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Congratulations to Lucy D. ’30 on winning an award for Superior Feature Writing in the 2026 Journalism Education Association Junior High/Middle School National Media Writing Contest! Her winning article, "Friends Alum's 9/11 Ordeal Inspired Hit Musical," profiles Peter Kaestner ’71's experience aboard a plane that was diverted on September 11, 2001.
Lucy's article was published in the Friends Middle School newspaper, The Raspberry Donut, of which she is a reporter, and reprinted online in the Friends Upper School newspaper, The Quaker Quill, during the 2025-26 school year.
This year, out of 315 students who submitted entries to the Junior High/Middle School National Media Contest, Lucy was just one of 48 students to earn a superior award. See the full list of winners here.
Congratulations on this incredible achievement, Lucy!