CONTEST Working in teams of 1-3, students will cover any aspect of the UIL Academic State Meet on Wednesday, May 17. They can use any combination of writing, photography, video, audio and/or graphic design to produce an in-depth feature story. Be as specific as possible on your story angle. General stories about the meet itself are discouraged. Email president@taje.org with questions. SUBMISSION...
Check out galleries of this year's Best of the Best winners in the categories of Broadcast, Online and Print.
Category Student name School Rating URL O1. Photo Portfolio Bryan Chavez Duncanville HS Superior https://duncanvillestudentmedia.org/32419/football/bryan-chavez-photo-portfolio/ O1. Photo Portfolio Truth Dukes Texas HS Superior https://www.tigertimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9_23_TXvsHALLSVILLE_TJD-4.jpg; https://www.tigertimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/txvsnac_TD_10_22.jpg;...
Thanks to a generous grant from the Scripps Howard Fund, 18 high school journalism teachers from across the state of Texas have been selected as Scripps Howard Fund Teaching Ambassadors for the University of North Texas. The 18 teaching ambassadors for 2023 are listed below and represent the following schools: Candace Bagwell, Heritage High School in Frisco. Sara Boyle, Stratford...
The Texas Association of Journalism Educators closed voting for the 2023-2025 Regional Representatives election on Monday evening and today announced the selection of six new Regional Reps and the return of four members to the 10-person team. Returning for another cycle are: Jasinia Frausto, Canyon High School (Region 1); Vanessa Martinez, El Dorado High School (Region 5); Carey McCarthy,...
President: Kari Riemer
President-Elect: Michael Reeves
Past President: Alyssa Boehringer
Secretary: Stephen Green
Treasurer: Margaret Edmonson
State Director: Emily Pyeatt Arnold
Convention Director: Alison Strelitz
Contest Director: Andrea Negri
Webmaster: Mauri Sparks
Executive Director: Cindy Todd
ILPC Liaison: Alyssa Boehringer
ATPI Liaison: Mark Murray
Private Schools Liaison: Alicia Merrifield
Mentorship: Bobby Hawthorne
Education: Laura Negri
Legislative and Policy: David Doerr
Region 2: Emily Pyeatt Arnold, Aledo HS
Region 3: Lisa Roskens, Prosper HS
Region 4: Skye Duncan, Sabine HS
Region 5: Vanessa Martinez, El Dorado HS
Region 6: Shannon Kelly, John M. Harlan HS
Region 7: David Doerr, W. Charles Akins Early College HS
Region 8: Jennifer Walton, The Woodlands College Park HS
Region 9: Amber Parrish, Cy-Falls HS
Region 10: Sandra Casperson, Robert Vela HS

The next Fall Fiesta convention is Oct. 7-9, 2023