What is Quill and Scroll?
Quill and Scroll is an international honor society for high school journalists with more than 1.5 million members. Founded in 1926 at the University of Iowa, the organization exists to recognize and encourage excellence in scholastic journalism across all types of media, including newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, broadcast, and digital platforms.
The organization is built on eight guiding principles that reflect the highest standards of student journalism: Truth, Leadership, Loyalty, Initiative, Integrity, Judgment, Friendship, and Learning.
About the Class Intercom Chapter
In 2022, Class Intercom established its own Quill and Scroll chapter to recognize outstanding student content creators. Our chapter is open to students nationwide who demonstrate excellence in digital storytelling, editing, photography, copywriting, and social media management.
What makes our chapter unique is the opportunity for students to not only be honored for their work, but also given an opportunity to create and publish content for a professional brand. Students may contribute blog posts, social media content, and some have been invited on as guests on our “The Content Generation Podcast”. These real-world publishing opportunities provide valuable experience and can strengthen résumés, college applications, and portfolios—especially for students pursuing careers in journalism, marketing, communications, or media.
Membership Benefits
Receive national recognition for your excellence in student content creation.
Get the opportunity to create content for a professional media brand.
Enhance your résumé and college applications with a respected national honor.
Access exclusive Quill and Scroll scholarships and academic opportunities.
Application Requirements
Students must be of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Students must be an active, positive content creator for their school.
Students must submit a piece of content from our approved list of projects.
The Application Process
1. Apply Online
Applications are due annually on March 15 and November 15
2. Applications Reviewed
Students may apply at any time, but applications are reviewed twice annually.
3. Notification Sent
Applicants will be notified of their results on April 1 and December 1.
4. Lifetime Membership
Membership items (certificate, honor chord, and pin) will be shipped to your school.
