Briarcliff High School Literary Magazine, Staff Win Awards

The staff of Briars & Ivy, Briarcliff High School's literary arts magazine, has been recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association receiving a rating of First Class with One Mark of Distinction and with a Gold Award in this year's Empire State Scholastic Press Association (ESSPA) run by Syracuse University for the 2017 edition. Click here to read Briars & Ivy online.

National Scholastic Press Association Judge Kathryn Campbell said, "It is clear that the Briars & Ivy staff is committed to providing a high-quality publication for the student body that illuminates ideas and celebrates craft."

The NSPA and its divisions promote the standards and ethics of good journalism as accepted and practiced by print, broadcast and electronic media in the United States along with endorsing and advocating for free expression rights for student media. Additionally, NSPA and its divisions cooperate with other student media associations and other non-student groups and businesses that share its mission to educate and recognize the work of student journalists, to improve the quality of student media and to foster careers in media.

From the ESSPA, in addition to the Gold Award, the following students also won individual awards in the following categories:

• Jonah Koen: "Lumos," Cover Design--Gold
• Sam Driver: "Lunch," Non-fiction--Gold
• Jordan Kim: "The Allagash Rock," Poetry (Division B)--Gold
• Jillian Agona: "Ten Times a Man Left Me," Fiction--Silver
• Erica Polevoy: "Sconces," Poetry (Division B)--Silver
• Lauren Tannenbaum, "The Renaissance," Poetry (Division B)--Bronze
• Alex Schoepke: "Sweet Heart," Fiction--Bronze
• Ava Goldwyn: "Homecoming," Fiction--Bronze
• Emma Calame-Pennington: "Secrets," Artwork/Illustration--Honorable Mention
• Emma Calame-Pennington: "Seasons," Poetry (Division B)--Honorable Mention
• Sharon Halevi: "The Israeli," Non-fiction--Honorable Mention

Photo Caption: Back row (L to R): Maxine Zaretsky, Farhaanah Mohideen, Joseph Vallejo, Dustin Qian, Sarah Dolgin, Julia Orientale, Sean Fisher, Henry Ross, Ms. McCarthy. Middle Row (L to R): Daniel Deng, Sydney Zhang, Akshara Chittur, Livia Marchese, Leila Frietag. Front row (L to R): Saul Konstantinavicius, Isabel Schumacher, Caroline Adams, Stephanie Vaream, Kala Herh