NEHS is excited to continue working with The Harvard Crimson, offering an extraordinary platform for students to showcase their journalistic talents to a global audience. This exciting competition aims to celebrate high school students who, through their dedication to the art and craft of journalism, have made a profound impact on their own lives, enriched the lives of their peers, enhanced their school’s culture, and have contributed meaningfully to their communities, whether through digital or print media.
We envision this competition as a catalyst that will inspire NEHS student members worldwide to establish vibrant student publications, fostering a new generation of keen-eyed reporters and eloquent writers. Furthermore, we aspire for educators to weave student journalism into their curricula, unlocking new avenues for creativity and critical thinking in the classroom.
Awards
There are two categories within the Harvard Crimson Student Journalism Awards: Student Publication and Student Article.
Student Publication Award
The NEHS-Harvard Crimson Student Publication Award is given to the editorial boards of on-going student-led school-wide journalistic publications produced at schools with active NEHS chapters. The award recognizes quality and style in both writing and presentation.
NEHS will provide first, second, and third place awards in the Student Publication Award:
- First place: $500
- Second Place: $400
- Third Place: $275
The Harvard Crimson will award a summer internship to the Editor-in-Chief and another member of the editorial team winners of the Student Publication Award.
Student Article Award
The NEHS-Harvard Crimson Student Article Award is given to the author of an article published in an on-going, student-led, school-wide journalistic publication produced at a school with an active NEHS chapter. The award recognizes quality and style in both content and journalistic style.
NEHS will provide the following first, second, and third place awards:
- First place: $150
- Second place: $100
- Third place: $75
The Harvard Crimson will award a summer internship to the winner of the Student Article award.
Eligiblity
- Applicants to the Student Article award must be NEHS student members enrolled in a school with an active NEHS chapter.
- At least some of the editorial board of any publication submitted to the Student Publication award must be NEHS student members enrolled in a school with an active NEHS chapter. Each chapter can only submit one full publication to the Student Publication award. Any winners must be NEHS student members.
Submission Requirements
Student Publication Award
- Editorial boards should submit one complete edition of their on-going student-led school-wide journalistic publication (magazine or newspaper) by uploading a high-quality PDF (.pdf) document.
- In the case of online only publications, please contact Christopher Lockwood, NEHS Director, to discuss the submission process.
- The publication should have been produced and published, with the permission of school authorities, within the current academic year.
- Literary magazines, anthologies of creative writing, and yearbooks cannot be submitted to this award. Only journalistic publications will be accepted.
Student Article Award
- Student journalists should submit one piece of writing, of no more than 600 words, that has been published in their school’s on-going, student-led, school-wide journalistic publication (a magazine or newspaper) by uploading a high-quality PDF (.pdf) copy of the original, word-processed, article.
- The submission could be an editorial, feature story, op-ed, or a review.
- Submissions to literary magazines, anthologies of creative writing, and yearbooks cannot be submitted to this award. Only submissions to journalistic publications will be accepted.
- The submission should have been written and published, with permission from school authorities, within the current academic year.
Submission Process
- All submissions must be made via the NEHS AwardSpring platform during the Spring Awards Cycle.
- Student members must upload a PDF file (.pdf) of the article or full publication they wish to submit.
- Applicants must complete demographic data questions prior to submitting their documentation.
- All student writers submitting work to the Student Article award must include a 150-word (max.) third-person biography and high-resolution portrait photo. All student writers submitting work to the Student Publication award must include a brief history of their publication as well as a group photo and short individual biographies of the editorial team.
- Applicants must agree that they are willing to provide a written report and photos detailing the impact the award has had on them and their publication, which can be used by NEHS to promote this and other opportunities in future years should they win an award.
Evaluation Process
All submissions will be evaluated by at least three members of the NEHS evaluation team.
All submissions will be evaluated against a rubric containing (but not limited to) the following categories
- Content and relevance
- Accuracy and credibility
- Structure and organization
- Writing style and voice
- Originality and creativity
- Impact and contribution
