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View the final version of the JEA budget
for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
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Jack Kennedy
President
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Bob Bair
Vice President
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Linda Drake
Secretary
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Volunteer leaders — no vacation here
In the JEA elections this past spring, of the potential 2,175 potential voters, 616 people actually voted for a voter turnout of 28.3 percent. Now, those elected members of the Board of Directors are in charge. New officers took office July 1. CLICK HERE to read more about the elections.
A little summer reading
Want something to read during those blissful days off? Here are some suggestions from the JEA LISTSERV.
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I am reading World Without End by Ken Follett, having read Pillars of the World last fall — great medieval stories. For mystery fans, especially if you like them humorous, Elizabeth Peters series of Amelia Peabody stories set against a background of archeology in Egypt (she is up to about 15 books by now). • Susan V. Everett, MJE, Garden State Scholastic Press Association treasurer, JEA New Jersey state director
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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott. It's about the Everleigh sisters who ran the highest class brothel in Chicago about 100 years ago. It also follows the anti-prostitution movement and how Chicago's politicians and underworld tried to stay ahead of reformers. • Holly Soboroff, Washington, Iowa
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If you like young adult stuff, try Peeled by Joan Bauer. The lead character is a high-school journalist named Hildy (perhaps after Hildy from His Girl Friday?) who uses her school paper to question the integrity of the local paper's reporting methods. There is a ghost mystery involved, which is fun for teen readers, but I especially liked all the references to journalism ethics. • Mary Dempsey, O'Fallon Township High School, Ill.
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I recommend Restless Genius: Braney Kilgore, The Wall Street Journal, And the Invention of Modern Journalism by Richard J. Tofel. • Anne Whitt, Orlando, Fla.
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Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott – worth it if only for her explanation for why children find raspberry jam unacceptable. On Writing by Stephen King – part memoir, part writing guide. And funny in parts. He describes a hangover headache as like having “a mouthful of infected teeth.” • Bretton Zinger, MJE, Chantilly High School, Va.
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Beach Music is one of my all-time favorites. Really great descriptions!• Karen Ford, Holton, Kan.
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Straight Man by Richard Russo. Great summer read about a middle-aged college professor...something many of us can relate to. Insightful and laugh-out-loud funny. The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby. Not a quick read, but a must for anyone troubled by the anti-intellectuals coming at us from all sides. • Bryan Halpern, Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Ill.
CLICK HERE to download PDF speaker information form to be a speaker at upcoming JEA/NSPA conventions, including the one in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2009.
Past attendees at the JEA Advisers Institute have said things like, "…For the first time since I started teaching, I finally feel organized, prepared and ready to start the new year.”
- Sequence II: Advising School Publications (in Manhattan, Kan.)
- Sequence III: Adobe Photoshop and InDesign for Teachers (in Manhattan, Kan.)
You can network with your peers, learn from some of the top educators in the field and get graduate course credit.
CLICK HERE for more information.
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2009 National High School
Journalist of the Year
At the closing ceremony of the JEA/NSPA convention in Phoenix, JEA announced the recipient of the $5,000 Journalist of the Year scholarship and runners up.
2009 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALIST
OF THE YEAR
and winner of $5,000 Sister Rita Jeanne Scholarship:
Henry Rome, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pa. (Susan Houseman, CJE, adviser)
CLICK HERE for the complete results including a listing of state award recipients.
CLICK HERE for write-off contest results.
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JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention
April 16-19, 2009 • Phoenix
More information
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
One of the decisions Board members made in Phoenix was the approval of a budget for the 2009-2010 academic year. Click the link above to download a draft copy of the budget as well as financial statements for the past year.
You can also CLICK HERE to see what a Professional Learning Community might look like in a journalism setting between schools.
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CLICK HERE to get an update on the JEA Mentor Program. |
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Members elect new Board members
Of the 2,175 potential voting members, 616 people (28.3 percent) voted in JEA's first online election. In the regional elections, Region 4/South Central, the largest region, also had the largest voter turnout — about 30 percent. Board members take office July 1. CLICK HERE for detailed results.
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Are your comments and perspectives on school, national and world issues expressed in editorial cartoons? Here’s the contest for you.
Contest open to middle and high school students. Only cartoons published in the 2008-2009 school year can be submitted.
The deadline for the entry is July 1, 2009. Two winners will be selected— one from middle school and one from high school. Each winner will receive a $500 monetary award.
CLICK HERE for more information.
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JEA has updated its annual calendar of events. CLICK HERE to find all the JEA deadlines, links to all the JEA resources, everything from convention insights to awards deadlines.
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