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Congrats to these Texas schools who won a Pacemaker from NSPA in Broadcast, Newspaper/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine. #TexasProud @NSPA @nhsjc

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Congratulations to TAJE members who received @nationalJEA awards at this weekend’s @nhsjc in Philadelphia.

Broadcast Adviser of the Year Margie Raper, Rock Hill HS
Medal of Merit Lori Oglesbee, retired
Medal of Merit Lisa Roskens, Prosper HS
Rising Star Shelby Nickells, Rouse HS

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Today on “Meet the Member,” we feature Daniel Ryan Carr from Braswell High School. Check out this profile on our website.

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Today is the deadline to submit Yearbook Best in Texas entries. Find all of the info on the 35 categories and a submission form on our website. Advisers must be current TAJE members to enter.

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We’re less than half an hour away from our awards and closing ceremony where we’ll hear from our keynote, Cathy Kuhlmeier, along with our administrator of the year and New Voices Texas. Prizes and awards will also be announced. Join us in Hemisfair Ballroom C3 at 9 a.m.

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Thanks to CADY for sponsoring adviser bags & lanyards for the Fall Fiesta convention.

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Hear from Nancy Preyor-Johnson of the San Antonio Express-News in 207A about the most in-demand skills for journalists. TAJE member advisers should head to 210A for the membership meeting and door prizes! Find more sessions in the program for our final 3:45-4:20 block.

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Are you a new or “tired” adviser looking for tips and tricks? Come to 210A to hear from our Private Schools Rep Alicia Merrifield. Or head to 210B to hear about reaching out to other language groups by translating content. Find these 3:00-3:35 sessions and more in our program.

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If you’re looking to improve your yearbook writing, hear practical tips from Jim Jordan with Walsworth in 207A. If you’re interested in using AI in journalism, hear from Dorothy Bland with University of North Texas in 210A. More 2:15-2:50 sessions can be found in the program.

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We’re back from lunch, and we have more sessions from 1:30-2:05. Want to learn how to use InDesign? Go to 206B to look at basic tools of the program. Hoping to improve your interview skills? Hear from TAJE President-Elect Stephen Green in 212A about the value of asking questions.

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Advisers, remember to join us at 11:30 a.m. in room 205 for our free luncheon. Thanks to Jostens for hosting. We will honor award winners for Trailblazer, Pathfinder, Friend of Journalism and Texas Treasure. No tickets or advance reservation are required.

@JostensYearbook

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@TxAJE excellent turnout with 500+ people in San Antonio! Charlie Shanks @MaybornUNT to share his college experience shortly! Go Mean Green! @UNTsocial

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From 10:45-11:20 hear from Mark Murray with ATPI in 206A about entering photo contests or talk to New Voices Texas student officers in 212B about First Amendment rights. Other options can be found in the program. Find a session to attend in this last block before the lunch break.

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Be sure to visit all our exhibitors in the Meeting Level hallway between sessions. Exhibit tables will be open until 4 p.m. today.

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We have more sessions happening from 10:00-10:35. Interested in using photo stories in your yearbook? Learn more from Margaret Sorrows with Jostens in 206A. Want to know the steps of revision to improve your writing? Hear from Lori Oglesbee with CADY in 212B.

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Thanks to Varsity Yearbook for sponsoring the breakfast hospitality for advisers. We are extending breakfast until 10:30 a.m. in room 209.

@VarsityYearbook

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Didn’t get enough of Scott Winter’s keynote? Hear from him in 207B to learn how to tell stories at your school. Interested in building a successful Journalist of the Year portfolio? Hear from TAJE State Director Lisa Roskens in 212A. Find more 9:15-9:50 sessions in our program.

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Still deciding which session to go to from 8:30-9:05? Learn the secrets of great storytelling with David Knight in 207A or look at some of yesterday’s contests to see what judges are looking for in 206B. Find all Sunday sessions listed in our program.

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Sunday sessions start at 8:30 this morning. Find all session descriptions and locations in our program.

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Today’s Wiñata a Piñata contest is Journalism TikTok or Reel. Deadlines. Copy editing. Video production. Grammar. Photography. Pick a topic and produce the most creative journalism-related TikTok. Use the hashtags #TAJE and #journalism to be entered to win a piñata.