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NSPA Journalism honor roll

5/20/2022

 
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Congratulations to the seven Literary Magazine students were named to the Journalism Honor Roll by the National Scholastic Press Association. 

Front Row (L-R) M. Washburn, Lisa Zhang, Diya Bhatt
Back Row (L-R) Ruby Davis, Audrey Henderson, Elizabeth Park, Joathan Obele

In addition to serving for at least two years on a high school student media staff, in broadcast, newspaper, magazine, online or yearbook, 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. All Honor Roll inductees will receive a certificate of recognition and will be listed in the association's Best of the High School Press, a yearly publication showcasing the winners in the association's student media competitions.

Gold crown winner

3/25/2022

 
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Roars and Whispers has been awarded a Gold Crown from CSPA, their highest honor for a publication. 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. A total of 817 publications were eligible for judging.

Only 20 literary magazines were recognized with this award. 
Roars and Whispers has won four Gold Crowns and four Silver Crowns. 



National writing awards

3/25/2022

 
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Scholastic Writing Awards

2/8/2022

 
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The following Literary Magazine students have won regional awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Students who received Gold Keys are currently entered in the national competition in New York. Winners will be announced in late March. 

Diya Bhatt Silver Key Writing Portfolio, Honorable Mention Flash Fiction
Ruby Davis Silver Key Science Fiction & Fantasy, Honorable Mention Journalism, Honorable Mention Poetry
Audrey Henderson Gold Key Poetry, Silver Key Poetry
Dave Hite Gold Key Poetry, Honorable Mention Science Fiction & Fantasy
Marcos Martinez Vidal Honorable Mention Science Fiction & Fantasy
Jonathan Obele Silver Key Poetry
Elizabeth Park Gold Key Personal Essay & Memoir, Honorable Mention Writing Portfolio, Honorable Mention Poetry, Honorable Mention Poetry
Savannah Reifsteck Honorable Mention Poetry
Emma Washburn Silver Key Poetry, Honorable Mention Poetry
Lisa Zhang Gold Key Writing Portfolio
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Photo left to right
Front row: Savannah Reifsteck, Emma Washburn, Audrey Henderson
Middle row: Lisa Zhang, Elizabeth Park
Back row: Diya Bhatt, Jonathan Obele, Ruby Davis

National design of year awards

11/29/2021

 
Roars and Whispers was recently celebrated with two national design awards from the National Scholastic Press Association. 
Congratulations to Jonathan Obele (junior, pictured) and Aiden Kaplan (graduate), who won Second Place in Literary Magazine Spread Design.
Claire Shi, senior, also won Fifth Place for her Magazine Cover Design.
NSPA recognized the winners of its 2021 Design of the Year Competition during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention on November 11, 2021. 

National Gold Medal winner

3/26/2021

 
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​Congratulations to Ella Rasmussen, senior Literary Magazine editor, for winning a National Gold Medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Ella's poetry was recognized for its creativity, technical merit and personal voice. The award puts Ella in the top 1% of over 230,000 entries. 

Gold Medalists are traditionally invited to a ceremony at Carnegie Hall and an exhibition of their work in a NYC gallery. This year the ceremony will take place virtually on June 9. Ella's work will also be published in the online gallery at artandwriting.org.

National magazine awards

3/26/2021

 
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​Congratulations to Roars and Whispers Literary Magazine for winning a Silver Crown from Columbia Scholastic Press Association! 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. A total of 852 publications were eligible for judging. Roars and Whispers has won eight Crown Awards since 2010.

Roars and Whispers has also been named a Pacemaker Finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association. Only 17 magazines are named finalists in the Pacemaker competition, one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in scholastic journalism. Final awards will be announced April 10th. Roars and Whispers has been a Pacemaker Finalist nine times, winning five.

scholastic writing awards

2/11/2021

 
Providence writers took home 27 awards in the Scholastic Regional Writing Awards, including five Gold Keys and an American Voices Nominee. 

The 2021 Mid-Carolina Region Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key Ceremony will be held virtually on Saturday, February 20.  The Gold and Silver Key Exhibition will be live at the Mint Museum Uptown from February 27 through April 11. This year the region will exhibit the full text of Gold and Silver Key writing winners instead of excerpt posters as in previous years. This is in keeping with national exhibitions. 


Gold Key winners are currently being judged at the national level, and awards will be announced March 17th. (Awards continue on page 2 of the document.)


Name    
                            Award                        Category

Maggie Christopher    
    Gold Key                      Personal Essay & Memoir    

                                            HM                                
Poetry    


Elizabeth Park    
             Gold Key                      Critical Essay

                                            Silver Key    
                Poetry

                                            HM    
                           Critical Essay


Ella Rasmussen    
           Gold Key                      Poetry    

                                            American Voices        
Poetry
                                            
HM                               Poetry
                                            HM     
                          Writing Portfolio


Raechel Wu    
                  Gold Key                     Short Story    

                                            Gold Key    
                 Flash Fiction    

                                            HM    
                          Flash Fiction


Diya Bhatt     
                  Silver Key                   Poetry    

                                           HM    
                          Flash Fiction


Ruby Davis     
                Silver Key                   Science Fiction & Fantasy    

                                           HM     
                         Science Fiction & Fantasy


Emma    
Washburn       Silver Key                    Novel Writing
                                          
HM                               Poetry
                                          HM     
                          Short Story

Lisa Zhang    
                 Silver Key                   Personal Essay & Memoir   

                                          Silver Key    
               Personal Essay & Memoir        

                                          Silver Key    
               Personal Essay & Memoir
                                          
HM                              Poetry
                                          HM    
                          Poetry

                                          HM     
                         Personal Essay & Memoir


Caroline Halso    
         HM                              Poetry    


Audrey    
Henderson    HM                             Poetry    



applications are open!

1/28/2021

 
Roars and Whispers now accepting applications. If you are interested in being on staff and taking the course in the 2021-2022 school year, fill out an application and sign up for an interview. Applications are due February 12th. 
bit.ly/litmagapplication
bit.ly/litmaginterview
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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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