New Voices

Division B

1. Lucinda Putnam – “State of NJ passes New Voices Law” Bernards High School – Honorable Mention

Newswriting 

Division A – 

1. 1. 1. Cherry Hill High School East Ella Hampton “Cherry Hill Public Schools implement new dress code policy”
      2. Rancocas Valley Regional High School Mya Collins “RV hosts second annual Diversity Job Fair”
      3. Pascack Valley High School Sophie Kolax and Carly Malamut “The legacy of Zack Latteri lives on at benefit basketball games on Sunday”
      4. Edison High School Avinash Aravind “Smoky Scene Creates Apocalyptic Atmosphere”

Division B

1. 1. 1. 1. Lyndhurst High School Emilia Calabrese “Amidst shortage of educators, Gov. Murphy simplifies state’s teacher certification process”
         2. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, Kevin Ju and Jahnavi Vaghasia “OT Senior Takes His Cause to the Frontlines”
         3. Delaware Valley Regional High School Avery Fitz “The hate that inspired love in Frenchtown”
         4. Bernards High School Sydney Kaul “Board of Education meets to discuss February agenda and actionable items”
         5. Bernards High School Sydney Kaul “Interim superintendent begins stint at SHSD”
         6. Lyndhurst High School, Vielka Castillo “Students explore their interests with more club options”
         7. Moorestown Friends School Charlotte Nesevich “Cuban Musicians and Green Crayons: The Published Books of Two Teachers at MFS”
         8. Pascack Hills High School Thomas Samouhos “Turkey-Syria earthquake brings forth global response”

Feature Writing

Division A

1. 1. 1. Adam Khan “The Decline of the Nuclear Family Structure” South Brunswick High School
      2. ISHANI BAKSHI and ISHAAN KUNWAR “Features AP African American Studies: Is EHS Answering The Long-Awaited Call To Action” Edison High School
      3. Maya Schlessinger “PV Senior Treshan Nilaweera self-publishes a fantasy novel” Pascack Valley High School
      4. Elizabeth Diamond “Making Change for the Better: Jordana Reisburg Takes on Mental Health” Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
      5. Sarah Shapiro “From The Smoke Signal to The New Yorker: ‘He turned out to be a really terrific editor” Pascack Valley High School
      6. GABRIELLE DHARMAWAN and PRABHA KRISHNA “Eagle’s Eye Enamors, Enhancing Everlasting Education” Edison High School
         HM – Elle – teacher shortage
         HM –Sophia, Elle, Rachna – AI
         HM – Emily – Reggie Wu

Division B

1. Brook D’Andrea “Students and faculty say social media leads to stress” Lyndhurst High School
2. Berra Deryal and Livia Kam “Turkish Survivor Shares Story of the Earthquake” Moorestown Friends School
3. Emilia Calabrese “Supreme Court sets out to make decision on affirmative action in college and university admissions” Lyndhurst High School
4. Adriana Rodriguez “Despite NJ’s diversity, non-white teachers are minority in education” Lyndhurst High School
5. Emma Bannon “Celebrating Life: During National Organ Donor Month, members of the Lyndhurst community discuss its importance”
6. Janset Cinaz “Student’s jewelry line comes to school store “ Lyndhurst High School

Sports Writing

Division B

1. 1. 1. Henry Frieman “Students leap and dodge in first-ever CHS dodgeball tournament” Communications High School
      2. Nikalena Iacono “Samantha Mayer steps up as leader in sophomore season on basketball team” Lyndhurst High School
      3. McKenna Dwyer “SPFHS Freshman Delaney Farley Soars High During Winter Track Season” Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
      4. Dara Fisher and Emma Makin “CHS Beast Kaitlin Brice becomes a Georgetown Hoya” Communications High School
      5. Finn Vaccaro “Three juniors commit to D1 colleges for lacrosse” Bernards High School
      6. McKenna Dwyer “SPF eSports Team Brings High School Sports to the 21st Century” Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
      7. Tala Daoud “Boys outdoor track and field athletes prepare to break records in their events” Lyndhurst High School

Division A

1. 1. 1. 1. Charlie Dippolito and Audrey Hansen “Fast Friends” Northern Valley Regional HS at Old Tappan 
         2. Ali Benjamin and Aadit Pande “Why Not Us?” Moorestown Friends School
         3. Sushanth Balaraman and Vincent Liao “Meet Project UNIFY: Bringing Students Together, One Basket at a Time” Edison High School
         4. Chloe Berger “Women’s esports league breaks gender boundaries” West Essex Regional High School
         5. Aaron Rigby ““It’s a gut punch”: RV falls to Atlantic City in first round of playoffs” Rancocas Valley Regional High School

In-Depth Reporting 

Division A 

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Gia Gupta, Sophia Liu, Melissa Vital “Bridging the Generational Gap” Cherry Hill High School East Eastside
               2. The News Desk ““Belonging here”: a reflection on RV’s diversity initiatives” Rancocas Valley Regional High School
               3. Paige Geanopulos “Mahsa Amini’s death: The state of Iran and its online discussion” Pascack Hills High School

Division B

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Dara Fisher and Adina Saks “Stress in School” Communications High School
                  2. Dara Fisher and Adina Saks “Activism in the Media   Communications High School “
                  3. Elize Cardona, Brook D’Andrea, Alexandra Lourenço and Dana Treier “Space Spread” Lyndhurst High School

Editorial Writing

Division A

1. 1. 1. Morgan Ritter “The Inspiration & Desecration of Stan Culture: The Pros And Cons of Being a Super Fan” Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
      2. Eastside Editorial Board “Summer reading assignments are in need of revision” Cherry Hill High School East
      3. Editorial Staff “Editorial: The Low Standards of Standardized Testing” Edison High School
      4. Eastside Editorial Board “Kindness and respect are lacking and must be restored in local community discourse” Cherry Hill High School East
      5. Eastside Editorial Board “Meloche’s service deserves appreciation” Cherry Hill High School East
      6. Eastside Editorial Board “Spring calendar presents new challenges” Cherry Hill High School East
      7. Eastside Editorial Board “East needs better changing options for genderqueer students” Cherry Hill High School East

Division B

1. 1. 1. Mirka Cuadros “School meals should be free for all students” Lyndhurst High School
      2. Michael Huettl, Dinah Megibow-Taylor,  Alicia Leung, Elina Shah “The NFL Injury Epidemic: Player Health Needs to Be a Priority” Moorestown Friends School
      3. Zaina Saif and Lillian Chen “TikTok made me buy it: the hyper-consumerism effect” Communications High School
      4. Mirka Cuadros “FIFA must do more to defend LGBTQ people” Lyndhurst High School
      5. Mirka Cuadros “Social media is more harmful than it seems” Lyndhurst High School
      6. Mirka Cuadros “‘Nepo babies’ cannot ignore their privilege” Lyndhurst High School
      7. Mirka Cuadros “Cancel culture puts free expression in jeopardy” Lyndhurst High School

Opinion Writing 

Division A

1. 1. 1. Eliana Rosen “Senior Assassin tainted by real gun violence” West Essex Regional High School
      2. GABRIELLE DHARMAWAN “It’s Not Just a Joke: Why We Should Stop Saying “I Want to KMS”” Edison High School
      3. Alexandra Carcel “Social Media Changed Our World. Was It For the Better?” Cherokee High School
      4. Gabby Angelo “Education reform can stop rise in local crime” West Essex Regional High School
      5. Jane Bennett, Tamar Assayag “Tennessee: Bills and Bigotry” Princeton High School
         HM: whale vending – Matt R
         HM: overload on AP – Matt B

Division B 

1. 1. Shirley Bermejo “Period products should not be taxed” Lyndhurst High School
   2. Yahir Perea “Students need more education in mental health” Lyndhurst High School
   3. Farren Bowers “How Hypersexualization of Asian Women Still Exists Today” Kinnelon High School
   4. Ava Highland “Schools and libraries deserve greater freedoms with book selections” Bernards High School
   5. Yahir Perea & Esteban Ramirez “TikTok’s time limit is a good idea” Lyndhurst High School
   6. Jude McElroy “Elon Musk is slowly killing Twitter” Lyndhurst High School

Personal Narrative

Division A

1. 1. 1. Claire Tang Princeton High School “Another side of paradise – Honolulu, Hawaii”

Division B

1. 1. Ava Gonzalez Lyndhurst High School “Covid-19 has changed my life significantly”
   2. Charlie Beetham Moorestown Friends School “Journey to Empathy: A First Person Point-of-View of the Give Kids The World Intensive Learning Experience”
   3. Vielka Castillo Lyndhurst High School “This year I became a 3-sport athlete. Here’s what it taught me.”
   4. Dinah Megibow-Taylor Moorestown Friends School “The Infamous Junior Year”
   5. Dinah Megibow-Taylor Moorestown Friends School “Happy 3rd Anniversary, World!”

Column Writing 

Division A

1. 1. 1. Aaron Rigby “Courtside with Aaron” Rancocas Valley Regional High School
      2. Rachel Levine “Does It Bother You?” West Essex Regional High School

Division B

1. 1. 1. 1. Amerie Diaz Lyndhurst High School
         2. Jude McElroy Lyndhurst High School
         3. Tara Tiyaloglu Lyndhurst High School
         4. Alexa Augustyniak Lyndhurst High School
         5. Adriana Rodriguez Lyndhurst High School
         6. Alicia Leung Moorestown Friends School

Review Writing

Division A

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Jia Shah, Sia Shah Et tu, M.L. Rio? Edison High School
               2. Sophie Kolax, Carly Malamut, Emily Moy, Gabrielle Rothenberg, and Maya Schlessinger Meet Me at Midnight: A review of Taylor Swift’s newest album, ‘Midnights’ Pascack Valley High School
               3. Molly Wolf Lana Del Rey expands her discography into new territory on ‘Tunnel’ West Essex Regional High School
               4. Cooper Tamase Taylor Swift’s Top Five Songs: From the Perspective of a Non-Swiftie Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
               5. Megan Austin The Super Mario Bros. Movie: bringing the game to life Pascack Valley High School
               6. Sophie Kolax The Inheritance Games Series: A terrifically twisted and tricky trilogy Pascack Valley High School
               7. Gracie Gorsline Wednesday: Wicked, Willful and Worthwhile Cherokee High School
               8. Rebecca Walter and Irisa Serrano HBO’s “The Last of Us” focuses on the humanity in end-of-the-world dystopias Rancocas Valley Regional High School
                  HM: Miley Cyrus – julia rHM: doughnuts – ella g

Division B

1. 1. Charlie Raynor Drake and 21 Savage team up for “Her Loss” album Communications High School
   2. Francesco Infurna ‘The Forever Story’ showcases JID’s infinite talent Lyndhurst High School
   3. Morgan Sikes Review of Tim Burton’s “Wednesday” Bernards High School 
   4. Nikki Antonesco For relaxation, no album is better than ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ Lyndhurst High School
   5. Ethan Kaufman Every Lana Del Ray Album Ranked Pascack Hills High School
   6. Aarushi Kumar Sharper: A Missed Opportunity Kinnelon High School Colt Chronicle
   7. Alex Garcia Avatar: Way of Water Review Kinnelon High School Colt Chronicle
   8. Alicia Leung Welcome to the Dark Era: War Erupts in My Hero Academia Moorestown Friends School WordsWorth

Artwork/Illustration

Division A

1. 1. 1. Rhianna Bose “EHS’s Bothersome Bathroom Burden” Edison High School
      2. GABRIELLE DHARMAWAN ’25 “It’s Not Just a Joke: Why We Should Stop Saying “I Want to KMS”” Edison High School
      3. Gabby Angelo and Eliana Rosen “Test prep measures financial ability over skills (photo)” West Essex Regional High School
         HM – superlatives – melissa, katherine
         HM – farmgate – Katherine

Division B

1. 1. 1. 1. Sophia Duran “Social media is more harmful than it seems (featured image)” Lyndhurst High School
         2. Janell Gui “Hand and Phone” Communications High School
         3. Michelle Gozdek “Seniors say stress of college applications has not hindered their schoolwork” Lyndhurst High School

Photography 

Division B

1. 1. 1. Michael Huettl “Seniors react to the judge’s call during the annual Spirit Week Jell-o Eating competition.” Moorestown Friends School
      2. Ari Rosen “Baseball team makes it to state tournament” Bernards High School
      3. Dinah Megibow-Taylor “The Seniors celebrate their win in the Slimy Fish Toss event, a Spirit Week staple”. Moorestown Friends School
      4. Charlotte Nesevich “Seniors celebrate at the end of their Air Band performance” Moorestown Friends School

Editorial Cartooning

Division B

1. 1. 1. Sophia Duran “Schools need to hit snooze on start times” Lyndhurst High School
      2. Alexandra Lourenço “FIFA must do more to defend LGBTQ people” Lyndhurst High School
      3. Kyla Marino “Social media is more harmful than it seems” Lyndhurst High School
      4. Kyla Marino “‘Nepo babies’ cannot ignore their privilege” Lyndhurst High School
      5. Alexandra Lourenço “It’s time to trade in body positivity for body neutrality” Lyndhurst High School
         

Layout/Design

Division A 

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Sophie Zhang “Spring Sports Recap” Princeton High School
               HM – gia and ellie
               HM – isabelle and manar – gpa

Division B

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Adriana Rodriguez “Reproductive Rights Spread” Lyndhurst High School
               2. Adriana Rodriguez “Handwriting v. Typing: Students and faculty weigh in on which they prefer” Lyndhurst High School
               3. Emilia Calabrese & Elize Cardona “Artificial Intelligence Spread” Lyndhurst High School
               4. Aarushi Kumari “Travis and Jason Kelce: Making Super Bowl History” Kinnelon High School 
               5. Jane Holmes “College applications process creates stress for class of 2023” Bernards High School
               6. Ava Highland “Entertainment page” Bernards High School
               7. Adriana Rodriguez & Elize Cardona “National Reading Month Spread” Lyndhurst High School

Breaking News

1. Cherry Hill East: Asher Boiskin, Brielle Lampf, Alena Zhang
2. Moorestown Friends: Charlie Beetham
3. Cherry Hill East: Jillian Koenig – lunch and learn rumos
4. Cherry Hill East: Ella Hampton – comp sci club places 

Timely Sports

1. Cherry Hill East: Adam Borenstein – fight in gym
2. Pascack Valley: Noah Silver and Ethan Schwartz
3. Pascack Valley: Aidan Burke and Timmy Ngai
   HM: Cherry Hill East: Hayden Laufgraben – football at palmyra
   HM: Cherry Hill East: Adam Borenstein – Battle of the Boot
   HM: Kinnelon: Scott Sanczyk

Photo Gallery

1. Moorestown Friends: Michael Huettl and Vikram Verma
2. Communications: Harry Frieman
3. Pascack Valley: Ava Kim and Olivia Jackson
4. Lyndhurst: Michelle Gozdek
   HM. Lyndhurst: Angela Ellis and Natalia Hernandez