The National Council of Teachers of English has recommended HB's Retrospect for its top honor in the 2017 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. Only two Ohio schools were recommended to receive the Highest Award, which Retrospect also earned in 2015. In the 2017 award notification letter, the NCTE congratulated faculty advisor Scott Parsons, director of the Osborne Writing Center, saying, "You have inspired a love of writing and built a community around the written word that your students will remember for the rest of their lives."
Retrospect is produced each year by a team of 12th grade editors, and the book includes the work of Upper School students from all grade levels. Girls submit visual art, poetry, prose, essays, and short stories for consideration. The resulting publication is a beautiful compilation of many voices and perspectives. You can read the 2017 issue of HB's student literary journal here: http://bit.ly/2rpWpSI.
Congratulations to the members of the class of 2017 who served as editors for this award-winning book: Sam Scott, Ellie Cascio, Rosalie Phillips, Taylor Herrick, Regan Brady, Carly Wellener, Lina Ghosh, Kristina Mullen, Arielle DeVito, Gigi Protasiewicz, Marisa Lancaster, Maria Perilla, Hanna Keyerleber, Chloe Schwartz, and Lane Chesler.