Registration

$20 per student. Register online.

Contest information

Download the Contest Entry Form, attach your entry, and mail to Journalism Workshops by Sept. 21! See the entry form for categories and more information.

Course Offerings

Each student attends two of the following courses:

Yearbook Fundamentals

• Purpose of the yearbook
• Trends in yearbook
• Theme development
• Headlines and captions
• Copy writing
• Modular yearbook design
• Deadline managment
• Ladder development
• Work flow

Newspaper Fundamentals

• News values
• Headlines and captions
• Writing styles
• Lead writing
• News briefs
• Modular design
• Deadline managment
• Work flow
• Maestro

Design and Emerging Technology

• Design principles
• Colory theory/use
• Modular design
• Typography
• Story hierarchy
• Dominant/secondary elements
• Alternative story forms
• Emerging technology

Photojournalism

• Photo composition
• Cropping
• Black and white and color balance basics
• Photo IDs and caption writing

News Writing

• News values
• Journalistic writing style
• Inverted pyramid
• Story organization
• Lead writing
• Copy editing

Feature Writing

• Hard news vs. soft news
• Journalistic writing style
• Types of feature stories
• Active voice
• Descriptive writing
• Story organization
• Lead writing
• Copy editing

Lunch

Lunch will be provided this year and the cost is included in your registration fees.

Tentative Schedule

8:15 a.m. – Registration begins at Emens Auditorium

9 a.m. – Opening session at the Student Center

10-11:30 a.m. – First Session

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch

12:30 – 2 p.m. – Second Session

NEWSPAPER CATEGORIES

column / commentary

Division A

Superior

Alex Pawlusiak, Lancer, South Lake High School

Excellent

Cody Wopshall, Munsonian,  Muncie Central High School

Aligale (CQ) Meyer, Crimson Messenger, New Palestine High School

Honorable Mention

Andrew Weiner, The Shield, Andover High School

Andrew Weiner, The Shield, Andover High School

Division AA

Superior

Jack Collier, Pow Wow, Portage High School

Excellent

Jasmyn Powell, The Cannon,  Arsenal Technical High School

Caitlin Wilson, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Meredith Waters, Pilot Flashes, Franklin Central High School

Daniel Dorson, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Chris Swarbrick, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Honorable Mention

Lauren O’Brien, Register, Richmond High School

Kerry Tuttle, The Squire, Nordonia High School

Mia Shifelt, North Star, Lawrence North High School

staff editorial

Division A

Superior

Katie Bimberg, Lancer, South Lake High School

Excellent

Dani Collins, The Tiger Tales, Princeton Community High School

Staff, The Shield, Andover High School

Honorable Mention

Jasmyn Powell, The Cannon, Arsenal Technical High School

Division AA

Superior

Gail Oesterle, Crier, Munster High School

Excellent

Lucas Sweitzer, The Journal, Southport High School

Allie Nash and Mimi Strobel, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Honorable Mention

Katie Bridgeman and Cade Jorgensen, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Staff, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Joan Ong, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

feature story (newspaper)

Division A

Superior

Saloni Godbole and Sam Gordon, The Shield, Andover High School

Excellent

Taylor Ryan-Nedd, Lancer, South Lake High School

Leeann Sausser, Crusader Chronicle, Scecina Memorial High School

Honorable Mention

Andrea Tate, Clarion, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Beatriz Costa-Lipena, Crier, Munster High School

Excellent

Jason Latimer, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Marco Alejos and Rosemary Prtichett-Montavon, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Rachel Potenza and Eva Goldfarb, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Honorable Mention

Katie McDowell, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Mali Kobelja, The Scroll, R. Nelson Snider High School

David Hurst, North Star, Lawrence North High School

news story (newspaper)

Division A

Superior

Monica Slabaugh , Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Excellent

Nicole Clegg, Crusade Chronicle, Scecina Memorial High School

Kasey Fralick, The Crimson Messenger, New Palestine High School

Honorable Mention

Lauren Hendrickson, The Shield, Andover High School

Nicole Clegg, Crusade Chronicle, Scecina Memorial High School

Taylor-Ryan Nedd, Lancer, South Lake High School

Division AA

Superior

Deanna Sheafer and Cori Novelli, Inklings, Crown Point High School

Excellent

Henry Garcia, The Cannon, Arsenal Tech High School

Sean Jordan, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Andrew Perrin, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Honorable Mention

Shivani Parikshak, The Journal, Southport High School

Tessa Judge and Alicia Erwin, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Shauna Ubersox, The Times, Jefferson High School

sports story (newspaper)

Division A

Superior

Jared Bratley, The Shield, Andover High School

Excellent

Kevin Hayden and McKenna Young, Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Honorable Mention

Jake Gordon, The Shield, Andover High School

Claire Williams, Mt. Vernon Voices, Mt. Vernon High School

Division AA

Superior

Kurt Christian, Quaker Shaker, Plainfield High School

Robby Howard, Crier, Munster High School

Excellent

Allie Nash and Nick Petr, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Honorable Mention

Mia Shiflet, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Rachel Stenger, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Beau Scott, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

feature page design

Division A

Superior

Marley Kalt, The Shield, Andover High School

Excellent

Brenton Hicks, The Paw Print, Hagerstown Jr-Sr. High School

Honorable Mention

Rachelle Mertz, The Structure, Heritage Jr.-Sr. High School

Alex Holt, Quaker Shaker, Plainfield High School

Division AA

Superior

Sean Klaine, Register, Richmond High School

Excellent

Lena Reifinger, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Mali Kobelja, The Scroll, R. Nelson Snider High School

Honorable Mention

Emily Miller, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Allie Medellin and Dylan Hodges, Echo Avon High School

front page design

Division A

Honorable Mention

Jake Gordon, The Shield, Andover High School

Division AA

Superior

Dylan Hodges, Echo, Avon High School

Andrew Perrin, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Excellent

Deanna Sheafer, Inlinkings, Crown Point High School

Honorable Mention

Shivani Parikshak, The Journal, Southport High School

Andrew Perrin, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Division A

Excellent

Corey Snider and Zach Schroeder, The Structure, Heritage High School

Honorable Mention

Corey Snider and Zach Schroeder, The Structure, Heritage High School

Dylan Long, Paolite, Paoli High School

sports page design

Division A

Superior

Jake Gordon, “The Shield” Andover High School

Honorable Mention

Emily Langnas, The  Shield, Andover High School

Brett Cumings, Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Division AA

Superior

Lauren Cooper, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Excellent

Kelsey Green, Tiger Topics, Fishers High School

Honorable Mention

Andrew Maciejewski, The Scroll, R. Nelson Snider High School

information graphic

Division A

Superior

Bridget Sanders, The Shield, Andover High School

Division AA

Superior

Adam Willats, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Megan Springer, The Journal, Southport High School

Honorable Mention

Mimi Strobel, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School
Hannah Torres, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

YEARBOOK CATEGORIES

caption writing

Division A

Honorable Mention

Staff, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Division AA

Superior

Lizzie Vogel and Grace Yonushonis, Log, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Lauren Kastner, Log, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Tiger Tracks, Fishers High School

features story (yearbook)

Division A

Superior

Brittney Stevenson, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Excellent

Marissa Eakins, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Honorable Mention

Sarah Cole, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Columbus Lauren Kastner, Log, North High School

Excellent

Alex Rothbart, Log, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Katey Burns, Tiger Tracks, Fishers High School

yearbook cover

Division A

Superior

Becca Smith, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Excellent

Staff, Balance, University Schools

Honorable Mention

Staff, Avalon, New Palestine High School

Division AA

Superior

Staff, North Compass, Evansville North

Excellent

Kyle Kujawski and Taylor Verbich, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

Staff, Flight, Jefferson High School

Honorable Mention

Christina Avgerinos, Paragon, Munster High School

Dom Wehlan and John Blum, The Northerner, North Central High School

yearbook theme

Division A

Superior

Emily Thompson, Something to talk about, Rossville High School

Excellent

Staff, Avalon, New Palestine High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Division AA

Superior

Christina Avgerinos, Paragon, Munster High School

Excellent

Kyle Kujawski and Taylor Verbich, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

John Blum and Dom Wehlan, The Northerner, North Central High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Log, Columbus North High School

Staff, Pierian, Richmond High School

yearbook acadmeic spread

Division A

Superior

Staff, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Honorable Mention

Samantha Hogan and Ian Bever, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Christina Avgerinos, Katie Banks and Nicole Montella, Paragon, Munster High School

Mackenzie Skalski, Log, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Academics Staff, Log, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Lauren Brewer, Tiger Tracks, Fishers High School

divider spread

Division A

Superior

Becca Smith, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Honorable Mention

Courtney Faulstick, Lantern, Heritage Jr./Sr. High School

Editors, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Lauren Kastner and Maggie Kim, Log, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Christina Avgerinos, Paragon, Munster High School

Staff, Pierian, Richmond High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Silhouettes, Plainfield High School

Rachel Csenar and Becca Coleman, Bittersweet, Penn High School

organization spread

Division A

Superior

Staff, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Honorable Mention

Sarah Cole and Curtis Poe, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Staff, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

Excellent

Lauren Pennington, Log, Columbus North High School

Staff, Pierian, Richmond High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Silhouettes, Plainfield High School

Staff, Log, Columbus North High School

sports spread

Division A

Superior

Staff, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Excellent

Jacob Long, Keep N Touch, Griffith High School

Honorable Mention

Lauren Crump, Scecinarama Scecina, Memorial High School

Division AA

Superior

Kaitlin Hiquet and Emma Pence, Log, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Staff, Log, Columbus North High School

Christina Avgerinos, Katie Banks and Nicole Montella, Paragon, Munster High School

Honorable Mention

Rachel Jordan, Legend, Portage High School

Staff, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

student life spread

Division A

Superior

Staff, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Excellent

Staff, Avalon, New Palestine High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Columbian, Columbia City High School

Staff, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Alex Rothbart and Audrey Lindsay, Log, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Christina Avgerinos, Katie Banks and Nicole Montella, Paragon, Munster High School

Honorable Mention

Lauren Brewer and Katey Burns, Tiger Tracks, Fishers High School

Staff, Silhouettes, Plainfield High School

Staff, Key Hole, Ben Davis High School

Staff, Pierian, Richmond High School

Staff, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

MAGAZINE CATEGORIES

entertainment feature story

Division A

Superior

Alexandria Pawlusiak, Lancer, South Lake High School

Excellent

Kyle Lanchman, The Hook, West Carrollton High School

Honorable Mention

Savannah Hart, The Paw Print, Hagerstown High School

Division AA

Superior

Catie O’Hara and Valeria Fonseca, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

Heather Smith, Tiger Tracks, Fishers High School

Honorable Mention

Amanda Long and Taylor Hartline, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

personality feature

Division A

Superior

Katie Bimberg, Lancer, South Lake High School

Nichole Hubbard, The Paw Print, Hagerstown High School

Excellent

Alexandria Pawlusiak, Lancer, South Lake High School

Division AA

Superior

Hannah Troyer, Tiger Topics, Fishers High School

Excellent

Valeria Fonseca, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

Honorable Mention

Dakota Gibson, The Pulse, Mooresville High School

Kerry Tuttle, The Squire, Nardonia High School

sports feature

Division A

Honorable Mention

Andrew Nicholson and Muhammad Natar,  The Paw Print, Hagerstown High School

Taylor Brown and Steven Glover, The Paw Print, Hagerstown High School

Division AA

Superior

Carson Small, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

Excellent

Emily Mazzei and Eric Chien, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

news story (magazine)

Division A

Superior

Alexandria Pawlusiak, Lancer, South Lake High School

Excellent

Brent Hicks, The Paw Print, Hagerstown High School

Honorable Mention

Alexandria Pawlusiak, Lancer, South Lake High School

Division AA

Superior

Catie O’Hara and Valeria Fonseca, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

Excellent

Nick Milani and Devin Kuchynka, The Squire, Nordonia High School

Honorable Mention

Abby Llorico and Lizzy Lyon, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

Emily Judson and Elizabeth Egler, The Pulse, Mooresville High School

cover design (magazine)

Division A

Honorable Mention

Katie Bimberg, Lancer, South Lake High School

Division AA

Superior

Emily Miller, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Catie O’hara and Valeria Fonseca, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

Honorable Mention

Emill Hefler and Lindsay Thompson, 33 Things, Columbus North High School

Cal Swarbrick, 1801, North Central High School

multipage layout

Division A

Honorable Mention

Sarah Allison and Cassie Sullivan, The Hook , West Carrollton High School

Division AA

Superior

Emili Hefler, 33 Things, Columbus North High School

Excellent

Mara Abonour and Abby Llorico, Harbinger, Zionsville High School

PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORIES

news photo

Division A

Excellent

Katie Bimberg, Lancer, South Lake High School

Beth Ann Reeve, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Honorable Mention

Colleen Harvey, The Crimson Messenger, New Palestine High School

Division AA

Superior

Sarah Roberts, Paragon, Munster High School

Excellent

Maria Strauss, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Honorable Mention

Keonna Durham, Log, Columbus North High School

Amanda Heinzman, Tiger  Tracks, Fishers High School

Joe Tyler, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

feature photo

Division A

Superior

Staff, Avalon, New Palestine High School

Excellent

Samantha Peterman, Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Honorable Mention

Joe Coombes, Magician, Muncie Central High School

Division AA

Superior

Catherine Fleszewski, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

Joe Tyler, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

Excellent

Grady Farris, Silhouettes, Plainfield High School

Luke Carr, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Chelsea Roman, Treasure Chest, Avon High School

Prisecilla de Castro, Spotlight, Ben Davis High School

sports photo

Division A

Superior

Curtis Poe, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Excellent

Samantha Peterman, Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Megan Smith, Epitome, Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School

Honorable Mention

BethAnn Reeve, Cohiscan, Connersville High School

Division AA

Superior

Staff, North Compass, Evansville North High School

Excellent

Danielle Whitis, Spotlight, Ben Davis High School

Morgan Crouse, Log, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Steven Saylor, Pow Wow, Portage High School

Vinnie Needham, Inklings, Crown Point High School

Joe Tyler, The Northern Lights, North Central High School

photo story

Division A

Superior

Emily Green, Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Excellent

Emily Green and Samantha Peterman, Munsonian, Muncie Central High School

Division AA

Excellent

Excellent: Lauren Kreigh and Christa Cook, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Honorable Mention

Andrew Maciejewski, The Scroll, R. Nelson Snider High School

Keonna Durham, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Chandler Bateman and Corey Clark, Register, Richmond High School

photo illustrations

Division A

Superior

Josh Gleissner, The Hook, West Carrollton High School

Excellent

Kelly McMasters, Crusader Chronicle, Scecina Memorial High School

Honorable Mention

Kelly McMasters, Crusader Chronicle, Scecina Memorial High School

Division AA

Superior

Katie Kutsko, The Triangle, Columbus North High School

Maria Strauss, North Star, Lawrence North High School

Excellent

Lauren Kastner, Log, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Andrew Maciejewski, The Scroll, R. Nelson Snider High School

Kyle Kujawski, Excalibur, Crown Point High School

Tyler Williams and Rachel Ulrich, Register, Richmond High School

BROADCAST CATEGORIES

broadcast news / announcments

Division AA

Superior

Staff, BDTV, Ben Davis High School

Excellent

Quintin Caldwell, BNN, Columbus North High School

Staff, PNN, Penn High School

Brad Oppenheim and Lierin Ehmke, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, Wake Up/Fast Break, Mooresville High School

Nicole House, BDTV, Ben Davis High School

Steve Keogh and Kayla Rupp, BNN, Columbus North High School

broadcast feature

Division AA

Superior

Kaitlin Sanders and Marin Borst, BDTV, Ben Davis High School

Excellent

Maggie Bastin and Raven Moody, BDTV, Ben Davis High School

Steve Keogh and Lucas Phillips, BNN, Columbus North High School

Lucas Phillips and Lyndsey Willard, BNN, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Clayton Leslie, SHigh School News Bureau, Southport High School

Devin Leslie and Clayton Leslie, SHS News Bureau, Southport High School

Staff, PNN, Penn High School

Staff, Wake Up/Fast Break, Mooresville High School

broadcast sports play-by-play

Division AA

Excellent

David Cheatham, BDTV, Ben Davis High School

Honorable Mention

Lucas Phillips, BNN, Columbus North High School

ONLINE CATEGORIES

online site overall

Superior

Tony Wheeler and Grant Delay, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Sam Alderfer and Nick Panyard, NCHSLive.com, North Central High School

Excellent

Staff, SHS News Bureau, Southport High School

Zeb Walton, cnhsmedia.com, Columbus North High School

online home page

Superior

Tony Wheeler and Grant Delay, Cub Reporter, Lawrence Central High School

Lucas Sweitzer, SHS News Bureau, Southport High School

Sam Alderfer and Nick Panyard, NCHSLive.com, North Central High School

Honorable Mention

Zeb Walton, cnhsmedia.com, Columbus North High School

online column writing

Excellent

Barrett Beach, CNHS Media, Columbus North High School

Honorable Mention

Staff, CNHS Media, Columbus North High School

online feature writing

Excellent

Bryce Rector, Common Ground, University Schools

online news writing

Honorable Mention

Lucas Sweitzer, SHS News Bureau, Southport High School

online sports writing

Excellent

Travis Stamp, Common Ground, University Schools

Travis Stamp, Common Ground, University Schools

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Franklin Central High School reviews their contest entry packet at Journalism Day 2009.

Enter by March 17, 2010

You’ve worked hard all year, don’t you deserve a little recognition? Enter your publication into our 2010 High School Journalism Day Contest!

Our contests feature 34 categories in newspaper, yearbook, news or feature magazine, online and broadcast writing, photography and design.

Our contests are designed to recognize the outstanding journalistic work happening in schools. The contest is not intended to be a full publication critique, but rather, a showcase of the best student-produced work in the areas of newspaper, yearbook, magazine, broadcast and online media. We encourage you to submit your school’s best work!

Download and Print Contest Entry Form

Download our contest entry form and a list of categories by clicking here.

Awards Presentation

An awards presentation will immediately follow the keynote speaker and opening ceremony at our High School Journalism Day held April 23, 2010. Contest and Scholarship winners will be announced during the presentation.

Award Pick-up

Awards will be available for pick-up immediately following the awards presentation ceremony. The certificates and entries will be bundled for your convenience.

Award Showcase

Our 2010 contest winners will be showcased here, on our Web site, immediately following High School Journalism Day. Check back to see the best our area publications have to offer, to get ideas for your own publication and to scope out the competition!

For a list of this past year’s High School contest winners, click here.