Updated November 2008
Here is a list of JACC state convention contests. See individual guidelines pages for rules for each contest.
MAIL-IN CONTESTS
Publication (3)
General Excellence, Magazine General Excellence*, Online Journalism General Excellence.
Writing/Editing (12)
News Story, Enterprise News Story/Series, Feature Story, Profile Feature Story, Editorial, Critical Review, Opinion Story, Column Writing, Sports Game Story, Magazine Feature (non-profile)*, Magazine Opinion*, and Magazine Profile Feature*
Photography (9)
News Photo, Sports Action Photo, Feature Photo, Sports Feature Photo, Photo Story/Essay, Photo Illustration, Online Photo, Magazine Photo*, Magazine Photo Essay*
Art/Design (10)
Editorial Cartoon, Inside Page Layout, Newspaper Front Page Layout (Broadsheet or Tabloid), Informational Graphic, Line Illustration, Photo Illustration, Student Designed Advertisement, Magazine Design/Layout*, Magazine Cover Design*, and Magazine Illustration*
Multimedia (3)
Broadcast News Journalism, Video Journalism, and Online Photo Story-Essay.
ON-THE-SPOT CONTESTS
Writing/Editing (7)
Copy Editing, News Story, Critical Review, Opinion Writing, Feature Story, Sports Story, Team Feature (writing)
Art/Design (2)
Editorial Cartoon, News Judgment/Layout (Broadsheet or Tabloid)
Photo (4)
Feature Photo, News Photo, Sports Photo, Team Feature (photo)
Multimedia (1)
Broadcast News Writing
BRING-IN CONTESTS
Writing/Editing (1)
Dr. Tom Pasqua Memorial Bring-In Essay
Art/Design (2)
Bring-In Ad, Bring-In Infographic
Photo (2)
Bring-In Photo
Multimedia (1)
Online Photo Essay
PACESETTER CONTEST
Publication (1)
Pacesetter
* Awards won in these categories do not apply to the Pacesetter award given at the state convention.
ONLINE ARTICLES (does not apply to photos)
Articles and photos published exclusively on online editions of student publications may be entered in all mail-in writing competitions. (Excluding Online Photo, which must be an online photo.)
Entries must be presented in their originally published format. Entries that have been edited or altered subsequent to online publication are not eligible.
Entry formation will be a print out of the article from the publication's Web site and must contain the publication's flag/logo. The publication adviser must attest to the eligibility of the entry.
MERITORIOUS AWARDS
Only "Meritorious" awards will be awarded in contests that generate 10 percent or less capacity (i.e., if 50 schools participate capacity is 100 -- 50 x 2. If 10 or fewer entries are received, no first-through-fourth award or honorable mention awards will be made, only meritorious awards at the discretion of the judges. Magazine capacity will be based on the number of schools with magazines.
