Contests

HiE Contests are LIVE (and free)!

Every month, Headliners holds a first free and fun contest -- at least one writing and one photo -- open to all journalists Kindergarten through College. All contests are free to enter.

All winners and honorees will be featured on the contest section of HiE's showcase website.

Word of note: As we are still new at running this, there very well may be issues/problems/confusions/broken-ness, so PLEASE let us know at contests@headlinersineducation.org so we can fix them and help make your entry process easier next time.

For instructions on how to enter, drop a note to contests@headlinersineducation.org or visit our contest signup page, made with our friends at BetterBNC

Easier ways to enter HiE contests

Throughout the first month, we worked with our friends at BetterBNC to streamline the process, making it easier for students and teachers to submit entries.

Here is info and suggestions for making the contest-entry process easier (and with fewer tears):

• Create your Contestant profile (student) or Contestant Manager profile (teachers) soon so that it’s already taken care of for whenever you decide to submit contest entries

• If you participated in the February/March contest, you are all set to enter again whenever you wish

• Students (submitting for themselves) -- Follow the Open Call steps to create a Contestant profile

• Teachers (submitting for students) -- Request HiE to create a Contestant Manager profile on your behalf by filling out the Request Form HERE

May Contests

This month there are two categories:

* Best written piece about food (eating/baking/cooking/cafeteria/kitchens etc.)

* Best food photo

Deadline Sunday, May 23, 11:59 PM EDT. One entry per category.

ENTER: https://betternewspapercontest.com/HeadlinersinEducation

INFO: Contests@headlinersineducation.org

April Contest Winners

BEST SCHOOL/EDUCATION/LEARNING STORY

• Ani Seppilin -- Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham, Mass.)

• Seon Pollard -- Hunter College (New York)

• Lauren Chen, Drishti Upadhyaya, Amrita Himmatraopet -- Dougherty Valley (San Ramon, Calif.)

BEST SCHOOL/EDUCATION/LEARNING PHOTO

• Bridget Johnson -- Maize South High (Wichita, Kan.)

• Shiah McLain -- Maize South High (Wichita, Kan.)

Check out the winning entries here!

New April Contests

This month there are two (2) categories that any students K through college may enter:

* Best written piece about school/education/learning

* Best photo about school/education/learning

One entry per category. Deadline Sunday, April 25, 11:59 PM ET.

For instructions on how to enter, drop a note to contests@headlinersineducation.org or sign up here

And the winners are …

The first HiE free monthly contest was pretty successful -- especially considering we were making it up from scratch!

We had 27 students submitting entries, with many students entering into more than one category. There were six categories in all -- three written, three photo.

The judge awarded certificates to the overall best submissions in each category, honoring 11 entries in all. All contest winners can be seen on their own special HiE Showcase section HERE.

Here’s the list of winners from the February/March contest. Congratulations all around!

BEST PANDEMIC STORY

Piper Pinnetti -- Maize South (Wichita, Kan.)

Dani Lewis -- Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham, Mass.)

Shannon Clark -- Westborough (Mass.)

BEST PANDEMIC PHOTO

Siddharth Chandra --- Franklin (Mass.)

BEST CAMPAIGN 2020 STORY

Christine Vo -- Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas)

James Bartlett and Katelyn Norwood -- Suffolk University (Boston)

BEST CAMPAIGN 2020 PHOTO

James Bartlett -- Suffolk University (Boston)

BEST ANYTHING ELSE STORY

Bridget Johnson -- Maize South High (Wichita, Kan.)

Jake McCarthy -- Norwood (Mass.)

Theresa Brouillet -- Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham, Mass.)

BEST ANYTHING ELSE PHOTO

Leah Knipper-Davis -- Watertown (Mass.)

All contest winners can be seen on their own special HiE Showcase section HERE. Please check them out!