DOW JONES NEWS FUND
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
JOURNALISM TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2016
APPLY NOW
FOR THE 2016 TEACHER
OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Dow Jones News Fund will select one
National High School Journalism Teacher of the
Year, four Distinguished Advisers and four Special
Recognition Advisers based on their work during
the 2015-2016 school year.
The winning teacher receives a plaque and a pin
and addresses journalism educators and media
professionals at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High
School Journalism Convention and the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association Spring Convention.
HOW TO APPLY
Deadline July 9, 2016
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:
dowjonesnewsfund.org
TEACHER OF THE YEAR BENEFITS:
• A newsroom laptop computer
• A column in Adviser Update
• A district substitute teacher per diem
• Free monthly Poynter Institute webinars
• A digital subscription to The Wall Street Journal
• A $1,000 scholarship for a senior
DISTINGUISHED ADVISERS WILL WIN:
• $500 scholarships for seniors
• A free Poynter Institute webinar
• 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 Dow Jones News Fund Teacher of the Year
Award is co-sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association, The Wall Street Journal and
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
The 2015 Dow Jones News Fund Teacher of the Year award
recipients at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism
Convention in Orlando, Fla. Clockwise from top left: Leland
Mallett, Mitch Ziegler, DJNF managing director Linda Shockley,
Sandra Coyer, Thomas Kaup, Rachel Rauch, 2015 Teacher of the
Year Mitch Eden and Amanda Thorpe. Not pictured: Alena CybartPersenaire and Terry Cassreino. Photo by Bradley Wilson