NEW ORLEANS – The Lusher Charter School has received Louisiana’s highest award from the National Council of Teachers of English for its 2014 Literary Magazine, Street.
The award recognizes excellence in student literary magazines.
Participants in Lusher’s Creative Writing program contributed to the magazine. Lusher students also contributed artwork, photographs and graphic design. Street’s faculty advisor was Brad Richard and student editors were Peyton Brunet and Helene Lovett.
The National Council of Teachers of English established the program to recognize excellence in student literary magazines nationally. The program is intended as a means of recognition for students, teachers and schools producing excellent literary magazines; as an inducement for improving the quality of such magazines; and as encouragement for all schools to develop literary magazines, seeking excellence in writing and school wide participation in production.
Lusher Charter School’s creative writing program is a nationally recognized, award-winning program. The program continuously sweeps the Scholastic Writing Awards and Faulkner Awards.
Lusher student Madeline LeCesne was also named a 2014 National Student Poet.
