Indiana Student Journalist of the Year WinnersThe Indiana Student Journalist of the Year is selected from portfolios submitted to the IHSPA that may include writing, design, photography samples and broadcast clips.

A selection committee determines the Indiana winner that includes a $500 stipend. The winning portfolio is forwarded to the JEA for national consideration.

2017 Recipient

Tom Gayda, North Central High School publications adviser (left); Adam McGoff, Indiana’s 2017 Student Journalist of the Year

(middle); and Evans Branigan, principal (right)

1994 Lindsey Cohn – Riley High School1995 Jeff Carroll – Griffith High School1996 Bart Jones – Avon High School1997 Liz Perros – Columbus North High School1998 Lisa Schubert – Lawrence Central High School1999 Sarah Greiner – Muncie Central High School2000 Sarah Miller – Greenwood Community High School2001 George Srour – North Central High School *2002 Caleb Beasley – Muncie Central High School2003 Ashley Gross – Connersville High School **2004 Chelsea Schneider – Warren Central High School **2005 Janna Brancolini – Bloomington High School North2006 Luke Beasely – Muncie Central High School2007 Connor Swarbrick – North Central High School2008 David Ong – North Central High School2009 Aliya Mood – Bloominton High School North2010 Sean Jordan – Lawrence Central High School2011 Victoria Ison – Bloomington High School North*2012 Beatriz Costa-Lima – Munster High School**2013 Micheala Sosby – Chesterton High School**2014 Carley Lanich – Lawrence Central High School**2015 Alaa Abdeldaiem – Crown Point High School2016 Lydia Gerike – Portage High School2017 Adam McGoff – North Central High School

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