Following is a list of yearly contests hosted by the SDHSPA. Deadlines are also listed and classes are listed by overall student enrollment.
- First Edition Newspaper Contest - October
- Class 1 – 175 and over
- Class 2 – Under 175
- Spring Writing Contest - March
- Writing
- Newswriting
- In-Depth News Feature
- Feature Story
- Sports Story/Sports Feature
- Sports Column
- Editorials
- General Interest Column/Opinion Article
- Arts Review
- Photography
- School Activities
- Sports
- Portrait
- Story
- Non-School Subject
- Cartoons
- Front Page Layout
- Infographics
- Special Edition
- Advertising
- Awards
- Sweepstakes Award
- High Point Students
- Writing Sweepstakes
- Overall Sweepstakes
- On The Spot Contest - September (during Convention)
- Yearbook
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
- Annual Publications Contest – May (NP/LP) and September (YB)
- Newspaper
- Class 1 – 300 and Higher
- Class 2 – 175 to 300
- Class 3 – Under 175
- Class 4 – printed on in-house copiers
- Class 5 – printed in community newspaper
- Literary Publication
- Yearbook
- Class 1 – 425 and Higher
- Class 2 – 140 to 425
- Class 3 – 75 to 140
- Class 4 – 45 to 75
- Class 5 – Under 45
