Awards

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 Isabel 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” 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: Print/online Newspaper, Class I
• 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: Print/Online Newspaper, Class I
• 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, “LGBT Topics: Sexuality and gender fall along spectrums, not into boxes” by Ben Gladstone
• Special Achievement: News story, “Parents voice opposition at athlete 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: Print/Online Newspaper, Class I
• Journalism award: “Let’s talk about race” by Miriam El-Baz

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• Gold Medal: The Sagamore/thesagonline.com

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• Honorable Mention for Excellence in Sports Writing

2012

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FALL CONTEST

• Localizing a national news story: “Students participate in Occupy Boston protests” by Sabine Shaughnessy and Jackie Merrill

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION JOURNALISM AWARD IN SCHOLASTIC PUBLISHING/EDITING ALL NEW ENGLAND

• Second Place, Class I Newspaper
• Highest Achievement, Class I Newspaper

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER CRITIQUE

• Silver Medalist Certificate

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY GREATER BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

• First Place in Excellence in News Writing

2011

NEW ENGLAND SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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

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 SPECIAL FALL CONTEST

• “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