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  • Advisers! Do you have a senior who would be a great candidate for IJEA's Illinois Journalist of the Year Contest? Entry deadline is Feb. 15. Consult our 'Contests & Awards' menu for more information!
  • Journalism educators! Join IJEA today! Annual memberships for 2025-26 and lifetime memberships are available. Use our online form or fillable PDF to join!
  • We are delighted to announce IJEA's new partnership with Northwestern University's Medill School! We are now headquartered at Medill, and our new executive director is Katie Fernandez, CJE, senior program coordinator of Medill's Teach for Chicago Journalism program. Thank you, Medill, for your support of high school journalism!
  • Congratulations to IJEA member schools Huntley H.S. and Prospect H.S. on co-winning the IHSA journalism state title! The schools tied for 1st place at the IHSA finals April 25 in Normal.
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Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA

Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA

Adviser Information Form

ADVISER INFORMATION FORM


ADVISERS: This form will provide the administrator of the 2025 IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest with important information about your publication, your school and your IJEA membership status. Asterisks indicate fields in which a response is required.

REMINDER: Only one submission of this form is required, regardless of how many categories your students compete in.

NOTE: We must receive this form before we can process your students' contest entries.

2025 DEADLINE: This information form and all 2025 contest entries must be submitted by 10:59 p.m. Central Time on Saturday, March 15, 2025.


  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • NOTE: Use current IHSA figures if you are unsure. You can find those figures in the IHSA school directory.


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