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national awards

11/23/2020

 
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  1.  Congratulations to Bhavana Veeravalli, former Roars and Whispers Design Editor, who graduated in June. Her cover design is a finalist in the National Cover Design Competition. The National Scholastic Press Association recognized ten finalists, and the winner will be announced this spring. https://studentpress.org/nspa/2020-design-of-the-year-finalists/#litmagcover
  2. Congratulations to Emma Washburn for winning the Writers of the Future Contest. Emma will be awarded a cash prize and will be published in the upcoming anthology Writers of the Future, Volume 37. Link to the award assignment here https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writers-of-the-future-4th-quarter-winners-announced-for-volume-37/
  3. PHS had six students named Gold Circle Award Winners by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Six students received awards for the work published in the 2020 edition of the magazine. These are distinguished national awards, and PHS had six of the seven NC winners. 
    1. Emma Washburn, Honorable Mention, Traditional Fiction
    2. Melanie Cabrese, Third Place, Single Illustration
    3. Rachel Spransy, Honorable Mention, Portfolio Illustration
    4. Caroline Palermo, 2nd Place, Photo Illustration
    5. Bhavana Veeravalli, Honorable Mention, Single Spread Design
    6. Ella Rasmussen, Honorable Mention, Design Portfolio​
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NC Scholastic Media Association state awards

11/18/2020

 
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Congratulations to all the winners recognized by the NC Scholastic Media Association. These awards were announced in Chapel Hill this summer for the 2020 edition of Roars and Whispers.
 
Overall Magazine Awards
Tar Heel Award -- Sixteenth year in a row
All-North Carolina 

Section Awards for Overall Magazine—State Rankings 
Poetry 1st place
Nonfiction 1st  place
Cover 1st place
Design and Layout 2nd  place 
Fiction 2nd  place
Art 2nd  place
Photography 2nd place
Theme Development 2nd  place

Individual Awards for Work in Magazine* (State Winners)
Diya Bhatt and Emma Kurtz Nonfiction Layout 1st place
Ella Rasmussen and Elizabeth Park Nonfiction Layout 2nd  place
Aiden Kaplan and Lisa Zhang Nonfiction Layout 3rd place

Maggie Christopher and Kira Bhatt Poetry Layout 2nd place
Maeve Beck and Julia Sands Poetry Layout 3rd place
Ella Rasmussen Poetry Layout Honorable Mention
Aiden Kaplan and Lisa Zhang Poetry Layout Honorable Mention
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Bhavana Veeravalli Fiction Layout 2nd  place
Charlotte Beck Fiction Layout 3rd place

Nneoma Uche Personal Essay 1st  place
Omotayo Fasan Personal Essay Honorable Mention

Ellie Rasmussen Feature 1st place
Diya Bhatt Feature 2nd place

Abigail Welch Poetry 1st place
Celie Waddington Poetry 2nd  place

Aiden Kaplan Fiction 1st place
Charlotte Beck Fiction 3rd place

Ella Rasmussen Review 1st place

Brandon Bell Individual Art 3rd place
Melanie Cabrese Individual Art Honorable Mention

Betsy Molina Photography 3rd place
Abigail Welch Photography Honorable Mention


Ella Rasmussen was elected President of the NC Scholastic Media Student Association. 

calling all artists and writers

9/3/2020

 
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9/3/2020

 
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NATIONAL Journalism Honor Roll

5/22/2020

 
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Congratulations to the Literary Magazine students who were inducted into the National Scholastic Press Association's Journalism Honor Roll for 2020. 

Charlotte Beck, Senior
Maggie Christopher, Junior
Elizabeth Cotton, Senior
Aiden Kaplan, Junior
Ella Rasmussen, Junior
Bhavana Veeravalli, Senior
Celie Waddington, Senior
Abigail Welch, Senior
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"These outstanding students excel in both the classroom and in their school newsrooms," associate director Gary Lundgren said. "The future of journalism is bright if these students are any indication." In addition to serving for at least two years on a student media staff, the students have earned a 3.5 or higher grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Senior inductees are eligible to compete for a $1,000 scholarship, and NSPA will announce the scholarship winner in May.

last chance to purchase literary magazine

4/22/2020

 
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Welcome to the 2020 edition of Roars and Whispers! Order now for May delivery. Click on the link to the right for purchasing publications. Once you are on Jostens.com, locate the school. Click on 2020 Yearbook and on the following page scroll down to Exclusive Offer Literary Magazine. Individual copies are $15. 

CSPA Silver Crown Award

4/22/2020

 
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Columbia Scholastic Press Association has named Roars and Whispers a Silver Crown winner! 
The Crown Awards honor top student publications chosen from CSPA’s members.  Crowns are selected for overall excellence in a head-to-head comparison. Student publishing in news, magazine, yearbook or digital (online) formats are all-eligible.  During Crown consideration, publications are judged on their excellence as shown by their design, photography, concept, coverage and writing. This is the seventh Crown Award for Roars and Whispers. 

national gold medalist

4/22/2020

 
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 Congratulations to Elizabeth Park, a sophomore on the literary magazine staff, for winning a National Gold Medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. More than 110,000 students submitted nearly 320,000 works of art and writing to the 2020 Scholastic Awards, and Elizabeth's work placed in the top 1% of submissions! Although the award ceremony in New York City has been cancelled, student work will be published in the Scholastic Online Galleries at artandwriting.org in June. Their names will also be listed in the Yearbook 2020, a companion publication to The Best Teen Art and The Best Teen Writing anthologies which feature a selection of work by National Medalists. Pictured: Elizabeth at the regional award ceremony in February. 

Scholastic writing awards

2/12/2020

 
Providence High School students won a total of 33 regional writing awards from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. They were honored at a ceremony at Spirit Square on February 8, 2020. The five Gold Key winners are currently competing in the national competition in New York City. Winners will be announced in March.

Charlotte Beck Senior
Silver Key—Journalism
Silver Key—Writing Portfolio
 
Maeve Beck Sophomore
Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Diya Bhatt Sophomore
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention—Poetry
 
Kira Britt Sophomore
Honorable Mention—Poetry
 
Maggie Christopher Junior
Silver Key—Humor
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Ellie Cotton Senior 
Honorable Mention—Writing Portfolio
 
Aiden Kaplan Junior
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction
Honorable Mention--Poetry
 
Emma Kurtz Senior
Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir
Honorable Mention—Writing Portfolio
 
Elizabeth Park Sophomore
GOLD KEY—Critical Essay
Silver Key—Personal Essay & Memoir
Silver Key—Critical Essay
 
Riya Porwal Sophomore
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Leah Powell Freshman
Honorable Mention—Short Story
 
Bhavana Veeravalli Senior
GOLD KEY--Journalism
Silver Key—Writing Portfolio
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
Celie Waddington Senior
Honorable Mention—Writing Portfolio
 
Emma Washburn Sophomore
GOLD KEY—Science Fiction & Fantasy
Silver Key—Science Fiction & Fantasy
Silver Key—Flash Fiction
Honorable Mention—Flash Fiction
 
Abigail Welch Senior 
GOLD KEY—Journalism
Silver Key-- Personal Essay & Memoir
Silver Key—Flash Fiction
Silver Key—Poetry
 
Lisa Zhang Sophomore
GOLD KEY—Journalism
Honorable Mention—Personal Essay & Memoir
 
 







 

Portfolio and design of the year winners

2/12/2020

 
Congratulations to Bhavana Veeravalli, Design Editor for Roars and Whispers. Bhavana won 5th place for her 2019 Design Portfolio submission to the National Scholastic Press Association. She was honored at an awards ceremony at the National Convention in November. Natalie Thulien, a PHS graduate, won an Honorable Mention for her spread design. 
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