Student publication wins national award

Fox Chapel Area High School’s literary magazine “Tapestry” was named a first-place winner in the 2024 American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Contest/Review for Scholastic Yearbooks, Magazines and Newspapers. The publication was one of 91 from across the nation to receive a first-place award. The contest is open to schools from across the country, including colleges and universities, and students compete against those in schools with similar enrollment numbers.

The 2023-24 student staff members of “Tapestry” were 2024 graduates Caroline Berger (layout designer), Emma Bergerud, Mira Busch (layout designer), Laura Carter, Emmett Gillespie, Eileen Healy, Clara Kelley (editor in chief), Emma Kim, Madeleine Stone and Isabella White; 2024-25 senior Vie Filar; and 2024-25 juniors Veda Catone, Nora Kelley and Sophia Tai.  The students’ advisor is Fox Chapel Area High School English teacher Jessica Green.