2025 IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest

Best News Story (Enrollment Division 1) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Harrisburg High School
    Entry Title: Poised in Prose: Teston takes first place finish
    Entry Credit: Gabby Dooley
    Judge Comment: Well written and organized. Great quotes from the winner. Where was the tournament held, and when? Would also have liked to see more details about the rest of the speech team. Watch your style, e.g. numerals for numbers 10 and higher.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Harrisburg High School
    Entry Title: Little Women display big dreams and aspirations
    Entry Credit: Kailyn Carlton
    Judge Comment: Decently written story. Would have liked to see more from the students higher up in the story. Be mindful of grammar and style. Tends to stray from straight news ("many might think").
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Herscher High School
    Entry Title: Winter driving
    Entry Credit: Gracie Stevens, Brenna Williamson
    Judge Comment: Shorter paragraphs would make this easier to read. A nice variety of quotes from different sources, but they're very long and tend to run right into each other, so be mindful of where you place the attribution. I'd advise being more selective about what you directly quote and paraphrasing other material to craft a better flowing narrative. The phrase "cold season" typically refers to sickness vs. when it's cold outside.
  • Competition Comment: None