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NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
JOURNALISM TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2017
APPLY NOW
FOR THE 2017 TEACHER
OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Dow Jones
News Fund, the Poynter Institute and The Wall Street
Journal will select one National High School Journalism
Teacher of the Year based on their work during the 2016-
2017 academic year.
CSPA has created an online application to collect the
information needed to select the National High School
Journalism Teacher of the Year.
http://bit.ly/NHSJTOY
HOW TO APPLY
Deadline July 21, 2017
We are seeking high school journalism
teachers and media advisers with at least
three years’ experience who have been
honored as lifetime achievement, state or
regional winners by local, state and regional
groups.
Professional media and press associations
are invited to forward candidates from their
competitions.
Applications must be submitted online.
For forms and additional information, visit:
http://bit.ly/NHSJTOY
Along with the Teacher of the Year, an additional eight (8)
high school journalism teachers and media advisers will
be named Distinguished Advisers and Special Recognition
Advisers.
TEACHER OF THE YEAR BENEFITS:
• a plaque commemorating their achievement;
• a laptop computer for their newsroom;
• a district substitute teacher per diem;
• a $1,000 scholarship for a graduating senior from the
Teacher of the Year’s school;
• a year of free webinars from the Poynter Institute; and
• a digital subscription to The Wall Street Journal.
DISTINGUISHED ADVISERS WILL WIN:
• a $500 scholarship for a senior in their school;
• a free webinar from the Poynter Institute; and
• a digital subscription to The Wall Street Journal.
Each Special Recognition Adviser receives a plaque and a
digital subscription to The Wall Street Journal.
The 2016 Dow Jones News Fund Teacher of the Year
award recipients at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High
School Journalism Convention in Indianapolis. From left:
Teresa Scribner, Cleveland High School, Seattle; Jami
Williams, Mexico (Missouri) High School; Lori Keekley,
St. Louis Park (Minnesota) High School; Leslie Shipp,
Johnston (Iowa) High School; Cherié Burgett, Staley
High School, Kansas City, Missouri and Dave Riggs,
Wenatchee (Washington) High School.