2025 State Series

2025 State Series

2025 IHSA Journalism Virtual Sectional Info

IHSA Journalism Sectionals will be conducted virtually on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Below is information that will be helpful leading up to, and on the day of, the Sectional competition.
 

  • School & Sectional Codes List: Write this code on the top of your work. Do not list your name or school.
     
  • Sectional Overview: Info & overview
     
  • Terms & Conditions: State Series rules & info
     
  • Live Microsoft Teams Call For Advisors on April 5 (8:30 AM to 1:30 PM): Join Teams Call
     
  • All Sectional prompts, videos, downloads, etc. will be posted below in the red box entitled "Sectional Prompts" at the appropriate time on April 5 (Photo Story Telling & TV News on March 31). For the purposes of the is competition, the school info below is the info for your school, unless the prompt tells you otherwise...


    SCHOOL INFO
    School: Abraham High School (AHS), 2715 McGraw Drive, Middleland, Ill.(518) 554-2334  (518) 554-2339 (fax)  www.abrahamhs.edu
    Mascot: The Loggers
    School Colors: Brown and White
    Location: Middleland, Ill.
    School Size: 809 (9th-12th grades)
    School Newspaper: The Standard
    Yearbook Name: The Annual
    Radio Station Call Letters: WMIL
    TV Station Call Letters: TV16

Block A Events (9:30AM - 11 AM): Sectional Prompts & Support Materials

 Event  Time  Prompt  Video/Download
 Newspaper Design  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  Google Drive
 or
 Download here
       
 Yearbook Caption Writing  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  n/a
       
 Infographics  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  n/a
       
 News Writing  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  Watch
       
 Review Writing - Short Film  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  Watch
       
 Copy Editing  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  n/a
       
 Advertising  9:30 - 11:00 AM Click here  n/a
       

 

Block B Events (11:30 AM - 1 PM): Sectional Prompts & Support Materials

 Event  Time  Prompt  Video/Download
 Feature Writing  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  Watch
       
 Headline Writing  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  n/a
       
 Yearbook Copy Writing  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  n/a
       
 Yearbook Page Design  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  Google Drive
 or
 Download here
       
 Sports Writing - Girls Basketball  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  Watch - Box Score

 Team Info in
 Google Doc 
       
 Editorial Writing  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  n/a
       
 Editorial Cartoon  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click here  n/a
       

 

2025 IHSA Journalism Sectional Feedback

A link to judge feedback by event will be posted in a Google Folder below once available...

 

April 14 Sectional Awards Call Schedule

Awards Call Schedule on April 12. A link to the Teams meeting will be sent to all advisors...

Sectional Time
 Sectional 1  11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
 Sectional 2  11:45 AM to Noon
 Sectional 3  Noon to 12:15 PM
 Sectional 4  12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
 Sectional 5  12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
 Sectional 6  12:45 PM to 1:00 PM
 Sectional 7  1:00 PM to 1:15 PM