International Honorary Society
for High School Journalists
NEWS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS AND QUILL AND SCROLL 2008 INTERNATIONAL WRITING AND PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
Click here to view the complete list of sweepstakes and national winners from the 2008 Writing and Photo Contest. Check back in the fall to purchase a CD with images of winning entries.
SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM: THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
- ACT/NAAF Study 2008 -
Students who participate in high school journalism get better grades in high school, earn higher scores on the ACT and get better grades as college freshmen. Click here to download a pdf summarzing the study and its results and methodology.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE
2008 NEWS MEDIA EVALUATION
Quill and Scroll is still accepting NME entry forms. Entries postmarked after April 15 must include the $5 late fee. Click here to read more about the News Media Evaluation service, download an entry form, or view the previous results.
ITT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
STUDENT WATER JOURNALISM
ITT has extended the deadline for their Award for Excellence in Student Water Journalism, which recognizes outstanding high school journalism on an environmental water issue. The new deadline is Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Winning prize includes: a $1,000 Scholarship, an all expense-paid trip to Stockholm, Sweden, to attend World Water Week in August of 2008 for winning student AND advisor, and opportunities for publication in water-related media.
For more information, or to download an entry form, visit
http://itt.com/news/global-activities/water-journalism/.
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