** ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED ** Spring 2024 — Silver Scribe and JEA Competition

Deadline for Entries: Monday, May 13th @ 7 p.m.

April 9, 2024

** ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED ** Spring 2024 – Loyola JEA & Tom Bell Silver Scribe Contest (non-Yearbook)

Eligibility: Contest is open to any Louisiana High School that produces a printed newspaper, website or broadcast for the 2023-24 academic year. There is no cost to enter.

Submission: Enter your student work electronically

Deadline: Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m.

Awards Ceremony Webinar: Friday, May 17th, at 3 p.m.

Electronic Submission: Via entry form linked below

School Publication Categories:

Website Categories

  1. Website of the Year
  2. Website Theme
  3. Website Design
  4. Graphics and Artwork
  5. Copy
  6. Photography
  7. Special Event Website

Newspaper Categories

  • Newspaper of the Year
  • Newspaper Design
  • Graphics and Artwork
  • Copy
  • Photography

Broadcast Show Categories (Limit to two entries per school, per category)

  • Daily/Weekly news show
  • Monthly, bi-weekly or less frequent news show
  • Daily/Weekly sports show
  • Monthly, bi-weekly or less frequent sports show

Live Event Broadcast Show Categories (Limit to two entries per school, per category)

  • Sporting event
  • Non-sporting event (graduation, school play, concert, etc.)

Broadcast Public Service Announcement (PSA) Categories (Limit to two entries per school, per category)

  • :30 second or less PSA
  • :31 – :60 second PSA
  • Longer than :60 seconds PSA

Individual Awards: (Limit two entries per school, per category)

Awarded to individual students who produced the work. There is a limit of two entries per category, per school. 

Writing Category – Online and Newspaper

  • News writing
  • Sports writing
  • Feature writing
  • Headline writing
  • Editorial writing

Photography Category – Online and Newspaper

  • News photograph
  • Sports photograph
  • Feature photograph

Broadcast Package & Videography Categories

  • Broadcast news story
  • Broadcast sports story
  • Broadcast feature story
  • Entertainment video (music video, skit, etc.)
  • Broadcast videography

Podcast Categories

  • Entertainment Podcast
  • News/Documentary Podcast