Echoes was selected to receive a rank of Superior in the 2018 NCTE Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Program. The National Council of Teachers of English congratulates all of the students (and others) who have contributed to this “exceptional publication.”
1. Shweta Modi won the Middlesex County Good Citizenship Award (2013) for her essay on national patriotism and youth. The essay contest was sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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2. 10-Minute Play Festival at Edison High School (2014)
7. Three of Angelia Silvero‘s poems were published by Creative Communication. She has also written a story that is featured on this page.
8. Eddie Lin is the AUsome Balloon Creator who makes balloon art for local and regional events, such as the Metuchen June Bug Art Festival and New York City’s annual Passport to Taiwan. Eddie has traveled to Tawain to develop his art and participate in events there as well. Recently, he was featured on the NBC News website.
9. Destini Preisler‘s poem “Blue” advanced to the semi-final round of the National Amateur Poetry Competition. Destini’s poem will also be featured in Where the Mind Dwells, a book published by the competition organizers that will be available on Amazon and in Barnes and Noble.
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10. Edison 10-Minute Play Festival (2015)
featuring EHS and JPS writers and performers
When: Wednesday, 4/29
Time: 7 P.M. – 9 P.M.
Where: EHS Choir Room
Original plays selected:
“Wait, Where’d My Friend Go?” by Qainat Kashmiri (EHS)
“In the End” by Sang Nguyen (EHS)
“Can We, Please?” by Destini Preisler (EHS)
“Hey, Remember That Time?” by Rebecca Temple (EHS)
“Dial Tone” by Zenobia Tamboly (JPS)
“The Case of Facebook v. Tumblr” by Tanya Banerjee, Juhi Patel, and Meghan Spatz (JPS)
11. Teen Ink has published six pieces by Michaela Hamaid, including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
12. Echoes in the Home News Tribune, an article by Susan Bloom
13. Employees Must Wash Hands, a short film by Kahlil Maskati, graduate of EHS and winner of the Oliver Stone Screenwriting Award, NYU-Tisch 2014
14. Odyssey has featured No, I Did Not “Hop the Border” To Get Here, a personal essay by Julian Baro, as well as other pieces by him.
15. Cate Martin was a guest lecturer in the EHS Creative Writing Class in May 2016. She has written several novels of her own and is in the process of working with an editor to get her most recent effort published.
16. Foram Pare‘s Eyes are the Windows to the Soul, a realistic flash fiction piece, was the winner of the Editor’s Choice Award on the Major Reads website in July 2016.
17. Ballet is truly who I am, a video and commentary by Grace McCann that features her successful performances.
18. Marissa Kentos‘s Finger Slaves was originally published on Teen Ink.
19. Terrel Grier‘s Bluff was originally published on Teen Ink.
20. Jessica Momanyi won the $100 prize for Writing and Performance for her poem entitled “A Monologue” at the Edison High School Poetry Slam on April 20th, 2017. Destiny Valerio won Honorable Mention for Writing for her poem “Dyslexic Hero.”
21. The following Juniors earned a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for submitting poems to Representative Frank Pallone’s 2nd Annual Poetry Program in honor of the 21st Anniversary of National Poetry Month (April 2017): Qainat Kashmiri, Daisy Saavedra, McKenna Bryne, Shivani Chandrasekaran, Janushkaa Dharmesh, Ahmad Mahmood, Maahum Hassan, Isha Sharma, Rimsha Najmi, Aysha Khawaja, and Sofia Vargas.
22. Best Poets in the EHS Creative Writing Class (2017): Eddie Beirovic, Cassandra Nelson, Ananya Pandya, and Micah White
23. Best Flash Fiction Writers in the EHS Creative Writing Class (2017): Eddie Becirovic and Serena Klein
24. Best 10-Minute Playwrights/Screenwriters in the EHS Creative Writing Class (2017): Terrel Grier, David Lupowitz, Stephannie Morin, and Ananya Pandya
25. Best Novelists (excerpts) in the EHS Creative Writing Class (2017): David Lupowitz and Aiza Shahid
26. For a devotion to writing and the promotion of Echoes, the 2017 and first-ever Excellence in Creative Writing Award recipient is Destiny Valerio.
27. Melissa Solis Harry created Black Folk’s League, a store meant for the people who are black and proud & would love to show it off.
28. Destini Preisler, class of 2015, is a published poet and member of the United States Air Force. One of her poems was published in Best Poets of 2016, by Eber and Wein Publishing.
29. The 2018 Excellence in Creative Writing Award recipient is Qainat Kashmiri. Qainat was actively involved in the creative writing program at EHS since her freshman year, when she first began submitting pieces to the Echoes Literary Magazine and earned a spot in the Edison 10-Minute Play Festival. She presented a number of her pieces at the Echoes Coffee House, as a participant and later as an emcee. Qainat also received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for submitting a poem to Representative Frank Pallone’s 2nd Annual Poetry Program in honor of the 21st Anniversary of National Poetry Month.
30. The Best Writers in the Creative Writing Class of the 2017-2018 School Year are as follows.
Best Poets: Krisha Balar, Divya Dayal, Kaithlyn Flores
Best Flash Fiction Writers: Isha Sharma, Francisco Velazquez
Best Novelists (based on an excerpt): Cody Conrad, Danielle Morio
Best Playwright or Screenwriter: Zenaya Brito, Janushkaa Dharmesh
31. Shruti Venkatabalakrishnan was a top 20 finalist in the writing competition sponsored by the Mali Rising Foundation, which helps poor children in Africa who currently suffer due to an inadequate infrastructure and poor living conditions. In her essay, Shruti argued why an education for these children is important.
32. Forty EHS students, grades 9 through 12, submitted poems to Congressman Frank Pallone’s 2019 National Poetry Month Showcase. Some may read their poems at the Poem In Your Pocket event on April 18th. Congratulations on completing, submitting, and/or reading your work.
33. The Best Writers in the Creative Writing Class of the 2018-2019 School Year are as follows.
Best Poets: Melanie Silvero, Maninder Dhesi, Sarah Shamraiz-Ali, Avleen Baring, Lauren Karvaski, and Natalia Parajon
Best Flash Fiction Writers: Melanie Silvero, Natalia Parajon, Josephine Ho, Da’Ion Whigham
Best Screenwriters: Maria Malik, Brandon Soohoo, Aima Rizvi, and Lauren Karvaski
34. The 2019 Excellence in Creative Writing Award recipient is Teresa Luciani. Teresa was actively involved in the creative writing program at EHS since her freshman year, when she first began submitting pieces to Echoes Literary Magazine and earned a spot in the EHS Candlelight Vigil for Peace. She presented a number of her pieces at the Echoes Coffee House, as a participant and later as an emcee. Teresa also received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for submitting a poem to Representative Frank Pallone’s 4th Annual Poetry Program in honor of National Poetry Month.
35. The 2020 Excellence in Creative Writing Award recipient is Lauren Karvaski. Lauren excelled in writing stylized poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, and scripts in both Creative Writing I and II. She is currently working on a fantasy novel.
36. The 2020 Echoes Poet and Storyteller is Micah White. As a student in Creative Writing I and II, Micah demonstrated that he is a philosophical poet and storyteller. He submitted a philosophical lyric poem to Congressman Frank Pallone’s poetry program and, using a pseudonym, other pieces to Echoes Literary Magazine Online. Micah also recited a thoughtful and inspiring poem for the Black History Month event during the 2019-2020 school year.
Echoes Literary Magazine Online 