Gator Smashes Record, Wins 17 Regional Awards

Gator students show off the 17 awards, including the All-New England award for overall excellence, outside of Boston University’s College of Communications. L-R: Gabe Cohen Cohen ’26, Edward Flint ’26, Bede Paasch-Pearce ’27, Cooper Horn ’27, Amelia Bowman ’25, Adviser David Cutler, Mary Wang ’26, Livvy Avignon ’26, Jack Malloy ’25. Designed in Canva.

The Gator garnered 15 individual awards at today’s New England Scholastic Press Association’s Spring Conference, along with two top collective prizes for overall excellence, including its 6th-consecutive All-New England Award.

This represents the highest number of regional awards ever garnered by The Gator within a single academic year, surpassing the previous record of eight wont last spring.

“I’ve said this all year long, but don’t let the relative youth of this newsroom send any doubt about their capabilities,” Cutler said. “The proof is in the pudding. I am just one proud educator.”

Eleven student journalists attended the event, with Co-Editor-in-Chief Amelia Bowman ’25 presenting on a panel about covering divisive and controversial content.

2024 NESPA Awards

Winners

Massachusetts All-State Staff, Evan Michaeli '24 (2024)
All-New England Achievement in Scholastic Editing and Publishing (2024)
Highest Achievement in Scholastic Editing and Publishing (2024)
Special Achievement Award for Page Design, Evan Michaeli '24, Chocking Ourselves to Death (2024)
Special Achievement Award for Page Design, V. Boys 1 Makes History Despite Championship Loss, Gator Staff (2024)
Special Achievement Award for Special Section, Chloe Rose Scolnick '25, Series: Diploma Diaries (2024).
Special Achievement Award for Sports Story, Nolan Suraci '26, Boys XC Shines at NEPSTA (2024).
Special Achievement Award for News Story, Cathy Wu '24, Seniors Can Skip AP Exams in Most Subjects (2024).
Special Achievement Award for News Story, Amelia Bowman '25, Community Unites Against Hate: A Call for Education, Empathy and Advocacy (2024).
Special Achievement Award for News Story, Amelia Bowman '25, Israel-Hamas War: Schools Calls for Compassion (2024).
Special Achievement for Page Design, Tavio Mares-Van Praag '27, Gators Defeat Penguins in Quarterfinal Upset (2024).
Special Achievement Award for Feature Story, Edward Flint '26, Immigration Stories at School (2024).
Special Achievement Award for Feature Story,Rachael Rosenberg '27, Academic Priorities Limit Club Meeting Periods (2024)
Special Achievement Award for Opinion Story, Mary Wang '26, Op-Ed: Embracing French as a Third Language (2024).
Special Achievement Award for Opinion Story, Evan Michaeli '24, Ten Years Later, We Remain Boston Strong (2024)
Special Achievement Award for Opinion Story, Michael Young '23, Tackling Public Transit in Massachusetts (2024).
Special Achievement Award for Opinion Story, James Yu '24, Home, Sweet Home (2024).

Co-Editor-in-Chief Evan Michaeli ’24 also earned recognition, securing a spot on the Massachusetts All-State Staff, a distinguished group comprising the top twelve student journalists statewide.

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Cutler encourages students to consider joining The Gator this fall, where he pledges to continue offering support to help students not only reach their highest potential, but also win individual and collective accolades, which, when the time comes, bolster job and college applicaitons.

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