Awards

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/thesagonline.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