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Soundslides
Schools have discovered that Joe Weiss' Soundslides is a great way to get audio-visual presentations online. It's easy-to-use, inexpensive and efficient. CLICK HERE for a complete set of instructions on how to get your presentations online. |
JEA names Rising Stars?
The following individuals will be honored in Phoenix as Rising Stars.
- Alyssa Armentrout, McKinney (Texas) High School
- Jason Block, Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, Ill.
- Amanda Paola Casares, Coronado (Calif.) Middle School
- Kristy Dekat, CJE, Topeka (Kan.) West High School
Want to be a speaker at the Phoenix convention?
CLICK HERE to get information and to download a temporary Speaker Information Form in Microsoft Word format.
Photo by Tyler Cacek, Rock Bridge High School (Columbia, Mo.; Robin Stover, adviser)
Write-off Results Now Online
Of the 2,191 participants, JEA recognized 664 students wtih superior, excellent and honorable mention awards at the closing ceremonies Sunday, Nov. 16 in St. Louis.
CLICK HERE for the final results
BOARD INCREASES FUNDING TO $210,000
AND EXTENDS MENTOR PROGRAM UNTIL 2013
Less than two years after approving $90,000 for a mentor program, the JEA Board approved extending the program an additional three years, until 2013 and increasing funding to $40,000/year for a total appropriation over six years to $220,000. Julie Dodd and Linda Barrington reported that additional funding from Yellow Chair Foundation may increase as well. "Putting that much money into it shows where our priorities are," JEA President Jack Kennedy said. CLICK HERE to download the mentor program report (1.1MB PDF file).
CONVENTION SITES
The JEA Board approves convention sites through 2012, including Kansas City in the fall of 2010, Minneapolis in the fall of 2011 and San Antonio in the fall of 2012. CLICK HERE for more convention information.
In addition, the Board voted to endorse two organizations, including
INVESTMENTS SHOW DECLINE
Like most other businesses, investments JEA has seen a decline in its investments, with the most significant decline in the last few months. One year ago, JEA had investments equalling $824,372.30. On Oct. 31, 2008, JEA had investments equalling $635,503.59, a decline of $188,868.71 according to UBS Financial Services, manager of JEA funds. The declien in investment monies will not immediately impact programming or short-term budgets. "Times will get get better," JEA President Jack Kennedy said.
NOMINEES FOR BOARD POSITIONS
Lori Eastman, chair of the Nominations Committee, introduced a slate of nominees for the election of JEA Board members to be handled online this coming spring. Voting will take place in February and be complete by March 1 with new officers taking over July 1.
| President |
Jack Kennedy |
| Vice President |
Bob Bair |
| Secretary |
Linda Drake, Aaron Manfull, Betsy Rau |
| Certification Commission |
Mark Newton |
| Development/Curriculum Commission |
Lori Oglesbee, Becky Tate |
| Junior High/Middle School Commission |
Anita Wertz |
| Multicultural Commission |
Norma Kneese, Reginald Ragland |
| Scholastic Press Rights Commission |
John Bowen |
| Region 1 |
Steve Matson |
| Region 2 |
Kathy Gaber, Ellen Austin |
| Region 3 |
Gary Lindsey, Janet Levin |
| Region 4 |
Wayna Polk |
| Region 5 |
Brenda Gorsuch |
| Region 6 |
Martha Akers, Tom Gayda, Rod Satterthwaite |
| Region 7 |
Jane Blystone, Wanda Pletcher |
CLICK HERE to see the board's agenda for the Board meeting in St. Louis.
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Carol Lange, CJE
Lange wins JEA's highest honor, the Carl Towley Award
Other award recipients to be honored Nov. 15 in St. Louis include
Administrator of the Year
Timothy R. Wernentin, principal, Davenport Central HS, Davenport, Iowa
Medal of Merit
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Janet Ewell, MJE, Ranchos Alamitos HS, Garden Grove, Calif.
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Casey Nichols, CJE, Rocklin (Calif.) HS
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Rebecca Tate, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.
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C. Dow Tate, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Friend of Scholastic Journalism
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James “Jim” W. Ewert, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Sacramento, Calif.
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Missy Green, Walsworth Publishing Co., Altamonte Springs, Fla.
The Long Island Press, Beverly Fortune, associate publisher, Syosset, N.Y.
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Walter C. Mallard “Skip Walters,” Cherry Creek Radio, Great Falls, Mont.
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Randy Miller, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla.
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David G. Thompson, District of Columbia Public Schools, Career and Technical Education
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Dave Upthegrove, House of Representatives, Olympia, Wash.
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Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wis.
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ron Bonadonna, CJE, Nutley, N.J.
- Dave Cosgrove, Tucson, Ariz.
- John Culbertson, Sun Prairie, Wis.
- Susan V. Everett, MJE, Jersey City, N.J.
- Bill Flechtner, MJE, Milwaukie, Ore.
- Nancy Guiliani, Newport, Ore.
- Betsy Pollard Rau, Bay City, Mich.
- Martha Rothwell, Statesville, N.C.
- Charlotte Titcomb, Gurnee, Ill.
- Randy Vonderheid, McKinney, Texas
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LAUREN DANIELS of Thomas Downey High School (Modesto, Calif.; John Haley Scott, adviser) received a superior in yearbook student life photography with a three-picture portfolio that included this picture.
For changes in the Write-off rules for the fall of 2008,
CLICK HERE
This includes the creation of two new contests, Photo Story, which replaces Two-Weeks' Work, and Broadcast Short Documentary, which replaces Live Sports Coverage.
For a complete set of Write-off rules, CLICK HERE
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JEA has updated its annual calendar of events. CLICK HERE to find all the JEA deadlines, links to all the JEA resources, everything from convention insights to awards deadlines.
The Scholastic Press Rights Commission continues to add information about combating censorship, students’ rights and free expression to the commission’s site. CLICK HERE for more information. |
