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
Does your school intend to compete in this year's IHSA journalism tournament? If so, the deadline to enter your school into the competition is Wednesday, Feb. 1. Read on for more information about signing up for the 2017 tourney.
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...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• April 30, 2016
With another state tournament in the books, attendees and participants noted that both the number of students and schools, as well as the quality of entires in this year's IHSA Journalism competition,...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• April 26, 2016
More than 350 Illinois high school journalists will be traveling to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., on April 29 to compete at the highest level -- IHSA Journalism State.
With 86 schools...
The biggest change concerns photography, but five other events were also revised. It's never too early to prepare for the spring tournament, so read on!
The Eastern Illinois University campus was buzzing with high school journalists May 1 as the best in the state competed for individual medals and team trophies.
