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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!
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  • 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 JEA

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

JEA/NSPA Fall Convention in St. Louis

Barb Thill, James Tidwell and Mike Doyle enjoy the JEA awards luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15 in St. Louis. Charlotte Titcomb, Deerfield High School, enjoys her Lifetime Achievement Award from JEA with her mother Saturday, Nov. 15 at the JEA awards luncheon in St. Louis. Deb Malcolm, former IJEA board member, prepares her students to help celebrate the Administrator of the Year Award given to their principal, Tim Wernentin, principal at Davenport Central High School. Wernentin received his award at the JEA awards luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15 in St. Louis.
Jason Block, Patty Merris and Janet Levin enjoy the JEA awards luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15 in St. Louis. Karen Barrett (left) and Susan Tantillo, current and former advisers at Wheeling High School, visit at the JEA awards luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15 in St. Louis. IJEA President Sarah Doerner and O’Fallon High School adviser Mary Dempsey visit at the JEA awards luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15 in St. Louis.
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JEA/NSPA Fall Convention in St. Louis