ApplePi News

March 2, 2010

ApplePi announces its "I am" Original Poetry Contest (not what you think)

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Winter issue launch December 8

The winter edition of ApplePi, featuring writing, photography and a from students from eight schools, will be held at the Lifeways School auditorium beginning at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8. The pubic is invited to meet the contributors. Click on the publications menu selection from the ApplePi drop down menus to see a PDF of this issue.

ApplePi Staff Plans Writers' Forum

ApplePi want to help student authors make connections. Starting in 2010, the staff plans to bring together high school student authors to meet, exchange ideas, and share their works in Methuen. The first writers' forum is being planned for a Monday afternoon in mid January, with additional ones approximately every two months. Look for more details soon.

ApplePi deadline is October 22

The staff of ApplePi plans to publish two editions this year, one in December and the other in June. The deadline for the fall edition is October 22. See ApplePi Overview for more information. If you go to Andover High, Coastal Alternative, Collaborative Alternative, Essex Academy, Greater Lawrence Tech, Lawrence High, Methuen High, or North Andover High, please check with your school's advisor on how to submit.

ApplePi debuts with launch night at Lawrence High School

ApplePi launch On June 10, GLEC Multicultural Enrichment launched the first issue of ApplePi, our regional high school magazine, with a reading and reception at Lawrence High School. Students, friends, relatives and teachers came together to meet and hear the contributors recite and speak about their works. Students from six GLEC high schools contributed prose, poetry, music, photography and artwork to this 24-page issue. For more information, go to the horizontal menu and find Enrichment to find the four web pages for ApplePi. And look for notices on how to submit to ApplePi at your high school. ApplePi is produced and edited by students from the participating high schools who meet at the GLEC office in Methuen on Monday afternoons to produce GLEC three magazines: AppleSeed (grades 3-5), AppleSauce (grades 6-8) and ApplePi (high school). Read the Eagle Tribune newspaper article on ApplePi (PDF).

Student editors wanted

Wanted: High school students, especially sophomores, from LHS, GLTS, AHS, NAHS & MHS, who are interested in working on the GLEC magazine staff as assistant editors for GLEC’s three “Apple” magazines. Meetings are in Methuen at the GLEC Office on Monday afternoons from 3 - 5 p.m. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and be part of a program that publishes 600 students a year. Contact Mr. McConaughy or read more details. (PDF)

MHS senior honored with GLEC Journalism AwardSam IwenSamantha Iwen, MHS ’09, receives the GLEC Journalism Award from Mr. McConaughy

Samantha Iwen, a 2009 graduate of Methuen High School, was presented with the 2009 GLEC Journalism Award. Samantha served on the staff of ApplePi, AppleSeed, and AppleSauce since her sophomore year, helping to produce thirteen issues of these magazines. In addition, she helped to organize five "AppleSpice Coffee Houses," the inspiration for ApplePi Magazine. Sam had a piece published in AppleSauce in middle school and contributed two written pieces and one instrumental composition to the inaugural issue of ApplePi. The award was presented at the launch night of the 20th edition of AppleSauce on June 4 at North Andover Middle School and at the launch night of the first edition of ApplePi, which was at Lawrence High School on June 10. Thanks to the generosity of a parent with strong ties to the GLEC Enrichment program, a cash award accompanied this year's honors. Sam is now a freshman at UMass Boston pursuing her creative interests. Congratulations, Sam!

 

 

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