Groves Scriptor
The American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) awarded The Scriptor 3 first place awards in this year’s national journalism competition:
- National First Place in Journalism
- Overall Best High School General Magazine
- Most Outstanding Story Award written by Sydney Jacob
ASPA’s panel of journalists and educators rank student newsmagazines from colleges and high schools across the United States based on the following criteria: coverage, ethics, research and writing, page design, general plan, art/photography, business acumen, creativity, editing, and community leadership. This year, the Scriptor scored the highest on the rubrics to earn these First Place Awards.
In this year's, congratulations letter to the Scriptor staff, the ASPA judges wrote: “Dear adviser Laura Redman and Groves student journalists, Your ability to keep your publication alive and publishing during a pandemic is a testament to your dedication and devotion to your publication, school, community and to each other. Congratulations for surviving this unpredictable situation successfully. Not only have you mastered the elements of a well-designed magazine but you have published excellent works from your diverse school population. The Scriptor is a model for those up-and-coming magazines and an inspiration for those students across the country that haven’t quite aced this level of writing and design. Scriptor is an excellent publication, which deserves First Place in the annual American Scholastic Press Association’s Magazine Competition. Creating a magazine teaches students the fundamentals of publishing and a variety of writing modes, proofreading and editing skills, concepts of design and composition while promoting a community of young writers, thereby promoting esteem and school-wide status. Your magazine shows the superior efforts of talented and creative writers, artists, photographers, layout/graphics designers, staff members, contributors, and adviser.”
Along with these national awards, the prestigious, MSU-based magazine, “A Cut Above: The Best in Student Media,” published an article written by Scriptor Editor Ryan Duffy, titled “Visibility does not mean security”. This magazine was recently published to serve as showcase of the best in student writing and to serve as a guide for other aspiring journalists. To read Ryan’s article and other Scriptor articles re-published by this statewide magazine, click on this link: http://acutabove.mipamsu.org/?p=4573
Thank you to the Groves staff, administrators, district administration, union leaders, and board of education members for helping us win these awards by granting my students interviews, spending your time helping students understand our community and issues concerning our school (s) and by encouraging Groves students to pursue their interests in journalism. A student magazine cannot win such accolades without the support of the entire staff of the school and district.
Please congratulate the following newspaper students who were instrumental in the Scriptor winning these awards:
Myrkia Maguire
Mackenzie Beem
Ryan Duffy
Caden Lenhardt Meyers
Lauren Eshelby
Blair Chernow
Stavros Panos
Emma Schardt
Kaitlyn Williams
Sydney Jacob
Theresa Fabien
Ella Russell
Isaac Michaels
Ethan Lulkin
Erin Little
Annika Paluda
Joelle Allen
Rocco Prindle
Roni Blank
Anderson Cabble
Chadwick Cole
Ethan Marcus
Alex Warren
Genna Tran
Jackson Zako
AJ Zako
Jack Peltz
Amanda Acey
Jacob Schwartz
Hannah Michaels
Turner England
Ben Bolton
Emma Demarco