On April 30, Denebola and its editors were were recognized by the New England Scholastic Press Association at its annual Boston University conference. Denebola received the Highest Achievement award – First Place in Class I newspapers. This award acknowledges Denebola’s overall general excellence and its role as a leader in high school journalism. Volume 49, the volume primarily responsible for this achievement, was led by Editors-in-Chief David Han and Claire Pezza, Managing Editors Amrita Rao and Julia Sklar, and Business Director Alice Lee.
Denebola editors were also recognized individually with a number of Special Achievement awards that acknowledge individual excellence on a particular article, photo, or design:
Alice Lee – Bylined column – “Impracticality of attendance policy”
Gabriel Schneider – Feature page design – “Sail on Ted Kennedy”
Leigh Alon – Feature story – “Costume department seamlessly threads together”
Jesse Zhang and Alex Gershanov – News page design – “February issue front page”
Alex Gershanov – News photo – “Get-Up Tour”
Jenna Marks – Sports photo – “South student slam dunks for the win”
Jason Yoffe – Sports story – “Athletic history revived through Hall”
