Awards
Garden State Scholastic Press Association 1st in New Jersey Distinguished Print Journalism Award (2017-2024)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association Honorable Mention in Overall Print Excellence (2022)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association Honorable Mention in Online Overall Excellence (2022, 2024)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association 1st Place in Print Overall Excellence (2018, 2020)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association 3rd Place in Print Overall Excellence (2019)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association 2nd Place in Special Pandemic Coverage Overall Excellence (2020)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association 2nd Place in Online Overall Excellence (2019 & 2020, 2024)
Garden State Scholastic Press Association 1st Place in Print Overall Excellence (2018)
First Place with Special Merit in the American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Newspaper Contest, Print Edition (2021, 2022 & 2024)
First Place with Special Merit in the American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Newspaper Contest, Digital Edition (2024)
Eight-time First Place Award Winner in the American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Newspaper Contest (2014-2020, 2023)
American Scholastic Press Association “Most Outstanding High School Newspaper” (2023 & 2024)
American Scholastic Press Association “Most Outstanding Articles” for technology reporting (2020)
American Scholastic Press Association “Outstanding Sports Coverage” for November 2021 Issue (2022)
GSSPA Awards for 2023-2024 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Lily Anderson, Infographic
Nikki Antonesco & Janset Çinaz, Podcast
Sophia Duran, Artwork/Illustration
Camille Echols, Layout/Design
Ciccio Infurna, Editorial Writing
Alexandra Lourenço, Sports Writing
Keso Mumladze, Column Writing
Alex Skowronski, Editorial Cartooning
Dana Treier, Photography
Emma Bannon, Janset Çinaz, Camille Echols, Sena Fidan & Ava Gonzalez, In-Depth Reporting
Second Place Awards:
Lily Anderson, Infographic
Zahara Chowdhury, Feature Writing
Amerie Diaz, Column Writing
Amerie Diaz, Review Writing
Camille Echols, Layout/Design
Nikalena Iacono, Breaking News
Ciccio Infurna, Editorial Writing
Jason Oliveira, Podcast
Alex Skowronski, Editorial Cartooning
Dana Treier, Personal Narrative
Drew Bancroft, Dana Treier, Rebecca Ruiz & Rina Tishuk, In-Depth Reporting
Natalia Hernandez, Autumn Ortiz, Dana Treier & Rebecca Ruiz, Photo Gallery
Third Place Awards:
Lily Anderson, Infographic
Jessica Cerrito, Newswriting
Adriana Dominguez-Toxtli, Personal Narrative
Nikalena Iacono, Timely Sports
Ciccio Infurna, Editorial Writing
Marez Melad, Review Writing
Emily Reed, Layout/Design
Alex Skowronski, Editorial Cartooning
Rina Tishuk, Column Writing
Lily Anderson, Marez Melad, Bethany Ranero, Shelby Perez & Dana Treier, In-Depth Reporting
Honorable Mention Awards:
Zahara Chowdhury, Personal Narrative
Janset Çinaz, Personal Narrative
Sophia Duran, Artwork/Illustration
Ava Gonzalez, Podcast
Ciccio Infurna, Editorial Writing (2)
Nikalena Iacono, Sports Writing
Anastasia Loutroutzis, Sports Writing
Jude McElroy, Column Writing
Giovanni Mule, Photography
Autumn Ortiz, Photography
Kiara Rasmussen, Breaking News
Alex Skowronski, Editorial Cartooning (2)
Lily Anderson, Emma Bannon & Chiara Cardone, In-Depth Reporting
GSSPA Awards for 2022-2023 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Shirley Bermejo, Opinion Writing
Emilia Calabrese, Newswriting
Mirka Cuadros, Editorial Writing
Brook D’Andrea, Feature Writing
Amerie Diaz, Column Writing
Sophia Duran, Editorial Cartooning
Sophia Duran, Artwork/Illustration
Ava Gonzalez, Personal Narrative
Adriana Rodriguez, Layout/Design
Second Place Awards:
Nikalena Iacono, Sports Writing
Francesco Infurna, Review Writing
Alexandra Lourenço, Editorial Cartooning
Jude McElroy, Column Writing
Yahir Perea, Opinion Writing
Adriana Rodriguez, Layout/Design
Third Place Awards:
Emilia Calabrese, Feature Writing
Emilia Calabrese & Elize Cardona, Layout/Design
Elize Cardona, Brook D’Andrea, Alexandra Lourenço, & Dana Treier, In-Depth Reporting
Vielka Castillo, Personal Narrative
Michelle Gozdek, Artwork/Illustration
Kyla Marino, Editorial Cartooning
Tara Tiyaloglu, Column Writing
Honorable Mention:
Nikki Antonesco, Review Writing
Alexa Augustyniak, Column Writing
Emma Bannon, Feature Writing
Vielka Castillo, Newswriting
Janset Çinaz, Podcast
Janset Çinaz, Feature Writing
Julian Cruz, Breaking Sports/Game Coverage
Mirka Cuadros, Editorial Writing (4)
Tala Daoud, Sports Writing
Angela Ellis & Natalia Hernandez, Photo Gallery
Michelle Gozdek, Photo Gallery
Alexandra Lourenço, Editorial Cartooning
Kyla Marino, Editorial Cartooning
Jude McElroy, Opinion Writing
Yahir Perea & Esteban Ramirez, Opinion Writing
Adriana Rodriguez, Feature Writing
Adriana Rodriguez, Column Writing
Adriana Rodriguez & Elize Cardona, Layout/Design
GSSPA Awards for 2021-2022 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Carolina Aguilar, Artwork/Illustrations
Emilia Calabrese & Alexa Espinoza, Layout & Design
Stephanie Cerrito, Editorial Writing
Mirka Cuadros, News Writing
Adriana Rodriguez, Opinion Writing
Tara Tiyaloglu, Column Writing
Lucy Cardona, Brook D’Andrea, Alexa Espinoza & Lakai Null, In-Depth Reporting
Second Place Awards:
Nikki Antonesco, Column Writing
Carolina Aguilar, Editorial Cartooning
Aidan Cabrera, Opinion Writing
Emilia Calabrese, Layout & Design
Stephanie Cerrito, Editorial Writing
Aria Stuhmer, Podcasting
Ella Tozduman, Sports Writing
Stephanie Cerrito, Brook D’Andrea, Shalina DeLaCruz, Alexa Espinoza, Adriana Rodriguez & Alex Skowronski, In-Depth Reporting
Third Place Awards:
Carolina Aguilar, Artwork/Illustrations
Carolina Aguilar, Editorial Cartooning
Valentina Novak, Column Writing
Nikki Antonesco, Reviews
Ely Baeza, Column Writing
Angela Ellis, Photography
Alexa Espinoza, Feature Writing
Emilia Calabreses & Alexa Espinoza, Layout & Design
Carolyne Mooney, Sports Writing
Adriana Rodriguez, Editorial Writing
Honorable Mention:
Carolina Aguilar, Artwork/Illustrations
Aidan Cabrera, Editorial Cartooning
Samantha Cardo, Artwork/Illustrations
Jessica Cerrito, News Writing
Janset Çinaz, Personal Narrative
Mirka Cuadros, News Writing
Amerie Diaz, Opinion Writing
Alexa Espinoza & John Mulvaney, In-Depth Reporting
Michelle Gozdek, Photography
Sebastian Liuba, Breaking News
Jude McElroy, Opinion Writing
Jude McElroy, Column Writing
Hannah Opalinski, Personal Narratives
Sarah Rose Sammarone, Feature Writing
Alex Skowronski, Artwork/Illustrations
Kylee Singh, Sports Writing
Ella Tozduman, Column Writing
Ely Baeza, Carolina Aguilar, Emilia Calabrese, Mirka Cuadros Alexa Espinoza, Gabby Liuba & Vanessa Guevara, In-Depth Reporting
GSSPA Awards for 2020-2021 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Anthony DeMarco, Columns
Angela Ellis, Photography
Alexa Espinoza, Illustrations
Emma Ferschweiler, Features
Emma Ferschweiler, Sports
Emily Gabriel, News
Samantha May, Podcasts
Sumaia Safi, Editorial
Second Place Awards:
Andrea Aguirre, Editorial Cartooning
Jessica Cerrito, News
Ghita Kdiry, Illustrations
Ella Tozduman, Sports
Mirka Cuadros, Emma Ferschweiler, Valentina Novak, & Adriana Rodriguez, In-Depth Reporting
Third Place Awards:
Angela Ellis, Photo Gallery
Ghita Kdiry, Illustrations
Maya Malizia, Reviews
Carolyne Mooney, Sports
Andrew Palma, Editorial Cartooning
Sumaia Safi, Editorial
Honorable Mention:
Andrea Aguirre, Illustrations (2)
Bartosz Balbuza, Opinions
Amerie Diaz, Reviews
Angela Ellis, Photography
Emily Gabriel, Columns
Ghita Kdiry, Illustrations (2)
Aliya Keith, Breaking/Timely Sports
Jude McElroy, News
Sumaia Safi, Editorials
Michael Simeone, Columns
Tara Tiyaloglu, Features
GSSPA Awards for 2019-2020 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Gianna Glover, Feature Writing
Gianna Glover, Sports Writing
Angela Ellis, Melanie Fallas, Ghita Kdiry, Jenna Freitas & Lea Torppey, In-Depth Reporting
Alyssa Ferrara, Photography
Jenna Freitas, Editorial Cartooning
Second Place Awards:
Victoria Niedbal, Feature Writing
Anthony DeMarco & Madison Sofield, Sports Writing
Melanie Fallas, Andrew Palma, Lea Torppey, Alex Shapiro & Bassem Yamout, In-Depth Reporting
Alexa Maddi, Editorial Writing
Alexa Torres, Opinion Writing
Emily Gabriel, Column Writing
Jenna Freitas, Artwork/Illustrations
Jenna Freitas, Editorial Cartooning
Angelina Barcia, Photography
Alexa Barreiros, Layout & Design
Third Place Awards:
Angelina DeLuca, Feature Writing
Emily Gabriel, Opinion Writing
Robert Bloom, Column Writing
Emma Ferschweiler, Reviews
Angela Ellis, Photography
Jenna Freitas, Artwork/Illustrations
Jenna Freitas, Editorial Cartooning
Katrina Hauser, Layout & Design
Honorable Mention:
Victoria Niedbal, Newswriting
Sumaia Safi, Newswriting
Alex Shapiro, Newswriting
Angelina Barcia, Angelina DeLuca, Angela Ellis & Anthony Paolazzi, In-Depth Reporting
Angelina Barcia, Angelina DeLuca, Anthony DeMarco, Alyssa Ferrara, Bassem Yamout, In-Depth Reporting
Alexa Maddi, Editorial Writing
Melanie Fallas, Opinion Writing
Anthony DeMarco, Column Writing
Anthony DeMarco, Reviews
Maya Malizia, Column Writing
Emma Ferschweiler, Column Writing
Emma Ferschweiler, Reviews
Adam Venezia, Column Writing
Jenna Freitas, Artwork/Illustrations
Andrea Aguirre, Artwork/Illustrations (2)
Andrew Palma, Editorial Cartooning
Melanie Fallas, Breaking News
Melanie Fallas, Special Coverage: Pandemic News
Gianna Alberti, Pandemic Features
Joseph Brubaker, Pandemic Arts & Lifestyle
Sumaia Safi, Pandemic Opinion
GSSPA Awards for 2018-2019 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Zully Arias, Layout & Design
Jenna Freitas, Editorial Cartooning
Jenna Freitas, Artwork/Illustration
Joana Kapaj, Editorial
Joana Kapaj, Photography
Carina Paserchia, Newswriting
Nazli Tiyaloglu, Columns
Reporting Team: Jamie Connors, Jenna Freitas, Katrina Hauser, Adam Herabi, Victoria Niedbal, Joe Sandomenico, In-Depth Reporting
Second Place Awards:
Emma Caamano, Layout & Design
Anthony DeMarco, Columns
Andrew Palma, Editorial Cartoon
Alex Shapiro, Opinion Writing
Nazli Tiyaloglu, Feature Writing
Reporting Team: Ambar Cabrera, Somaia Hassan, Adam Herabi, Hailey Mayewski, Andrew Palma, Lea Torppey, Alexa Torres, In-Depth Reporting
Third Place Awards:
Alexa Borino, Breaking News Sports – ONLINE
Sebastian Cabrera, Editorial Cartoon
Somaia Hassan, Newswriting
Somaia Hassan, Feature Writing
Katrina Hauser, Columns
Ghita Kdiry, Artwork/Illustration
Nazli Tiyaloglu, Opinion Writing
Reporting Team: Emma Caamano, Jamie Connors, Andrew Estafanous, Gianna Glover, Adam Herabi, Joe Sandomenico, Hailey Mayewski, Erin Murgittroyd, In-Depth Reporting
Honorable Mention:
Zully Arias, Layout & Design
Emma Caamano, Layout & Design
Sebastian Cabrera, Editorial Cartoon
Jamie Connors, Columns
Jamie Connors, Reviews
Anthony DeMarco, Columns
Jenna Freitas, Artwork/Illustration
Gianna Glover, Features
Gianna Glover, Opinion
Joana Kapaj, Editorial (3 awards)
Joana Kapaj, Newswriting
Joana Kapaj & Stephanie Oliveira, Multimedia Package – News ONLINE
Alexa Maddi, Reviews
Alexa Maddi, Newswriting
Stephanie Oliveira, Newswriting
Andrew Palma, Artwork/Illustration
Andrew Palma, Editorial Cartoon (2)
Carina Paserchia, Photography
Lea Torppey, Features
Alexa Torres, Opinion
GSSPA Awards for 2017-2018 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Zully Arias, Sports
Reporting Team: Zully Arias, Rachel Bocage, Brianna Giaimis, Adam Herabi, In-Depth Reporting
Emma Chloe Caamano, Reviews
Jillian Cancela, Photography
Jillian Cancela and Adam Herabi, Layout & Design
Alyssa Capasso, Editorial Cartooning
Jared Gabriel, Columns
Alexis Gerbasio, Editorial
Adriana Vazquez, Opinion
Kelly Weckstein, Art & Illustration
Second Place Awards:
Paul Cimicata, Columns
Jenna Freitas, Artwork/Illustration
Jared Gabriel, Opinion
Alexis Gerbasio, Editorial
Gianna Glover, Sports
Joana Kapaj, Newswriting
Ruby Rodrigues, Photography
Kelly Weckstein, Editorial Cartooning
Third Place Awards:
Zully Arias, Columns
Alexa Barreiros, Reviews
Marilyn Remo, Newswriting
Ruby Rodrigues, Photography
Kelly Weckstein, Artwork/Illustration
Honorable Mention:
Emma Chloe Caamano, Column
Emma Chloe Caamano, Review
Jared Gabriel, Opinion
Jared Gabriel, Reviews
Alexis Gerbasio, Editorial
Alexis Gerbasio, Editorial
Alexis Gerbasio, Editorial
Somaia Hassan, Sports
Carley Martin, Sports
Adriana Vazquez, Opinion
Frankie Venezia, Sports
Frankie Venezia, Sports
GSSPA Awards for 2016-2017 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Sarah Almeida, Newswriting
Emma Chloe Cammano, Columns
Bernie Consalvo, Opinion Writing
Julie Pacillo, Layout & Design
Reporting Team: Alexa Barreiros, Emma Chloe Caamano, Jared Gabriel, Kayla Sanchez, In-Depth Reporting
Second Place Awards:
Jessie Bolton, Photography
Emma Chloe Caamano, Reviews & Entertainment
Sebastian Cabrera, Art & Illustration
Jillian Cancela, Newswriting
Alyssa Capasso, Editorial Cartooning
Julie Pacillo, Layout & Design
Jennifer Wartel, Sports Writing
Third Place Awards:
Alexa Barreiros, Newswriting
Emma Chloe Caamano, Photography
Emma Chloe Caamano, Reviews & Entertainment
Campbell Donovan, Columns
Julie Pacillo, Editorial Cartooning
Julie Pacillo, Editorial Writing
Julie Pacillo, Layout & Design
Gabriella Sarracino, Newswriting
Reporting Team: Zully Arias, Jamie Connors, Joana Kapaj, Alexis Prieto, Kayla Sanchez, In-Depth Reporting
Honorable Mention:
Alexa Barreiros, Reviews & Entertainment
Jillian Cancela, Sports Writing
Sean Leonard, Sports Writing (2 awards in this category)
Julie Pacillo, Editorial Writing
Lauren Siedlecki, Editorial Cartooning
Frankie Venezia, Sports Writing
Kelly Weckstein, Art & Illustration
Nick Zaino, Sports Writing
Reporting Team: Sarah Almeida, Zully Arias, Stef Cilento, Joana Kapaj, Alexis Prieto, In-Depth Reporting
GSSPA Awards for 2015-2016 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Julie Cappiello, Reviews & Entertainment
Julie Cappiello, Columns
Nick Pacheco, Sports Writing
Nicolette Pezzolla, Art & Illustration
George Rausch, Feature Writing
Second Place Awards:
Jillian Cancela, Newswriting
Stef Cilento, Feature Writing
Stephen Giordano, Photography
Kelly Weckstein, Art & Illustration
Third Place Awards:
Monica Baranowski, Photography
Julie Cappiello, Editorial Writing
Nicole Plonski & Ashley Stephens, Layout & Design
Honorable Mention:
Julie Cappiello, Reviews & Entertainment
Nick Carnevale, Sports Writing
Stephen Dittamo, Feature Writing
Assmaa Elbanna, Newswriting
Julie Pacillo, Feature Writing
Julie Pacillo, Feature Writing
Nicole Plonski & Ashley Stephens, Layout & Design
George Rausch, Opinion
GSSPA Awards for 2014-2015 School Year:
First Place Awards:
Esin Murat, Sports Writing
Second Place Awards:
Xiomara Carrizo, Art & Illustration
Assmaa Elbanna, Newswriting
Emma Flusk and Lucinda Garcia, Layout & Design
Feature Writing: Alexis Phillips, Feature Writing
Third Place Awards:
Adrian Baranowski, Photography
Honorable Mention:
Jessie Bolton, Sports Writing
Nick Pacheco, Opinion Writing (2 awards in this category)
Nick Pacheco, News Writing
Alexis Phillips, Feature Writing
Luis Quezada, Sports Writing
GSSPA Awards for 2013-2014 School Year:
Second Place Awards:
Lucinda Garcia, Newswriting
Nicolette Pezzolla, Art & Illustration
Third Place Awards:
Lucinda Garcia, Reviews & Entertainment
Lucinda Garcia, Feature Writing
Lucinda Garcia, Columns
Nicholas Pacheco, Newswriting
Olivia Perez, Art & Illustration
Share