2025 IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest

Best Single-Page Story Package (Enrollment Division 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: University of Chicago Laboratory High School
    Entry Title: City Life: Cicadapalooza!
    Entry Credit: Jaya Alenghat
    Judge Comment: Great job on all three written pieces. Nice art with all the cicadas. A very informative page. Makes me miss the cicadas.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: University of Chicago Laboratory High School
    Entry Title: Opinion: 2 Views
    Entry Credit: Kabir Joshi
    Judge Comment: Both stories are well written. Nice graphic at the bottom that includes students' thoughts.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: St. Viator High School
    Entry Title: Hydration vessel debate
    Entry Credit: Atharva Patel
    Judge Comment: I like the illustration that comes with this piece. It grabs my attention right away.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Kaneland High School
    Entry Title: Unwrapping Blue Christmas
    Entry Credit: Carli Filek, Zoe Gannon
    Judge Comment: Nice job on the quotes from students at the bottom.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Kaneland High School
    Entry Title: KHS Welcomes New Principal
    Entry Credit: Audrey Walker, Carli Filek
    Judge Comment: Nice graphic to accompany the story, which was easy to follow and comprehend. I got a good feel for what the new principal is like.
  • Competition Comment: None