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Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Anna Olson Earns Eric Benson Scholarship

May 8, 2025

Anna Olson has been named the recipient of the 2025 Eric Benson Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student that has worked with any of the CSMA member publications for at least...

2025 Portfolio of the Year Winners

2025 Portfolio of the Year Winners

May 7, 2025

Five students have been recognized for their outstanding work that was submitted to the annual Portfolio of the Year contests. Winners were selected in the Reporter, Designer, Photographer, Broadcast Journalist,...

Greer Scholarship winner senior Jacob Chau interviews for an upcoming GrandviewTV story.

2025 Greer Scholarship Winners Named

March 4, 2025

Senior Jacob Chau at Grandview High School was named the Colorado Student Media Association Dorothy Greer Scholarship winner for 2025. He will receive a $3,000 college scholarship as he moves on to his...

CSMA Announces Adviser and Administrator of the Year for 2024

CSMA Announces Adviser and Administrator of the Year for 2024

September 27, 2024

Karla Shotts is the Colorado Student Media Association Adviser of the Year for 2024. Shotts is the adviser at Englewood High School, working with the Pirate Log Yearbook, PirateTV, The Pirateer Newspaper,...

Benson scholarship winner 'powerhouse of journalistic excellence'

Benson scholarship winner ‘powerhouse of journalistic excellence’

May 21, 2023

Grace Olson, senior at Arapahoe High School, is the 2023 Eric Benson Scholarship winner. This is a one-time $2000 scholarship funded by Sue and Bruce Benson in honor of their son. Olson has worked...

2023 portfolios impress judges

2023 portfolios impress judges

May 9, 2023

Each year, CSMA recognizes strong student work through the “XXX of the Year” portfolio competitions, which encompass various areas of speciality: Reporter, Designer, Photographer, Broadcast Journalist,...

Katie Fisher walking freshman sports writer Jacob Swanson through edits.

2023 Colorado Journalist of the Year demonstrates sophistication

February 28, 2023

Senior Katie Fisher at Grandview High School was named the Colorado Student Media Association Dorothy Greer Scholarship winner for 2023. She will receive a $3,000 college scholarship as she moves on to...

2022 Benson Scholarship winner holds mastery of storytelling

2022 Benson Scholarship winner holds mastery of storytelling

May 5, 2022

Kim Mayorga, senior at Eagle Valley High School, is the 2022 Eric Benson Scholarship winner. This is a one-time $2000 scholarship funded by Sue and Bruce Benson in honor of their son. Judges were impressed...

Journalists impress judges in annual contest

Journalists impress judges in annual contest

May 5, 2022

Each year, CSMA recognizes strong student work through the “XXX of the Year” portfolio competitions, which encompass various areas of speciality: Reporter, Designer, Photographer, Broadcast Journalist,...

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