an 11x17 tab) can be accessed in two parts, pages 1-4 and pages 5-8. A couple ads have been dropped from this version. As of Oct. 8, we have nearly 90 advisers and over 1,380 students registered. If you have registered, you should have... Read more »
Music critic will enliven ‘Night Before’
September 18, 2011
Filed under Conferences, Featured News, State J-Day, Workshops
Steve Knopper, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, will be our featured speaker on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The Night Before is offered at no cost to those staying the night in Fort Collins prior to J-Day, as well as to any students and advisers from CHSPA members. You can read all about... Read more »
J-Day 2010 — a quick look back
September 15, 2011
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J-Day registration now open
September 1, 2011
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It just seemed natural to go with "BE EPIC" as the theme. Would Colorado scholastic journalism settle for anything less? The CHSPA state journalism conference, better known as J-Day, returns to the Lory Student Center at CSU on Thursday, Oct. 13. And registration for J-Day is now open. Something new... Read more »