Spring 2025 – 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 2024-25 academic year. There is no cost to enter.
Submission: Enter your student work electronically
Deadline: Monday, April 28, at 5 p.m.
Awards Ceremony Webinar: Thursday, May 1st, at 1 p.m.
Electronic Submission: Via entry form linked below
School Publication/Staff Categories
Overall Website Categories
- Website of the Year
- Website Theme
- Website Design
- Graphics and Artwork
- Copy
- Photography
- Special Event Website
Overall Newspaper Categories
- Newspaper of the Year
- Newspaper Design
- Graphics and Artwork
- Copy
- Photography
Overall 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 Student Awards
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
