2024 WNA High School Better Newspaper Contest
2024 WNA High School Better Newspaper Contest
Contest entries are accepted starting Monday, December 9, 2024
All submissions must have been published between January 1, 2024 and December 6th, 2024. This year’s contest is being judges by Professional Newspaper Association members. Awards will be presented during the WNA Convention at the Annual Convention on March 6- 7, 2025 in Madison.
There is a $7.50 entry fee for each entry. Payment must be made before the contest deadline and can be submitted via credit card, PayPal or check. Checks should be made payable to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
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Contest Deadline
Monday, Jan 13, 2025
All entries must be uploaded by 10:59 p.m.
Submission Period
Jan. 1, 2024 - Dec. 6, 2024
All print and digital entries must have been published during the entry period.
Entry Divisions
Division A: Newspapers from schools with more than 500 students
Division B: Newspapers from schools with fewer than 500 students
Entries will be merged into the next highest division if a category received three or fewer entries.
Eligibility
Any student enrolled in a Wisconsin public, parochial or private senior high school is eligible.
Number of Entries Allowed
Unless otherwise specified, each entrant may submit as many entries in each contest as desired.
Contest Website
All entries must be submitted online through betternewspapercontest.com/WNA_HS.
Detailed instructions can be viewed on the contest website. Full-page PDFs or URLs must be
submitted with each entry. Photography entries also require JPGs of the submitted photo(s).
Contest Managers
Each newspaper will be assigned a contest manager, who will receive a username and password. The contest manager can add authorized entrants, who may also submit entries. The contest manager can also opt to share his or her login information with staffers so that they may upload their entries. If you’ve forgotten your username or password, please contact Laura Niemi at laura@mna.org.
Payment
There is a $7.50 entry fee for each entry. Please send a check or complete credit card payment on or before the contest deadline. Make checks payable to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
Judging
Experienced newspaper professionals from the Michigan Press Association will be selected as judges.
William E. Branen Scholarship
The top General Excellence winners will be presented with $1,000 scholarship toward their high school journalism program.
Beginning this year, 2024, a ONE* $100 Branen Award will be given to winners of contest Categories 2 through 11. The monetary award for Category 12 will be awarded to the winning school newspaper.
Awards
Awards will be announced online after judging has been completed and presented at the WNA Convention on March 7, 2025. Plaques and certificates will be mailed to schools if unable to attend in person.
