IJEA selects All-State Journalism Team for 2016

By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member|May 2, 2016

The All-State Journalism Team began in spring of 2005, when the Illinois Journalism Education Association recognized a need to honor those students who have proven themselves indispensable to their respective school media (e.g., yearbook, print or online newspaper, print or online newsmagazine, broadcast or other journalist media).

The students named to the All-State team are considered by their staffs and advisers as “most valuable players” — those students whose leadership, energy, dedication and expertise make their publications possible but whose main contributions often occur behind the scenes.

This award elevates student journalists who’ve put their publications ahead of themselves. They’re the ones who are willing to sacrifice their spare time to make sure other people’s stories are well edited. They’re the ones who make sure a publication’s pages are smartly designed, the headlines witty, the photos well composed, the website up to date and easy to navigate, the videos smoothly produced and the information in every story accurate. They’re the ones who don’t seek recognition but deserve it most of all.

Students selected for the All-State Team will be honored at the IJEA Luncheon in Springfield on June 4.

The 2016 All-State Journalism Team:

Grace Anderson Uni-Chicago Logan Aimone, adviser

TillieAnn Boliard Meridian Sheila Moore, adviser

Sydney Czyzon Joliet West Jenn Galloy, adviser

Solomon Davis Marist John Gonczy, adviser

Meagan Hanley Richwoods Dan Kerns, adviser

Darien Harvey Mattoon Amanda Bright, adviser

Evan Hatfield Elk Grove Mary Larson, adviser

Devin Kane Edwardsville Amanda Thrun, adviser

Devin Martin Huntley Dennis Brown, adviser

Kelly McCarthy Hersey Janet Levin, adviser