BHS Literary Magazine Scores Best In State

From Mari Lerz, Assistant Principal, Bethel High School:

Marjorie Overmier and I are thrilled to report that the Bethel High School Literary Arts Magazine, Mirage, received its highest ranking and score from the NCTE's Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM). 

To top it off, not only was this our best score, it was the highest score in the state of Connecticut!  For the first time ever, Mirage will enter the national competition and be judged at the NCTE Annual Conference. 

We want to congratulate our talented staff:

Editors: 

Luisa Kenausis and Jillian Giambruno, Editors in Chief

Beverly Johnson, Art Editor

Romana Pilepich, Photo Editor

Emily Randhahn and Angelica Bonnabeau, Literary Editors (graduated)

Contributing Staff:

Amanda Bagala, Rachel Barton, Vatsal Bhagwani, Isabel Brooks, Lauren Cannizzaro, Katelynn Dudley, Megan Fehr, Yoselyn Gomez, Brianna Grant, Abby Hoffmann, Chrissy Jones, Ariel Ligowski, Max Sage-Robison, Lucy Soutter, Mary Tedesco, Paul Tyra, Kiana Yup

Mari Lerz

Assistant Principal, Bethel High School

World Language Dept. Chairperson