The
Middle Ground receives national recognition
Congratulations to Niskayuna's middle school
students and teachers responsible for creating
the 2006 edition of The Middle Ground!
This middle school anthology of literature and
art received a ranking of Excellent from the
National Conference of Teachers of English (NCTE)
in its annual Program to Recognize Excellence in
Student Literary Magazines.
The Program to Recognize Excellence in Student
Literary Magazines honors quality literary
magazines from middle schools, junior high
schools, and high schools in the United States,
Canada, and American schools abroad. The
Middle Ground was among the 236 student
magazines selected nationwide – 25 in New York
State – for this distinction.
To receive a rank of Excellent, judges must
consider the magazine to have an extremely high
quality of writing; include a variety of genres;
have meticulous editing; include some writings
from other subject areas; design and graphics
that are attractive and pertinent to writings;
and students have strong roles in editorial,
production, and business aspects.
The
Middle Ground receives national recognition