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UPDATE: Deadline for 2024 Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest extended to Friday, March 22
UPDATE: Deadline for 2024 Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest extended to Friday, March 22
March 15, 2024
In recognition of the time crunch that many of our members face at this time of the school year, we have extended by one week the deadline for submitting entries to the 2024 IJEA News & Digital News Media Contest. The deadline is now 10:59 p.m. Friday, March 22. Good luck to our members and their students!
Naperville Central newspaper adviser Keith Carlson congratulates senior Jake Pfeiffer on winning the 2024 Illinois Journalist of the Year Award. Jake is editor-in-chief of both the print and online versions of the schools newspaper, Central Times. (Photo courtesy of Keith Carlson)
Naperville Central's Jake Pfeiffer wins 2024 Illinois Journalist of the Year
February 26, 2024
Jake Peiffer, editor-in-chief of the Central Times, has been named the 2024 Illinois Journalist of the Year. Jake is IJEA’s 35th Journalist of the Year and just the second from Naperville Central High School. Jake will now compete for national honors against the top high school journalists from other states. Congrats, Jake!
Congratulations to our 2023 Yearbook Contest winners!
Congratulations to our 2023 Yearbook Contest winners!
January 10, 2024
With flair and style, Illinois yearbook staffs in 2022-23 captured the rituals, milestones, drama, laughs and excitement of high school life in memorable fashion. In recognition of their work, the IJEA is proud to announce the winners of our 2023 Yearbook Contest!
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