The Exonian

The Exonian
Phillips Exeter Academy
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Founder(s) E. H. Mariett
E. B. Balch
W. N. Needles, Jr.
Editor-in-chief Rose Horowitch
Founded April 6, 1878 (1878-04-06)
Headquarters Exeter, New Hampshire
Website www.theexonian.com

The Exonian is the weekly student-run newspaper for Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH. It has been printed continuously since April 6, 1878, making it the oldest preparatory school newspaper in the country.[1] It is published weekly by its student board, and is subject to faculty censorship. Many parents and alumni/ae hold subscriptions to the paper, which acts as a forum for the ideas of the Exeter community and prints extensive news, opinion, sports, and feature articles, such as faculty member profiles. In 2011, the newspaper became available to all students free of cost. The current Editor-in-Chief is Rose Horowitch.

History

The paper was begun as a weekly in 1878, when three Exeter students, two of whom were roommates in Abbot Hall, decided to publish a newspaper for the Academy.[2] The first issue appeared on Saturday, April 6, of that year.

The Exonian has been published online since 2010.[3]

Mission

As stated on the Exonian website, its mission is as follows:

The primary focus of The Exonian as a high-school newspaper is to provide meaningful content and independent reporting to the Exeter community by allowing students of Phillips Exeter Academy to work as practicing journalists. We strive to achieve or surpass the professional standards of journalistic integrity in all of our work.[4]

Recent Leadership

Year Board Editor-in-Chief Managing Editors News Editors Opinions Editors Life Editors Humor Editors Sports Editors Business Board
2018 140 Rose Horowitch Madison Kang, John Beckerle Don Assamongkol, Paul James, and Sarah Ryu Hillary Davis, Grace Carroll, and Alan Wu Ava Harrington, Lizzie Madamidola, and Abby Zhang Emily Cloonan, Ashley Lin, Makinrola Orafidiya, and Jared Zhang Sam Michaels, Henry Tan, Troy Marrero, Weldon Chan, Amelia Lee, Justin Psaris
2017 139 Emily Pelliccia Claire Jutabha and Erica Hogan James Cassidy, Harry Saunders, and Sophia Zu Cedric Blaise, Emily Green and Billy O'Handley Taylor Walshe and Jack Baker Pedro Sanson, Ryan Nguy, Will Soltas, Weldon Chan, Stuart Rucker
2016 138 Philip Kuhn Hannah Petite and Alan Liu Joonho Jo, Melissa Lu, and Henrietta Reily RC McShane, Majestic Terhune, and Elizabeth Yang CJ Obiofuma, Christine Hu Timur Luke, CJ Obiofuma, Craig Celestin, Stuart Rucker, Bonnie Labonte, Emma Norton
2015 137 Jack Hirsch Tommy Song and Heather Nelson Rex Bone, Rex Tercek, and Alex Zhang Will Belmont, Jeff Mellen, Joyce Tseng Will Ettinger, Audrey DeGuerrera, and Kevin Zhen Josh "Georgia" Forbes, Benjamin MacLean, and Tommy Cefalu
2014 136 Katie Liptak Jay Lee and Amanda Hu Alice McCrum, Sam Yoo, and Catherine Zhu Katie Casado and Ben Hogoboom Andrew Poggione, Tommy Miller

Notable alumni

Honors and awards

The newspaper The Grave at the fictional Gravesend Academy from A Prayer for Owen Meany is based on The Exonian.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Phillips Exeter Academy#Extra-curricular activities
  2. ↑ Familiar Sketches of the Phillips Exeter Academy and Surroundings, Frank Herbert Cunningham, James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
  3. ↑ "The Exonian". theexonian.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  4. ↑ "The Exonian". theexonian.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Bloomberg's Women Behind the News: Laurie Hays | International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  6. ↑ "2002 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Scholastic Recipients | Columbia Scholastic Press Association". cspa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  7. ↑ Awarded to individual students working for the newspaper.
  8. ↑ "2005 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Scholastic Recipients | Columbia Scholastic Press Association". cspa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  9. ↑ "NSPA - 2007 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". studentpress.org. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  10. ↑ The Exonian was also a finalist in the years 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2016.
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