2021 IMPORTANT DATES
JAN. 15 – Submission Deadline
• Website Hoosier Star Evaluation Service
FEB. 1 – Submission Deadline
• Indiana High School Journalist of the Year Award
FEB. 12 – Announcement
• Yearbook Hoosier Star Finalists @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Twitter
FEB. 15 – Submission Deadline
• David Adams Award
• First Amendment Design Contest
• JEA/SPJ Essay Contest
MARCH 3 – Announcement
• Journalist of the Year, David Adams Award, First Amendment Design Contest, JEA/SPJ Essay Contest Runners-Up and Winners @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Twitter
MARCH 15 – Submission Deadline
• Newspaper Hoosier Star Evaluation Service
• Sports Journalism Contest
APRIL 2 – Announcement
• Website Hoosier Star Finalists @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Twitter
APRIL 9 – Announcement
• Sports Journalism Contest Runners-Up and Winners @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Twitter
MAY 1 – Submission Deadline
• Diana Hadley Honor Roll Class of 2021 Nominations
MAY 7 – Announcement
• Newspaper Hoosier Star Finalists @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Twitter
MAY 15 – Submission Deadline
• Broadcast Hoosier Star Evaluation Service
MAY 21 – Announcement
• Diana Hadley Honor Roll Class of 2021 @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Website
AUG. 4 – Announcement
• Broadcast Hoosier Star Finalists @ 10 a.m. EST via IHSPA Twitter
SEPT. 15 – Submission Deadline
• Rowena Harvey Journalism Contests
SEPT. 24 – Submission Deadline
• Indiana High School Journalism Convention Early Bird Registration
OCT. 1 – Submission Deadline
• Lifetime Membership Award
• IHSPA 2021-2022 Adviser & Student Board Applications
• Ella Sengenberger Indiana Adviser of the Year Award
• Dr. Louis Ingelhart Friend of the Student Press Award
• Indiana Administrator of the Year Award
OCT. 22 – Event
• Indiana High School Journalism Convention @ Franklin College
NOV. 1 – Submission Deadline
• Yearbook Hoosier Star Evaluation Service
All dates subject to change. Check page frequently to ensure up-to-date information.
Last updated: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
