The Journalism Education Association has chosen Steve O’Donoghue, of Sacramento, Calif., as the 2011 Carl Towley Award winner. This is JEA’s highest honor and is presented to a JEA member whose work is unusually beneficial and of superior value to the national JEA and to scholastic journalism. O’Donoghue’s work over many years epitomizes this award.…
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The Journalism Education Association has chosen Jeffry M. Henderson, principal of Bloomington High School North, Bloomington, Ind., as its 2011 Administrator of the Year. This award goes to an administrator who has shown a dedication to journalism education. According to Ryan Gunterman, publications adviser at Bloomington High School North, Henderson went on record in a…
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1,454 participants 502 award recipients (34.5%) 95 Superiors (18.9%) 168 Excellents (33.5%) 239 Honorable Mentions (47.6%) CONTEST RATING AWARD RECIPIENT Newswriting Superior Clare Ramirez, El Camino Real HS (Woodland Hills, CA) Newswriting Superior Carrie Cummiskey, Homestead HS (Fort Wayne, IN) Newswriting Superior Ashley McCulley, Millennium HS (Goodyear, AZ) Newswriting Superior Mitchell Handler, Venice HS (Los…
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Sarah Nichols, yearbook adviser at Whitney High School in Rocklin, California, has been named Yearbook Adviser of the Year by the national Journalism Education Association. Kelly Furnas, JEA’s executive director, and H. L. Hall. Yearbook Adviser of the Year committee chair honored Nichols in a surprise ceremony at Whitney High, Jan. 19. Nichols will also…
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1,963 participants 642 award recipients (33%) 111 Superiors (17%) 206 Excellents (32%) 325 Honorable Mentions (51%) Contest Category Rating Full Name School Name School State Newswriting Superior Kayla Lagud Lee’s Summit North High School MO Newswriting Superior David Proctor Harrisonburg High School VA Newswriting Superior Alex Chen Thousand Oaks High School CA Newswriting Superior Kara…
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