MIJA Journalism

Advisers- Just a reminder to fill out the overall yearbook form for the MIJA contest. You can find more information here. mipajournalism.com/student-contes… Spring books need to be postmarked by July 12.

JDay 2025 Onsite Photography Contest Images. Images compiled by students in the on-site photo contest March 26.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff served as the keynote speaker at MIJA’s annual J-Day on March 26 at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Hoff talked about his experiences as a Mizzou beatwriter and answered questions from aspiring journalists. @stltoday @byEliHoff

MIJA is proud to announce and congratulate its All-State Journalism Team for 2025. The team consists of 11 students from eight different schools across the state. mipajournalism.com/5656/j-news/20…

Congratulations to MIJA Rising Star: Devan Foos, Platte County High School!

Congratulations to MIJA Teacher of the Year: Sarah Kirksey, MJE, Ladue Horton Watkins High School. 📸Vincent Hsiao, Ladue Horton Watkins High School Photography Editor-in-Chief.

We are pleased to announce that the Missouri Student Journalist of the Year is Arti Jain of Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Jain is a third-year journalism student who feels that journalism has given her “the privilege of uplifting voices that had long gone unheard.”

School registration is open for MIJA’s annual J-Day event on March 26 at Mizzou. Registration closes a week before the event. Go to mipajournalism.com to register. Eli Hoff, sportswriter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will be the keynote speaker.

Registration for the annual J-Day at Mizzou scheduled for March 26 is OPEN. All the details you need about school registration is available here…web.cvent.com/event/5c00cc5b…

Elizabeth Franklin from Parkway West was named the 2024 Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association’s Student Journalist of the Year in March. St. Louis NPR recently published a feature on Franklin and her journalism endeavors. stlpr.org/show/st-louis-…

🧹 Swept it up sophomore year. Awards from @NSPA @nationalJEA @MIPAjournalism @QuillandScroll and some personal notes from my classmates on staff. Thank you seniors for the memories and looking forward to working together as a team of 52 next year!

Advisors, check out the Missouri High School Journalism Project on Facebook. This Facebook group features support to help plan and implement engaging lessons in your middle and high school journalism classes.

MIJA is proud to announce and congratulate its All-State Journalism Team for 2024. The team consists of 10 students from six different schools across the state. mipajournalism.com/5379/j-news/20…

Hannah Wise, an assistant managing editor at the KC Star, who oversees digital strategy efforts, served as the keynote speaker at J-Day at Mizzou. Wise talked to aspiring journalists about the Star's efforts to reach a younger, more socially connected generation. @hwise29 @KCStar

Congrats to Dan Mueller of Varsity Yearbook, who is the MIJA Taft Award winner. Mueller was nominated by six local advisers. "He has become the go-to guy for literally thousands of students and advisers across the state and country," adviser Nancy Smith said. @VarsityYearbook

Congrats to MIJA Teacher of the Year Laura Greenley of Knox County R-1 High. Greenley is the multimedia instructor & yearbook adviser. She "continues to ensure that the students in our program have everything they need to be successful journalists," adviser Dawn Llewellyn said.

Congrats to Knox County R-1 adviser Dawn Llewellyn, MIJA's 2024 Rising Star. "With her extensive newspaper reporting and editing background, Dawn played a pivotal role in revitalizing the newspaper side of multimedia journalism within our school," adviser Laura Greenley said.

Congratulations to Francis Howell North principal Jeffrey Fletcher for winning MIJA Administrator of the Year. "It has been clear from the start that he supports what’s best for student learning and students’ First Amendment rights," advisor Jordyn Kiel said. @HowellNorthFHSD

Congratulations to Elizabeth Franklin from Parkway West High School for being selected as Missouri Journalist of the Year. Franklin is the Editor-in-Chief of West’s online student news site, Pathfinder. Her adviser is Lindsey Katz. mipajournalism.com/5332/j-news/20… @pwestpub