SHS English Department
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Great is Language—it is the mightiest of the sciences,
It is the fulness, color, form, diversity, of the earth, and of
men and women, and of all qualities and processes
—Walt Whitman
Verve
Summit High School's Student Newspaper
2022 First Place
American Scholastic Press Association
2021 Third Place Award for Overall Print Excellence
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2020 Third Place Award for Overall Excellence
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2019 First Place Award for Editorial Board
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2019 Third Place Award for Overall Print Excellence
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2019 Honorable Mention for Distinguished Journalism
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2019 First Place Award for High School Newspapers
American Scholastic Press Association
2018 Silver Award for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2018 First Place Award for High School Newspapers
American Scholastic Press Association
2018 Second Place NJ Distinguished Journalism Award
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2017 Gold Award for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2016 All-American with 4 Marks of Distinction
National Scholastic Press Association
2016 Silver Award for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2016 First Place Award for High School Newspapers
American Scholastic Press Association
2016 First Place in Layout & Design: Sabrina Fleischman
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2016 First Place in Editorial Cartooning: Maya Shapiro
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2016 Honorable Mention in Sports Writing: Will Freeman
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
2015 Silver Award for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2014 First Place Award for High School Newspapers
American Scholastic Press Association
2014 Bronze Award Winner for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2013 Silver Award Winner for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2012 Silver Award Winner for High School Newspapers
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Join Verve, Summit High School's student newspaper, by registering for our Journalism electives. Verve is published monthly by students in Journalism 2, 3, and 4.
NCTE Achievement Award in Writing
2023 Superior Performance in Writing
Matt Lameo
Chloe Lee
2020 Superior Performance in Writing
William Cho
2019 Superior Performance in Writing
Alexander Supran
2018 Superior Performance in Writing
Andrew Kelser
Julia Kuzniar
Tessa Pulgar
2016 Superior Performance in Writing
Matthew Colon
Olivia Humphreys
2015 Superior Performance in Writing:
Jon Ollom
2013 Superior Performance in Writing:
Connor Hanley
2012 Superior Performance in Writing:
Abby Beier
Eric Weitzner
Quintessence
Summit High School's Art & Literary Magazine
Submit to Quintessence, Summit High School's award winning literary magazine. We accept any and all genres of creative writing: personal essays, poetry, short stories, graphic novels, song lyrics, screenplays, etc. Submissions can be made electronically by emailing:
The subject of the email should read: Literary Submission. Be sure to include your name, grade and contact information in the body of the email.
We also accept any and all mediums of artwork as long as it can be submitted as an electronic file. Email a photo of your artwork to:
Submissions need to be JPEG files. JPEGS should be sized at 300 dpi or higher resolution. The subject of the email should read:
Quintessence Artwork. Be sure to include your full name, grade, contact information, and the title and medium of the artwork you are submitting.
Meetings are held on Thursday at lunch in room 233.
All are welcome!
2023 Superior Ranking for Literary Magazines
National Council of Teachers of English
2022 First Place
American Scholastic Press Association
2016 First Place with Special Merit
American Scholastic Press Association
2015 First Place with Special Merit
American Scholastic Press Association
2014 First Place Best Variety of Literary and Art Works
American Scholastic Press Association
2013 Superior Ranking for Literary Magazines
National Council of Teachers of English
2013 First Place with Special Merit
American Scholastic Press Association
2013 Most Outstanding High School Literary-Art Magazine
American Scholastic Press Association
2012 First Place Award for Literary Magazines
American Scholastic Press Association
2012 Superior Ranking for Literary Magazines
National Council of Teachers of English
Poetry Out Loud
2016-17 First Place in Region 5 Poetry Recitation Contest
Zachary Olson
The Top — the SHS Yearbook
2023-24 Excellence in Clubs and Organizations Coverage: The Top Staff
Garden Scholastic Press Association
2023-24 Excellence in Student Life Coverage: Hallway Decorating
Garden Scholastic Press Association
2023-24 Second Place Silver Award: The Top
Garden Scholastic Press Association
