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The Sagamore is Brookline High School's student-run newspaper. It is "an independent, school-affiliated publication produced monthly by the students of Brookline High School," according to the paper's [thesagonline.com website]. Each issue consists of five sections: NEWS, OPINIONS, CENTERSPREAD, ARTS, and SPORTS, each of which is assigned one writing editor (with the exception of NEWS, which has two) and one layout editor. Issues are distributed free of charge in and around Brookline High School on "distribution days", when the issues are released, and are also available all month in front of the Sagamore room (room 385) and in the Brookline High School library. Copies of each issue are also sent to the homes of subscribers. Subscriptions can be purchased from members of the Sagamore staff or and are managed by the business team.
Staff
Staff members take the Journalism I and Journalism II classes, taught by Sagamore advisers Lindsay Wise and Marcella Anderson. Depending on how long a member has served on the staff, different positions are available to them. In a student's first year on the staff, they are restricted to a basic journalist position, conducting interviews and writing articles as they learn the essence of journalistic ethics, procedures, and skills in the accompanying Journalism I class. In a student's second year, leadership positions such as section writing or section layout editors, along with the photo and business teams, are assigned by the advisers in addition to the responsibilities of the first year, but the Journalism II class includes more production time. Third-year students, in the Journalism II class along with second-year students, are assigned to a different set of jobs, including the position of Editor-in-Chief (EIC), which is shared between two students who are selected by the advisers via an application process.
Positions
- Editors in Chief: Alex Friedman and Alex Johnson
- Managing Writing Editor: Miriam El-Baz
- News Writing Editors: Juliana Kaplan and Jeremy Margolis
- Opinions & Centerspread Writing Editor: Emmanuel D'Agostino
- Arts Writing Editor: Kate Finnerty
- Sports Writing Editor: Seth Coven
- Managing Copy Editor: Aaron Sege
- Copy Editors: Irene Gilbert and Ashley Lee
- Research Manager: Irene Gilbert
- Manager of Pitches: Ashley Lee
- Managing Website Editor: Emma Nash
- Website Editors: Matthias Muendel, Sophia Rintell and Rebecca Segal
- Managing Layout Editor: Jennifer Sun
- News Layout Editor: Alua Noyan
- Opinions & Centerspread Layout Editor: Jason Lammers
- Arts Layout Editor: Maya Margolis
- Sports Layout Editor: JK Suh
- Photo and Visuals Manager: Ethan Roubenoff
- Photo and Visuals Staff: Barker Colbert-Reagan, Caroline Fishkin and Sophie Rubin
- Business Manager: Tasoula Burk
- Business Staff: Lily Bohloke, Anthony Poluyanoff and Eoin Walsh
- Public Relations Manager: Ben Gladstone
- Human Resources Manager: Pearl Choi
Funding
The Sagamore is provided with a work space and some resources (such as computers and recording devices) by the Brookline High School administration, but the paper is independent and raises its own funds for printing, mailing, etc. through the sale of advertisements and through their subscribers. Income is managed by the business team.
Online presence
The [thesagonline.com Sagamore website] includes not only articles from the paper issues, but also online exclusives and features such as school calendars and files. The Sagamore also has a Facebook page which gives updates on school events.
Awards
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Newspaper Critique'
- 2010 Gold Medalist
- 2010 All-Columbian Honors, Coverage
- New England Scholastic Press Association Special Achievement Awards
- 2011 Highest Achievement, Newspaper Class I