Madison Edgewood High School Wins English Award

National Council of Teachers of English:

The National Council of Teachers of English awarded the "highest award" for literary excellence to a magazine from Edgewood High School.

The Wayfarer has earned the highest rating in three of the last four years. According to Edgewood Public Information Associate Kate Ripple, the school is the only one in Wisconsin to receive this honor this year, and only one of 50 schools nationally.

Diane Mertens, head of the Edgewood English Department, has led students for the magazine's entire 23 years of production.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 10, 2009 1:11 AM
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