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"The Little Green" honored with New England award

The Little Green, Central High School’s student newspaper, received a second place All-New England Award for Class I newspapers from the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) for the second consecutive year. The paper also received the Highest Achievement Award, which was presented at the NESPA’s 69th annual spring conference at Boston University’s College of Communications on May 5.

In addition to the All-New England honor, Little Green editor-in-chief Aidan Ryan was recognized for Best Page Design for his “Election 2016” feature, and writer Lily O’Connell received an award for her article, "The Central 'Stache."

The Little Green, which is published eight times a year, is a forum for student expression and is not funded by the school district. Faculty advisers are Carol and Scott MacDonald.

NESPA’s judging panel consisted of Boston University journalism professors and experienced scholastic media advisers, who considered entries from 800 New England school publications. 
The 2016-2017 Little Green staff:
Back row: Ryan Leonard, Niko Kacavas, Aidan Ryan, Declan Knieriem, Liam O'Connell, Brendon Lewis
Middle Row: Matt Gilroy, Aidan Latona, Sophia Ferro, Abbey Conrad, Max Nakos, Jayda Ragas
Front Row: Lilly Hayward, Andriana Skaperdas, Meredith Stisser, Monericka Semeran, Natalie Rivera



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