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Listserv moves to JEA Forum

The JEA Forum has replaced the Listserv that was hosted by Kansas State University as the new community discussion platform for JEA members. Learn how to configure your notification settings and share posts.

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Habiger, LeBlanc receive Lifetime Achievement Award

For their significant contributions throughout their scholastic journalism careers, Kathy Habiger, MJE, of Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, Kansas, and Pete LeBlanc of Antelope (California) High School are JEA’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.

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Bricker named First Amendment Leadership Award recipient

Morgan Bricker, MJE, adviser at Weir High School in Weirton, West Virginia, is this year’s winner of the Candace and John Bowen Adviser First Amendment Leadership Award. This annual award recognizes a JEA member whose work has actively supported, defended and fought for student journalists and their advisers on the local, state or national level.

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Groome named 2026 Diversity Award winner

La Sana Groome, who advises yearbook at Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida, is this year’s JEA Diversity Award winner.

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Faust named 2025 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year

Carrie Faust of Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colorado, is the 2025 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year. Additionally, JEA is recognizing six other yearbook advisers.

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Slade’s poster design to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2026

A poster design from Theo Slade, senior at North Springs High School, Atlanta, was voted by the JEA community to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2026, which will take place Feb. 23 – 27.

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Learn how to use JEA’s new membership system

Sept. 11, 2024 JEA launched a new website and membership system. Before members will be able to access members-only content at JEA.org you will need to activate your new membership account.

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Listserv moves to JEA Forum

Habiger, LeBlanc receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Bricker named First Amendment Leadership Award recipient

Groome named 2026 Diversity Award winner

Faust named 2025 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year

Together, let’s inspire the storytellers of tomorrow.

Slade’s poster design to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2026

Learn how to use JEA’s new membership system

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JANUARY

8 — Registration opens for Spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Minneapolis (Learn more)

30Session proposal deadline for Spring NHSJC in Minneapolis (Learn more)

30First-time convention grant application deadline for Spring NHSJC in Minneapolis (Learn more)

FEBRUARY

3 NHSJC room block opens

15JEA Outreach Academy application deadline (Learn more)

16 — Registration opens & online prompts available for Spring 2026 National Student Media Contests (Learn more)

16 — Advertising artwork deadline for C:JET magazine summer issue (Learn more)

22 — Submissions close for SPJ/JEA High School Essay Contest (Learn more)

23-27 Scholastic Journalism Week

23 NHSJC student scholarship application deadline (Learn more)

27 NHSJC early bird registration deadline

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Communication: Journalism Education Today provides educational perspectives to JEA members on a wide variety of topics, such as teaching and advising issues, scholastic media strategy, pedagogical updates, current journalism research, and other professional and technological concerns.

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JEA’s 2024 centennial proved to be a unique and significant opportunity for the association to articulate its remarkable trajectory — unparalleled in scholastic media education.

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Since 1924, JEA has been leading the way in scholastic journalism and media education. With your support, we plan to continue these efforts for decades to come.