Awards

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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

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” 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