Adviser Information Form (Required)

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.

Adviser name (asterisk indicates response is required)*
Adviser email address (your preferred address — this is how we will contact you)*
Adviser phone (optional)
Name of any other adviser(s) from your school who should receive credit in this contest*
Publication name*
Publication type (choose one)*
- Print only (newspaper or newsmagazine)
- Digital only (website or online channel, such as a standalone YouTube channel)
- Hybrid (publication that appears in both print and digital versions)
School name*
School enrollment*

NOTE: Use current IHSA figures if you are unsure. You can find those figures in the IHSA school directory.
School address*
Street address City County ZIP code
IJEA MEMBERSHIP STATUS AND CONTEST FEE (choose one; how much you owe depends on your membership status, as explained below)*
- I am already an IJEA member, so I only owe the $20 contest fee. Other than the contest fee, I DO NOT HAVE TO SEND ANY ADDITIONAL PAYMENT to enter my students' work in this contest, regardless of how many entries my publication submits. TO PAY THE CONTEST FEE: Please mail the $20 contest fee to Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036. Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Journalism Education Association.
- I am not an IJEA member, so I owe the $25 membership fee and the $20 contest fee. I must submit my membership form. Other than the membership fee and contest fee, I DO NOT OWE ANYTHING BEYOND THE COMBINED TOTAL OF $45, no matter how many entries my publication submits. If my membership form and fees are not received within seven days of submitting my publication's entries, my students will not be eligible for this competition. TO JOIN IJEA: Complete and submit our online membership form OR our PDF membership form. In either case, please mail the $25 membership fee and $20 contest fee to Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036. Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Journalism Education Association.

Illinois JEA

Illinois JEA

Illinois JEA

Adviser Information Form (Required)

ADVISER INFORMATION FORM

Illinois JEA