“Highest Award” goes to 2015 Wayfarer!

Edgewood High School was recently notified that the 2015 edition of The Wayfarer, Edgewood's student literary and art magazine, received a “Highest Award” from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The NCTE annually reviews student literary magazines for quality, variety, editing and proofreading, and design/artistic aspects.

The Wayfarer is the only Wisconsin high school literary magazine and one of just 24 nationally to receive this highest honor! 

In the magazine’s 30-year history, this is the fourth time The Wayfarer has earned the top award, above the “Superior” ranking the NCTE gave it earlier in the review process.

The letter of recognition to English Department Chairperson, Diane Mertens, states:  “It is a very special honor for your school’s literary magazine to be cited. The National Council of Teachers
of English congratulates you and the students who produced this exemplary literary magazine.” The mission of the NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines is to encourage all schools to develop magazines which print excellent student writing and which show evidence of school-wide participation in the production of the magazine.

The 2014-2015 staff of The Wayfarer included: Zachary Palmer, editor; Evelyn Stein, managing
editor; Cameron Craig, creative director; Nicole Cook, Hannah Ferry, Julianna Kuecker, Molly Lazar, Sophia Pandelidis, Tia Parisi, Meghan Phau, Paula Prolla, Gwendolyn Pyeatt, Michelle Ring, Chloe Schomaker, Lauren Tatus, and Grace Wall, reviewers and editorial/design staff; Cheryl Zhang, cover artist; and Chaselyn Kenney, artwork photographer.

The following students (some are now alumni!) had their literary works published in the 2015 edition: Aaron Grode, Ryan Thom, Andrea Wright, Milo Lingard, Livianna Myklebust, Paula Prolla, Ruby Ladd, Kaitlyn Goss, Zachary Palmer, Natalie Guse, Mitchell Lacey, Menatu Maaneb de Macedo, Sophia Janus, Thomas Tenzin, Sophia Pandelidis, Harrison Rayment, Evelyn Stein, and John

Artwork created by the following students/alumni was incorporated into the design of this award-winning magazine: Grace Drummond, Casandra Jacobsen, Shea Kalscheur, Alexis Kennedy, Julia LaBonte, Alison Lourigan, Maya Mendoza, Regina Moran, Ran Ran, Michelle Ring, Skyler Ta, Kathryn Thompson, Lee Witz, Andrea Wright, and Diana Xu.

Ms. Diane Mertens and Ms. Teresa West-Lentz are the faculty advisors and Mr. Mark Thering and Mr. Jim Ottney serve as consultants for the magazine.