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Morristown-Beard Literary Magazines Have the Write Stuff
Morristown-Beard School’s Upper and Middle School literary magazines, Mariah and Melange, were both recently honored by the National Council of Teachers in English (NCTE).
Mariah and Melange both received a rank of “Excellent” in the 20079 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. More than 425 schools enrolled in the competition, with only 29 schools receiving a grade of Superior or Excellent. In the past four years, Mariah has achieved two Superior rankings and two Excellent rankings.
The 20009 edition of Mariah, Morristown-Beard’s Upper School literary magazine, was edited by Menaka Dhingra ’10, Reva Dhingra ’10, Courtney Leeds ’10, Charlotte McAuley ’10, Danielle Rothman ’09 and Margaret Ranger ’10 under the guidance of faculty advisors Michael Dundas, Samara Landers and Bisa Washington. The art and layout editor was Michael Lorenz ’10 and the contributing editor was Emily Young ’10.
The Middle School literary magazine, Melange, was edited by Meg Anderson ’13, Gabby Farquhar ’13, Michael Koslov ’13, Julia McBride ’13, Rachel Moss ’13, and Katie Sclafani ’13. The Faculty Advisors were Holly Darby and Cynthia Hamilton.
The NCTE’s competition encourages all schools to develop literary magazines, and seeks excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production.
The Middle School literary magazine, Melange, was edited by Meg Anderson ’13, Gabby Farquhar ’13, Michael Koslov ’13, Julia McBride ’13, Rachel Moss ’13, and Katie Sclafani ’13. The Faculty Advisors were Holly Darby and Cynthia Hamilton.
The NCTE’s competition encourages all schools to develop literary magazines, and seeks excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production.