ILLINOIS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR application
1. NAME OF PERSON SUBMITTING FORM
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First Name
Last Name
Email address
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I am the
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student
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2. STUDENT INFORMATION
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First Name
Last Name
Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Phone Number
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Area Code
Phone Number
email address
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Parent(s) or guardian(s) name
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3. SCHOOL INFORMATION
School name
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School address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
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School phone number
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Adviser's name
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Adviser's phone number
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Adviser's email address
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Hometown newspaper name
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Newspaper address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
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Newspaper email address
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Hometown newspaper URL
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5. PORTFOLIO: Please provide a link to the student's online portfolio
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6. TRANSCRIPT: Please upload the student's high school transcript or a counselor's statement including journalism classes taken, grades and current GPA.
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PDF file; maximum of one file accepted; file must be 2MB or less
7. PHOTO: Please upload an action photo of the applicant involved in some aspect of student media.
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JPG file accepted; file must be 1MB or less
8. LETTERS: Please upload three letters of recommendation from those who know the applicant well and understand the impact of the journalistic experience on the student's life.
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9. RESUME: Please upload the student's current resume.
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PDF file accepted; file must be less than 2MB
10. ESSAY: Please upload the student's self-analytical essay. Essay should not exceed two pages in length.
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PDF file accepted; file must be less than 2MB
11. VERIFICATION: Please sign your name in the space below, verifying that the information submitted is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that the portfolio represented is indeed the student's original work.
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