Wantagh Lit Magazine Wins 13 State Awards

Wantagh High School’s literary magazine, Escapades, has received 13 awards in artwork/illustration, cover design, photography and poetry from the Empire State School Press Association and Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Every year, awards are handed out to the top school literary magazines in the state at the associations’ annual conference, held at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

In addition to an overall Gold/All-New York award for the magazine, the following students received accolades.

Artwork/Illustration:

• Daniella Paier – “Child” – Bronze

Cover Design:

• Erin Bortell – Escapades Cover – Silver*

Photography:

• Ariana Gagliardi – “Chains” – Bronze
• Nicole Hunter – “Vortex” – Bronze
• Daniella Paier – “Floating Girl” – Gold
• Lauren Rocco – “Mask” – Honorable Mention
• Kat Siegel – “Dolls” – Silver; “Exit” – Honorable Mention
• *Morgan Sullivan – “Mr. P” – Gold; “Eyes” – Honorable Mention

Poetry (Division A):

• *Kaitlyn Di Graziano – “Particles of Light” – Honorable Mention
• *Osama Teepu – “Sunday Haircuts” – Gold

*Indicates students currently enrolled at Wantagh High School

The district congratulates these exceptional students on their prestigious awards.

Submitted by Wantagh Schools