First amendment 2000.A Missouri school was among nine public schools recently named "First Amendment Schools 2000." Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo., was chosen for the designation from a pool of nominees from across the country.The new award is sponsored by The Freedom Forum's First Amendment center, the Journalism Education Association, the National Scholastic Press Association The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country. , the Columbia Scholastic Press Association The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) was founded in 1925 to create a standard of success for academic journalism for the United States' high school and universities. and Quill and Scroll Quill and Scroll is an international high school journalism honor society that recognizes and encourages both individual and group achievements in scholastic journalism. According to the Quill and Scroll website, over 14,104 high schools in all 50 U.S. . Schools were judged on a variety of issues from the protections of students' religious expression to their dedication to protecting textbooks and library books from school board and other administrative censorship. More than 200 schools applied for the honor. Johnsburg High School  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. in McHenry, Ill., was a winner from the state of Illinois.
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