Membership
In order to participate in SISPA’s contests or attend the Winter Conference, a school must become a member.
Membership has been reduced to $50 per school this year due to concerns that the Winter Conference may be held virtually due to COVID restrictions. Membership dues cover all publications within that school. Membership should be submitted by November 1.
Membership entitles member schools to compete in all mail-in and on-site contests that are held during the year. Schools will also receive a publication critique when entering Golden Dozen or Blue Banner contests.
Simply print out the membership form, complete it, enclose it and a check for $50 (payable to SIUC/SISPA), and mail to:
Cathy Wall
Harrisburg High School
333 W. College St.
Harrisburg, IL 62946
An email will be sent to notify you when your school’s membership fee is received.
2021-22 Members
Alton High School (enrollment 1,987), Alton, IL
Newspaper: The Redbird Word
Website: The Daily Bird (thedailybird.org)
Adviser: April Gray
Yearbook: The Tatler
Adviser: Bridget Heck
Brown County High School (enrollment 210), Mt. Sterling, IL
Yearbook: Rambler
Adviser: Kris McCaskill
Carbondale High School (enrollment 950), Carbondale, IL
Yearbook: Dial
Adviser: Brandi Jones
Carlyle High School (enrollment 281 ), Carlyle, IL
Yearbook: Tomahawk
Adviser: Gina Shook
Carterville High School (enrollment 650), Carterville, IL
Newspaper: The Sphinx
Adviser: Reid Cure
Yearbook: The Lionite
Adviser: Jenny Dorris
Website: CHSSphinx
Adviser: Reid Cure
Chester High School (enrollment 330), Chester, IL
Newspaper: The Sting
Website: chssting.com
Adviser: Mike Springston
Yearbook: The Summit
Adviser: Steve Colonel
Website: CHS Sting
Cisne High School (enrollment 89), Cisne, IL
Yearbook: The Echo
Adviser: Vanessa Anderson
Collinsville Middle School (enrollment 960), Collinsville, IL
Yearbook: The Blaze
Adviser: Becky Juelfs
Coulterville High School (enrollment 210 ), Coulterville, IL
Newspaper: The Screaming Eagle
Adviser: Kate Dale
Yearbook: The Eagle
Adviser: Sarah Richter
DuQuoin High School (enrollment 425), DuQuoin, IL
Newspaper: The Magnavox
Yearbook: The Flashlight
Adviser: Rebekah Dunavan
Edwardsville High School (enrollment 2300), Edwardsville, IL
Newsmagazine: The Claw
Adviser: Amanda Thru
Yearbook: The Tiger
Advisers: Amanda Thrun, Lauren Mudge and Ashley Valzuzuela
Website: Tiger Times
Adviser: Amanda Thrun
Eldorado High School (enrollment 321), Eldorado, IL
Yearbook: Golden E
Adviser: Teresa Boulds
Glenwood High School (enrollment 1458), Chatham, IL
Yearbook: Mnemosyne
Adviser: Patti Kaylor
Greenfield High School (enrollment 133), Greenfield, IL
Yearbook: Shere Khan
Adviser: Angie Brown
Harrisburg High School (enrollment 555), Harrisburg, IL
Newspaper: The Purple Clarion
Adviser: Cathy Wall
Yearbook: Keystone
Adviser: Hilary Ford
Website: The Purple Clarion
Adviser: Cathy Wall
Herrin High School (enrollment 677), Herrin, IL
Website: The Tiger Tattler
Adviser: Sami Goetting
Yearbook:The Herrinite
Adviser: Sami Goetting
Mater Dei Catholic High School (enrollment 379), Breese, IL
Newspaper: Lance
Adviser: Emily Timmerman
Yearbook: Knight
Advisers: Pam Zurliene and Melissa Kunkle
Meridian Senior High School (enrollment 287), Meridian, IL
Yearbook: Meridian Moments
Website: Meridian Daily
Adviser: Sheila Moore
Morton High School (enrollment 1080), Morton, IL
Yearbook: The Cauldron
Adviser: Krista Kolls
Okawville Middle/High School (enrollment 67/198), Okawville, IL
Yearbook: Timepiece
Website: Launch Pad
Adviser: Dana Donovan
Payson-Semour Jr./Sr. High School (enrollment 173), Payson, IL
Yearbook: Seymourian
Advisers: Barb Speckhart and Diane Germann
Pittsfield High School (enrollment 315), Pittsfield, IL
Yearbook: The Saukee
Adviser: Laura Shade
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School (enrollment 558), Springfield, IL
Yearbook: Sacred Heart Griffin
Adviser: Grace Fahey
Taylorville High School (enrollment 750), Taylorville, IL
Newspaper: The Zephyr
Yearbook: The Drift
Adviser: Stephen M. Steele
Triad High School (enrollment 1156), Troy, IL
Yearbook: Knightline
Adviser: Becky Amen
Wayne City High School (enrollment 38), Wayne City, IL
Online Newspaper: Warhoop
Yearbook: Chieftan
Adviser: Kelli Keen
Westminster Christian Academy (enrollment 930), Town and Country, MO
Newspaper: Boonews
Website: The Wildcat Roar.com
Yearbook: The Foundation
Adviser: Scott Vonderbruegge