- Winners receive a certificate and are recognized at the Sunday awards ceremony. The ratings are Superior, Excellent and Honorable Mention. Superior ratings, which are awarded with a medal, may be given to no more than 10 percent of the entries in any contest. Judges may give as many ratings in Excellent and Honorable Mention as appropriate.
- Winning entries may be broadcast, displayed or published in JEA publications or on its affiliated websites. Winners’ names and schools will be published on the JEA website.
- There will be no sweepstakes. Emphasis will be placed on the learning experience provided each individual contestant.
- Contest entries are available for pickup at the Sunday awards ceremony. Unclaimed packets will be mailed to the schools. Oversized entries must be picked up. They will not be mailed.
Past award recipients
- Fall 2012 • San Antonio
- Spring 2012 • Seattle
- Fall 2011 • Minneapolis
- Spring 2011 • Anaheim
- Fall 2010 • Kansas City
- Spring 2010 • Portland
- Fall 2009 • Washington, D.C.
- Spring 2009 • Phoenix
- Fall 2008 • St. Louis
- Spring 2008 • Anaheim
- Fall 2007 • Philadelphia
- Spring 2007 • Denver
- Fall 2006 • Nashville
- Spring 2006 • San Francisco
- Spring 2005 • Seattle
- Fall 2004 • Atlanta
- Spring 2004 • San Diego
- Fall 2003 • Washington, D.C.
- Spring 2003 • Portland
- Fall 2002 • Dallas
- Spring 2002 • Phoenix
- Fall 2001 • Boston
- Spring 2001 • San Francisco