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 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…

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.

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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.

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

Advisors, remember the J-Day contest deadline is quickly approaching on Feb. 10. Go to for more details.

Registration for the annual J-Day at Mizzou scheduled for March 27 is OPEN. All the details you need about school registration and contests are available here…

Design the 2024 J-Day shirt by entering the design contest! Details here…

Scholastic Journalism Day – JDay – will be hosted at Mizzou on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Schools can register for JDay at for the upcoming event. Journalism students from all MIJA member schools are eligible to win awards by submitting their work in Feb.

Important dates to put on your calendar if you and your publications staffs are planning on attending the spring convention in Kansas City April 4-6.

Make sure your publications staff joins or renews membership today!

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