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Student Journalists Garner 19 Garden State Scholastic Press Association Awards

Nov 22, 2024

The Upper School student newspaper WordsWorth received 19 awards in the 2023-24 Garden State Scholastic Press Association Contest, which were announced at the Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA) Conference recently held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. This year’s event celebrated the GSSPA’s 45th anniversary and its ongoing mission to defend the 45 words of the First Amendment. The event welcomed 624 students and 70 advisers from 44 schools and 33 educational sessions were offered by 36 speakers from academic and professional backgrounds.

Livia Kam ’26, WordsWorth Associate Editor of Blog and member of the GSSPA student board, represented MFS student publications at the conference and also led a student roundtable discussion.

WordsWorth Award Winners:

News Writing
Himanshu Sahore ’24 – Second Place (“First Name Basis: MFS Evolves Forms of Address Policy”)
Chloe Marshall ’26 – Honorable Mention (“Seniors Share Their Opinions About College Encampments and Freedom of Speech,” featuring interviews with student journalist alumni Sam Bitman ’21 and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon ’23)

Feature Writing
Livia Kam ’26 – First Place (“Moore Bagels at Moorestown”)
Livia Kam ’26 – Third Place (“Mock Primary Election: What Changed and Why?”)

Sports Writing
Jack Cranmer ’25 – Second Place (“MFS senior golfer wins PHL17 Student-athlete of the week”)
Jack Cranmer ’25 – Third Place (“MFS Boys’ Soccer wins thriller over Friends Central”)

Opinion Writing
Charlie Beetham ’24 – Third Place (“Is Cancel Culture Constructive or Destructive? Answered by an Affinity Group Leader”)
Luke Iacono ’25 – Honorable Mention (“Selection and the System: Questions to Consider Regarding Intensive Learning Selection”)

Review
Zaydan Lalani ’26 – First Place (“Dune Part Two Review: Gen Z’s Star Wars”)
Elina Shah ’24, Anjlai Shah ’26 , Jack Cranmer ’25, Keva Elie ’26 – Honorable Mention (“Coffee video”)

Artwork/Illustration
Chloe Marshall ’26 – Second Place (“An Upper School Student Listening to Music with Airpods”)
Chloe Marshall ’26 – Honorable Mention (“The Sephora Tween”)

Photography
Dinah Megibow-Taylor ’24 – Second Place (“Foxes Superfan Chase Kolaris ’30 prays for the team’s success as they move into PKs after ending double overtime 0-0 in state sectionals”)

Infographic
Maya DeAndrea ’25, Emmie Huynh ’27, Liva Kam ’26, Dinah Megibow-Taylor ’24, Charlotte Nesevich ’25, Aashi Reddy ’26 and Owen Shin ’26 – Honorable Mention (“Traveling Far and Wide: 2024 Intensive Learning Feature”)

ONLINE CATEGORIES

Multimedia Package: News
Charlie Beetham ’24, Emmie Huynh ’27, Ethan Cohen ’26, Livia Kam ’26, Zaydan Lalani ’26, Charlotte Nesevich ’25 – First Place (“2024 Mock Primary Election”)

Multimedia Package: Sports
Dinah Megibow-Taylor ’24, Livia Kam ’26, Charlotte Nesevish ’25, Hannah Puc ’24, Elina Shah ’24 – First Place (” Foxes Win At-Home Championship Capturing NJSIAA South Jersey NJSIAA Non-Public B Title”) 

Breaking News
Chloe Marshall ’26 – Honorable Mention (” BREAKING: A Duckling Disaster!”)

Photo Gallery
Sophia Lalani ’25, Charlotte Nesevich ’25 – Third Place (” Spirit Week 2023: Tug”)

Social Media Presence
Second Place:

  • Emmie Huynh ’27, Natalie Choi ’27 – (” Met Gala 2024 Outfit Rankings”)
  • Charlotte Nesevich ’25, Ethan Cohen ’26 – (‘Upper School Students Lead Selection of MPE Workshops”)
  • Sophia Lalani ’25 – (“Dishes Banned Outside of the Dining Hall”) and (“Commencement 2024 Photo Album Promotion”)
  • Charlie Beetham ’24 – (“Weekly Weather Broadcast (Week of March 15, 2024)”)

 

 

 

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