Brenda Field receives 2017 James A. Tidwell Award for Excellence in Scholastic Media Education
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
May 12, 2017
The Glenbrook South High School yearbook adviser and state director for the IJEA encourages advisers to "Fly the J" as a reference to her beloved Cubs and scholastic press freedom in Illinois
IJEA inducts Stan Zoller, Brenda Field into 2017 Hall of Fame
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
May 12, 2017
Cathy Wall, herself a member of the IJEA Hall of Fame, inducted Stan Zoller and Brenda Field into the 2017 class of the IJEA Hall of Fame during the IHSA State Journalism Competition at Eastern Illinois University. The Hall of Fame honors individual scholastic media educators who have made outstanding...
IJEA honors Linda Jones as 2016 Friend of Scholastic Journalism
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
September 29, 2016
In accepting the Friend of Scholastic Journalism award, Linda Jones spoke of everyone -- except herself. From the McCormick Foundation to the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago advisers, Jones honored the others who, for decades, have worked with her to positively influence Chicago-area high...
2016 IJEA Fall Conference in Review: Empowered staffs, empowered advisers
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
September 19, 2016
With more than 320 Illinois high school journalists and their advisers in attendance this year, the 2016 IJEA Fall Conference is now in the books, or yearbooks, as the case may be. Students were able to attend a number of sessions -- from social media to reporting to advertising -- as well ...
Cathy Wall receives 2016 James A. Tidwell Award for Excellence in Scholastic Media Education
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
May 4, 2016
Harrisburg High School journalism adviser Cathy Wall was pragmatic in her advice to a room packed with other publications teachers from throughout Illinois. Pull other advisers into the Illinois journalism community, she admonished. Build relationships with administrators to remind them we are on the...
Video: Here’s what’s so great about the IJEA All-State Journalism Team. Now go for it!
By Dave Porreca, IJEA Website Editor
September 14, 2015
Michael Geheren, a member of the IJEA All-State Journalism Team in 2012 and 2013, talks about why students should enter the competition and why advisers should nominate their MVPs.
Video: Watch Janet Levin’s acceptance speech for the 2015 James A. Tidwell Award
By Dave Porreca, IJEA Website Editor
May 4, 2015
The longtime Hersey High newspaper adviser was honored May 1 at the IHSA state final, and she had some insights and advice for her peers.
Video: Mike Doyle reflects on career as he accepts 2014 James A. Tidwell Award
May 16, 2014
The Belvidere fixture is retiring after 15 years of working with high school journalists — and fittingly he's the recipient of IJEA's highest teaching award .
Video: Press on! Film critic Dann Gire honored as 2013 Friend of Scholastic Journalism
September 15, 2013
URBANA — Dann Gire, film critic for the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, was named the 2013 Friend of Scholastic Journalism by the IJEA Sept. 13 at the Colonial Room of the Illini Union on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sarah Doerner, IJEA president, had this to...
Video: Top 10 great things about advising from Educator of the Year Laurie Bielong
April 29, 2013
CHARLESTON — Belleville West newspaper adviser Laurie Bielong, along with sound effects, gave a fantastic acceptance speech for the 2013 Illinois Scholastic Journalism Educator of the Year award at the IJEA adviser breakfast held in conjunction with the IHSA journalism state final April 26 at Eastern...