2013-14 Literary Magazine Receives Superior-Nominated for Highest Award

Congratulations to the alumni from the class of 2014 who led the editorial staff of the Spring 2014 edition of The Wayfarer! The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) announced this week that Edgewood's student literary and art magazine received a rank of “Superior-Nominated for Highest Award.” 

The Wayfarer is one of only three Wisconsin high school literary magazines to receive this honor this year. In the magazine’s 29-year history, NCTE has consistently ranked it “Superior.”  Magazines with that rank will be narrowed to only about two dozen in the nation to receive the “Highest Award” later this Spring. The Wayfarer has achieved this top recognition three times in the past. The letter sent to English Department Chairperson Ms. 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 2013-2014 staff of The Wayfarer included

Editor: Katherine Zellmer ’14

Technical Editor: Peter Stein ’14

Copy Editor: Grace Bushong ’14

Editorial Board

Alumni: Molly Fox ’14, Martha Longley ’14 and Megan Schomaker ’14

Current Students: senior Lauren Tatus; juniors Zachary Palmer, Aurora Resop and Evelyn Stein; and sophomores Nicole Cook, Ruby Henley, Meghan Pfau, Nichole Ring, and Chloe Schomaker

Layout and Design Board

Alumni: Wooyoun Kim ’14 and Megan Schomaker ’14

Current Students: seniors Michelle Ring and Lauren Tatus ’15; junior Zachary Palmer; and sophomores Nicole Cook, Tia Parisi, Nicole Ring and Chloe Schomaker

Cover Artist: Chae Rin Hwang ’14

Consultants: Austin Lacey ’13, Mr. Mark Thering and Mr. Jim Ottney

Faculty Advisors: Ms. Diane Mertens and Ms. Teresa West-Lentz

In addition, thanks go to all of the writers and artists whose works were included in the magazine. The editorial staff relies on your talented contributions in order to assemble an award-winning publication! 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.