By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• April 20, 2017
Illinois student journalists with striking skills in photography, strong creativity in yearbook theme development, and solid sports writing chops will travel to seven different sectional sites on April...
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.
The dynamic teacher and adviser who led award-winning journalism programs and inspired fellow educators died Jan. 7. For those who didn't get a chance to know Laurie, the video of her IJEA Educator of the Year acceptance speech (check inside) will give you a sense of both her playfulness and dedication.
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...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• April 23, 2016
Beautiful spring weather only enhanced the performances of student journalists at seven sites across Illinois during the IHSA Sectional competition on April 23.
One team from each site took home the...
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.
