National Scholastic Organizations Award Lit Mag High Honors
Cooper's 2015 Art and Literary Magazine, "Mirage"
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) has awarded The John Cooper School’s 2015 Inkblots art and literary magazine a Gold Crown, the highest honor awarded by the Association to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. The CSPA announced its top awards for scholastic publications at the 92nd Annual Scholastic Convention on March 13 at Columbia University in New York City.
Entitled “Mirage,” the 100-page student publication was one of only 16 to receive a Gold Crown Award. Additionally, the 2015 edition of Inkblots is a finalist for the Pacemaker Award, the highest award given by the National Scholastic Press Association, and winners will be announced in late April.
Senior Meredith Brus was Editor-in-Chief of the 2015 edition of Inkblots. In her introduction, she writes, “Mirages may show us our heart’s desire, they may reassure us, or they may give us hope, but the most critical element of a mirage is that it doesn’t exist. In this book, you will find 62 written pieces – each unique in its subject and style – and 63 works of art. As you flip through the pages, keep in mind the deceptive nature of a mirage. Perhaps by the end, you will be able to perceive what lies beneath the picture-perfect façade.”
Submissions for the magazine were entered into a writing and art contest and judged by an alumni panel of judges; while the alumni selected the winners all staff helped to select the short stories, dramatic pieces, poetry, sculptures, mixed media, ceramics, photographs and drawings that are included. Additional editorial staff members of “Mirage” included Copy Editor Shannon Klein, Art Editor Olivia Morris and Layout Editors Marina Ferguson and Seth Dickens. English teacher Peter Elliott is the faculty advisor.
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Entitled “Mirage,” the 100-page student publication was one of only 16 to receive a Gold Crown Award. Additionally, the 2015 edition of Inkblots is a finalist for the Pacemaker Award, the highest award given by the National Scholastic Press Association, and winners will be announced in late April.
Senior Meredith Brus was Editor-in-Chief of the 2015 edition of Inkblots. In her introduction, she writes, “Mirages may show us our heart’s desire, they may reassure us, or they may give us hope, but the most critical element of a mirage is that it doesn’t exist. In this book, you will find 62 written pieces – each unique in its subject and style – and 63 works of art. As you flip through the pages, keep in mind the deceptive nature of a mirage. Perhaps by the end, you will be able to perceive what lies beneath the picture-perfect façade.”
Submissions for the magazine were entered into a writing and art contest and judged by an alumni panel of judges; while the alumni selected the winners all staff helped to select the short stories, dramatic pieces, poetry, sculptures, mixed media, ceramics, photographs and drawings that are included. Additional editorial staff members of “Mirage” included Copy Editor Shannon Klein, Art Editor Olivia Morris and Layout Editors Marina Ferguson and Seth Dickens. English teacher Peter Elliott is the faculty advisor.
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