Congratulations to our 2022 Newspaper & Digital News winners!
May 10, 2022
Facing one challenge after another, Illinois high school journalists and their advisers truly rose to the occasion during the 12 months covered by the 2022 IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest.
In recognition of the outstanding work that Illinois scholastic journalists produced from March 2021 to March 2022, including but not limited to coverage of COVID-19 and its impact on their school communities, we are proud to announce the following winners of the 2022 IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest:
Division 1 | Enrollment up to 999
• D1 Individual Winners
• D1 Best Publication Winners
Division 2 | Enrollment 1,000 to 1,949
• D2 Individual Winners
• D2 Best Publication Winners
Division 3 | Enrollment 1,950 to 2,299
• D3 Individual Winners
• D3 Best Publication Winners
Division 4 | Enrollment 2,300 to 2,899
• D4 Individual Winners
• D4 Best Publication Winners
Division 5 | Enrollment 2,900 and Over
• D5 Individual Winners
• D5 Best Publication Winners
Congratulations to all of our winners — 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: Glenbrook South’s Oracle, University of Chicago Lab’s U-High Midway, Lyons Township’s Lion, Washington Community’s The Advocate, Prospect’s The Prospector and Downers Grove South’s Blueprint.