Jane Simchak presenting a student with a literary award. Casey Baines gets a hug a from a student after presenting her with an award HIE editors with faculty sponsors Michela Costello Lakkala and Jane Simchak Students nab their copies of HIE in the courtyard Editors check out their copies of HIE Students can't wait to start reading HIE

Writer’s Day – Awards and Unveiling of HIE

Elizabeth Gray
Awards for writing and the latest edition of HIE were handed out on April 23.
In the tradition of Writer’s Day, an assembly for the Middle and Upper Schools announced student literary award winners and unveiled the newest issue of NCS’ literary magazine, Half in Earnest (HIE) on April 23. Students swarmed the courtyard to get their HIEs and immediately dove into them.

Awards Announced at the 2013 Writers’ Day Assembly, April 23, 2013

Tuckerman Prize (Middle School)
Anna May Mott ’18
 
Hyde Prize (Upper School)
Winner: Rachel Kellogg ’14
Finalists: Sophia Robinson ’16, Kenya Waugh ’15, Grace Trotter ’15, Meredith Hilton ’13, Ellie Forman ’13
 
Writers’ Prizes
Grade 7: Phoebe Suh ’18
Grade 8: Anja Wass ’17
Grade 9: Danielle Horne ’16
Grade 10: Lucie Shelley ’15
Grade 11: Sigrid Johannes ’14
Grade 12, Alexa McMahon ’05 Writers’ Day Award: Elizabeth Keto ’13
 
Other Honors and Awards
 
Koch Fellows: Cindy Liu ’14, Johanna Wasserman ’14
 
McMahon Fellow: Sigrid Johannes ’14
 
National Society of Arts and Letters Certificate for Literature: Tess Speranza ’14
 
National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: 
Rebecca Dayan ’14, Silver Key for poetry and Honorable Mention for Personal Essay/Memoir
Ellie Durling ’13, Honorable Mention for Portfolio
Alexa Perlmutter ’17, Silver Key for Flash Fiction and two Honorable Mentions for Poetry
Ellie Forman ’13, Gold Key and Honorable Mention for Poetry
 
Parkmont Poetry Festival:
Semi-finalist: Ellen Kim ’16
Winners/Finalists: Abigail Bartram ’15 and Ellie Forman ’13
 
Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Writing Contest:
First place: Jennifer Owens ’16
Second place: Elizabeth Wiggins ’16
 
Letters About Literature sponsored by the LOC: Diana Hla ’16, DC first place winner for age group.
 
Bethesda Magazine’s Short Story contest: Johanna Wasserman, first place
 
Editorial Staff of Half in Earnest (HIE) 2013:
Editors in Chief
Camille Kellogg ’13
Elizabeth Keto ’13

Copy Editor
Annie Graham ’14

Associate Editors
Ellie Durling ’13
Meredith Hilton ’13
Olivia Jia ’15
Sara Kellenberg ’15
Hannah Loughlin ’15
Maria Messick
Julia Messick ’16
Kelsi Okun ’16
Celeste Pallone ’15
Sophia Robinson ’16
Polly Terzian ’13
 
Contributing Editors
Abigail Bartram ’15
Anna Catalanotto ’15
Louise DiMarco ’14
Kelsey Friberg ’15
Caroline Gibson ’16
Claire Keller ’15
Sarah Manhardt ‘13
Priya Millward ’15
Gabrielle Tran ’15
Lizzie Wiggins ’16

Middle School Editors
Rory Meyer ’18
Mallory Moore ’18
Anna May Mott ’18
Isabella Gamboa ’18

Faculty Sponsors
Michela Costello Lakkala
Jane Simchak
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    • Jane Simchak presenting a student with a literary award.

    • Casey Baines gets a hug a from a student after presenting her with an award

    • HIE editors with faculty sponsors Michela Costello Lakkala and Jane Simchak

    • Students nab their copies of HIE in the courtyard

    • Editors check out their copies of HIE

    • Students can't wait to start reading HIE