| Dec. 1, 2009 |
Deadline for JEA’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award |
| Jan. 3, 2010 |
IL First Amendment Center and IL Press Foundation Deadline for “Freedom of Speech” Poster Contest for IL High School Students (grades 9-12) |
| Feb. 1, 2010 |
IJEA Deadline for Journalist of the Year portfolio to Illinois State Director Randy Swikle |
| Feb. 21-27, 2010 |
Scholastic Journalism Week |
| Feb. 27, 2010 |
IJEA Executive Board Meeting (10:30 AM -3 PM) Peoria, IL |
| Mar. 1, 2010 |
Deadline for nominations for JEA “Cornerstone Award” |
| Mar. 1, 2010 |
IJEA Deadlines for “All-State Journalism Team” nominations to Sally Turner, “Administrator of the Year” nominations to James Tidwell |
| Mar. 3, 2010 |
SISPA (Southern Illinois School Press Association) Conference, SIU-Carbondale |
| Mar. 5-6, 2010 |
KEMPA (Kettle Moraine Press Association) Winter Advisers’ Seminar, (John Cutsinger, Speaker) Abbey Resort, Fontana, WI |
| Mar. 15, 2010 |
Deadline for nominations for JEA “Aspiring Young Journalists Award” |
| Mar. 15, 2010 |
Deadline for state directors to submit “Journalist of the Year” entries to JEA |
| Mar. 29, 2010 |
IHSA Deadline for Submitting School List of Participants for Journalism Contests |
| Apr. 14-18, 2010 |
JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Portland, OR |
| Apr. 23, 2010 |
NISPA (Northern Illinois School Press Association) Conference at College of Du Page |
| Apr. 24, 2010 |
IHSA Journalism Sectional Contests |
| April 30, 2010 |
IHSA State Journalism Finals, Buzzard Building, EIU Charleston, IL |
| May 1, 2010 |
IJEA Deadline for “Friend of IL High School Journalism Award” to Heather Snapp |
| June 5, 2010 |
IJEA Executive Board Meeting and “IJEA All-State Journalism Team Award Luncheon” Springfield, IL (Location TBA) |
| July 1, 2010 |
Deadline for nominations for JEA “Carl Towley Award, Administrator of the Year, Medal of Merit, Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Ryan White Excellence in Journalism Award.” |
| Sept. 10, 2010 |
Illinois State High School Press Association Conference, U. of I., Urbana, IL |
| Sept. 10, 2010 |
IJEA Executive Board Meeting at ISHSPA Fall Conference, Illini Union, U. of I, Urbana, IL. Time TBA (Lunch 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM) |
| Nov. 11-14, 2010 |
JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Kansas City, MO |
