​Princeton High School's Yearbook Awarded Top Honors In NJ

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton High School's yearbook, The Prince, was recently awarded top honors by The Garden State Scholastic Press Association and received the highest score of any yearbook submitted in New Jersey.

"I am so very proud of our staff who contribute to the creation of the Prince. They work together as a team after school and on weekends. It is a true passion project for them and they really give it their all to make it a success," said Diana Lygas, PHS yearbook advisor.

The Garden State Scholastic Press Association promotes scholastic journalism in New Jersey. The Prince received the GSSPA "All New Jersey Platinum" award.

The yearbook was evaluated in categories including the overall concept, writing, photography and coverage.

"Every year I am impressed by the artistry, technical expertise and thematic power of the PHS Yearbook," said Princeton Superintendent Steve Cochrane.

In the most recent yearbook, the theme of "time" wound its way through nearly 300 pages of pictures, quotes, and captions that formed the yearbook.

"The theme connected experiences and events – large and small. More importantly, it connected individual students into a class," Cochrane said. "I am incredibly grateful to the yearbook staff for the gift they have given their classmates and our community. Their yearbook is a labor of love, and they are truly deserving of this honor."

The yearbook club is very popular at Princeton High School with more than 40 students on average work on creating the yearbook.

The 2020 editors in chief, Katherine Chang, Anna Eaton, and Alisa Prokoshin accepted the award with Lygas at the 2019 Fall Press Day held at Rutgers University. Last year’s editor in chief, Will Davies 2019 is now attending University of Virginia.

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