Awards

2022

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• Localizing Contest winner, “Students walk out to protest racist events at the high school” by Luca Kelley Nielsen, Anika Mayar and Taj Horowitz
• Localizing Contest winner, “You aren’t alone; teachers are stressed too” by Luca Kelley Nielsen and Anya Rao
• Localizing Contest winner, “Years of initiatives fail to address racial disparities in Brookline schools” by Sofia Hauser
• Localizing Contest winner, “The Fragile Femme: Self-expression in fashion” by Jordan Liss-Riordan
• Localizing Contest winner, “History teachers recognize flawed curriculum” by Ava Varrell and Nate Parry Luff

THE COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• Third place in sports features for news publications to Ansley Washburn: Given at Columbia University in the City of New York, in its Gold Circle Awards for 2022

2021

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Localizing Contest winner, “Brookline Educators Union Announces Nov. 3 Strike” by Oliver Fox, Anoushka Mallik, and Elena Su
    • Localizing Contest winner, “A Better Brookline strives to change for a fair town government” by Max Jepsen
    • Localizing Contest winner, ““Timon of Athens” brilliantly adapts theater to a virtual world” by Oliver Fox

2020

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/online
    • Special Achievement: Personality Profile, “Powerhouse alum takes on fashion design in NYC” by Yiming Fu
    • Special Achievement: Personality Profile, “Levine spreads cheer throughout the school” by Charlotte Dresser
    • Special Achievement: Feature, “Re-Leaf for NETA” by Jeremiah Levy
    • Special Achievement: Sports, “Nagle and Liss-Riordan sprint to success” by Mila Seifert
    • Special Achievement: Sports, “Two sports compete for field use” by Tina Little and Emily Trelstad
    • Special Achievement: Review, ““Frozen II” uses humor to appeal to older audience” by Phoebe Kallaher
    • Special Achievement: Review, ““The Lighthouse” provides psychological horror” by Elena Su
    • Special Achievement: Blog, “Thriftamore” by Phoebe Kallaher and Anoushka Mallik
    • Special Achievement: Video, “Six Life Hacks” by Jeremy Suh
    • Special Achievement: Informational Graphic, “BHS Water Fountains: A Tour” by Phoebe Kallaher
    • Special Achievement: Feature, “Staff network helps students fight substance abuse” by Elena Su

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Silver Medalist: Crown Awards, High School Hybrid News
    • Third Place Certificate: Digital Media, Personality Profile, “Artist of the Month: Matt Litster” by Jackie Perelman
    • Certificate of Merit: Print News, News Writing, “Warrant Article 21’s Sweeping Legacy” by Graham Krewinghaus
    • Certificate of Merit: Digital Media, Informational Graphics, “To AP or not to AP?” by Yuen Ting Chow and Taeyeon Kim

2019

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/online
    • Special Achievement: News story, “Students at Coolidge Corner School reflect on changes” by Renata Shen
    • Special Achievement: Sports story, “Boys and girls hockey teams strive to unite as a program” by Jade Kwitkiwski
    • Special Achievement: Feature story, “Original art complements student-made albums” by Rachel Lee
    • Special Achievement: Sports story, “Jordan Dias tackles gender stereotypes” by Cassidy Washburn
    • Special Achievement: Feature story, “Academic Honesty: To Cheat or Not to Cheat” by Sofia Reynoso
    • Special Achievement: Feature story, “Artist of the Month: Matt Litster” by Jackie Perelman

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Gold Medalist
    • First Place Certificate: Digital Media, Video News Package, “B-Block Protest” by Izzy Gonzales, Lauren Mahoney, and Sascha Wolf-Sorokin
    • Second Place Certificate: Digital Media, In-depth news/Feature Story, “Teen dating violence: What is and isn’t love” by Natalie Jew
    • Third Place Certificate: Digital Media, Breaking News, “Brookline community recoils from racist videos, looks to future” by Ella Kitterman and Chloe McKim Jepsen
    • Certificate of Merit: Digital Media, In-depth news/Feature Story, “High Times at Brookline High” by Natalie Jew

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • First Place for Excellence in News Writing
    • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Sports Writing

2018

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Localizing Contest winner, “Brookline community recoils from racist videos, looks to future” by Ella Kitterman and Chloe McKim Jepsen, with video by Sascha Wolf-Sorokin, Lauren Mahoney and Izzy Gonzalez
    • Localizing Contest winner, “Annual Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates Japanese culture” by Natalie Jew
    • Localizing Contest winner, “DACA: A dream deferred” by Chloe McKim Jepsen, with video by Sofia Reynoso and graphics by Mia Abulaf and Julio (Tree) Demb
    • Localizing Contest winner, “High school graduates join City Year to combat educational inequality” by Susanna Kemp
    • Special Achievement: News photo, “Kathleen Joss leads the drummers of Odaiko New England” by Gabriel Lee
    • Special Achievement: News photo, “Senior Anthony Vieti leads Thursday’s protest” by Renata Shen
    • Special Achievement: Review, “Riverdale fails to connect with today’s youth” by Ani Mathison
    • Special Achievement: Informational graphic, “Thefts at BHS” by Sofia Reynoso
    • Special Achievement: Bylined column, “Muslim woman responds to disapproval of headscarves” by Iman Kha

NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Digital Story of the Year finalist, “Brookline community recoils from racist videos, looks to future” by Ella Kitterman and Chloe McKim Jepsen, with video by Sascha Wolf-Sorokin, Lauren Mahoney and Izzy Gonzalez

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Sports Writing
    • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Editorial Writing

2017

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/online
    • All-New England: First Place, Class I, Print/online
    • Special Achievement: Feature story, “Alumnae teen mothers share their experiences” by Haley Bayne
    • Special Achievement: News story, “Diversity hiring committees face complications” by Susanna Kemp
    • Special Achievement: Feature story, “Looking down the Sights” by Rosa Stern Pait
    • Special Achievement: Informational graphic, “Licenses in Brookline by type” by Sofia Tong
    • Special Achievement: Informational graphic, “Teachers address modern-day issues” by Jake Brodsky
    • Special Achievement: Informational graphic, “How do you sleep at night?” by Isabel Gonzalez
    • Special Achievement: Interactive graphic, “Women’s marches in Boston and Washington, D.C. provide outlet for anger and pride” by Sarah Groustra, Sara Hogenboom and Evan Marohn
    • Special Achievement: Special section, “Knocking on the Glass Ceiling” by Haley Bayne, Maya Morris, Jason Altshuler, Sara Hogenboom, Mia Abulaf and Bertina Xue
    • Special Achievement: Feature page design, “How comfortable do students feel talking about race in world language classes?” by Lauren Mahoney, Sascha Wolf-Sorokin and Izzy Gonzalez

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • Gold Medalist

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • First Place for Excellence in Sports Writing

2016

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/online
    • All-New England: First Place, Class I, Print/online
    • Special Achievement: Feature photo, “Ed Wiser desk feature” by Sofia Tong
    • Special Achievement: News story, “Pronoun introductions offer greater range of student gender identities” by Jake Brodsky
    • Special Achievement: Editorial, “Conservative students deserve a voice“
    • Special Achievement: News photo, “Man attends Paris vigil” by Petra Huang
    • Special Achievement: Sports story, “Committed Athletes” by Noa Dalzell and Sergei LeFaure

NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION 

• • • Finalist: 2016 Online Pacemaker

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • Gold Crown Finalist

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • First Place for Excellence in Sports Writing
    • Honorable Mention for Excellence in News Writing
    • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Editorial Writing

2015

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • Gold Crown Finalist
    • Silver Crown Award
    • News Writing for Digital Media: for “Discrepancies in English Classes Frustrate Students” by Juliana Kaplan
    • On-Campus Issues for Digital Media: for “LGBT Topics: Coming Out” by Ben Gladstone

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • First Place for Excellence in Sports Writing
    • Honorable Mention for Excellence in News Writing

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • •  Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/Online Newspaper
    • Special Achievement: Home Page Design of “The Sag Online” by Eoin Walsh
    • Special Achievement: Editorial, “Health classes require supplementation” by Juliana Kaplan, Rosa Stern Pait and Sasha Saias
    • Special Achievement: Blog, “Race: Not just Black and White” by Izzy Meyers

2014

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/Online Newspaper
    • Special Achievement: Feature, “Teacher Feature: Stephanie Hunt” by Sarah Caldwell Smith
    • Special Achievement: Sports story, “Athletes excel in concussion reporting” by Tasoula Burk
    • Special Achievement: Blog, “LGBTopics: Sexuality and gender fall along spectrums, not into boxes” by Ben Gladstone
    • Special Achievement: News story, “Parents voice opposition at athletic commitments forum” by Alex Friedman

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • Silver Crown Award
    • Second Place Certificate: Editorial writing for digital media, Emmanuel D’Agostino and Aaron Sege

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • Honorable Mention for Excellence in News Writing
    • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Sports Writing

2013

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • All-New England: Second place, Print/Online Newspaper, Class I
    • Highest Achievement: Class I, Print/Online Newspaper
    • Journalism award: “Let’s talk about race” by Miriam El-Baz

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • Gold Medal: The Sagamore/thecypressonline.com

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Sports Writing

2012

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • All-New England: Class I, Newspaper, Second Place
    • Highest Achievement: Class I, Newspaper
    • Localizing Contest winner, “Students participate in Occupy Boston protests” by Sabine Shaughnessy and Jackie Merrill
    • Special Achievement: Feature, “Teacher Feature: Ben Berman” by Alex Johnson
    • Special Achievement: Bylined Column, “Da Wei’s Way” by David Ullmann
    • Special Achievement: Opinion Page Design, “Page 7” by Ben Berke
    • Special Achievement: Sports story, “Suspension loophole is controversial yet accepted” by Matthew Goroff and Alex Johnson
    • Special Achievement: News photo, “Students face crunch” by Sabine Shaugnessy

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • Gold Medalist Certificate

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • First Place in Excellence in News Writing

2011

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Highest Achievement, Newspaper Class I
    • Special Achievement: News photo, “Union supporters walk out” by Kerry Grove
    • Special Achievement: News story, “Facebook conversation results in two arrests” by Anita Knopov and Ayush Kumar
    • Special Achievement: Sports Story, “Students dream of marathon glory” by Rohan Lewis
    • Special Achievement: Journalism award, “Students participate in Occupy Boston protests” by Sabine Shaughnessy and Jackie Merrill

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • • Silver Medalist Certificate

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY DEPT. OF COMMUNICATIONS & JOURNALISM AWARDS

• • • The Sagamore: Honorable Mention, News Writing
    • The Sagamore: Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing

2010

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Localizing Contest winner, “NBA welcomes BHS alumnus” by Colby Bermel

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• • • The Sagamore: Gold Medalist
    • The Sagamore: All-Columbian Honors, Coverage

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• • • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Editorial Writing

2008

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

• • • Certificate of Merit: Planning a Special, Lindsay Wise & Rebecca Coven