The results are in! This year the Illinois Journalism Education Association’s annual IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest received nearly 900 entries from almost 30 schools.
In recognition of the outstanding work that Illinois high school journalists produced from March 2024 to March 2025, we are proud to announce our 2025 winners:
Division 1 | Enrollment up to 599
• D1 Individual Winners
• D1 Best Publication Winners
• D1 Winners Gallery (Click “Enrollment Division 1” and then click individual categories to access all winning entries)
Division 2 | Enrollment 600 to 1,399
• D2 Individual Winners
• D2 Best Publication Winners
• D2 Winners Gallery (Click “Enrollment Division 2” and then click individual categories to access all winning entries)
Division 3 | Enrollment 1,400 to 2,199
• D3 Individual Winners
• D3 Best Publication Winners
• D3 Winners Gallery (Click “Enrollment Division 3” and then click individual categories to access all winning entries)
Division 4 | Enrollment 2,200 to 2,549
• D4 Individual Winners
• D4 Best Publication Winners
• D4 Winners Gallery (Click “Enrollment Division 4” and then click individual categories to access all winning entries)
Division 5 | Enrollment 2,550 and above
• D5 Individual Winners
• D5 Best Publication Winners
• D5 Winners Gallery (Click “Enrollment Division 5” and then click individual categories to access all winning entries)
Advisers, we will be in touch soon with digital award certificates for your individual and publication winners.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winning students — and to everyone who competed! You make us proud to be associated with Illinois scholastic journalism!
Publication montage created by Dave Porreca, CJE. Featured clockwise from top left: Harrisburg High’s Purple Clarion, Kaneland High’s Kaneland Krier, University of Chicago Laboratory High’s U-High Midway, Prospect High’s The Prospector, Naperville Central High’s Central Times, and Stevenson High’s Statesman.
