Upper School Student Publications
Student Yearbook, Magazine, & Newspaper
At Gulliver Prep, our digital and printed publications offer many outlets for our students to be creative. Students learn skills in graphic design, visual communications and digital media as they work to produce the school yearbook, literary magazine, or newspaper. Many of the publications have won prestigious awards over the years and remain some of our most popular courses.
Raider Yearbook
A student-produced print publication capturing the year’s highlights through captivating graphic design.
The Raider Yearbook is an impressive, student-run publication, that serves as the school’s historical record of the academics, events, and student body each year. The Raider’s 400 pages are all conceptualized, designed, and created by a student-led staff, under the advisement of faculty member, Monica Rodriguez.
The publication stands as one of the top high school yearbooks in the U.S., having earned Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s prestigious Crown Award, and National Scholastic Press Association’s All-American awards for the past several years consecutively. The yearbook has been featured in NSPA’s “Best of the High School Press” publication, CSPA’s Crown Winners DVD, and Walsworth Publishing’s idea book Possibilities, and part of Walsworth Publishing’s President’s Collection, for excellence. The yearbook has also earned top recognition in the state of Florida, as a Florida Scholastic Press Association “All Florida” award recipient since 2011.
Recent Recognitions
2021 Awards and Accolades
Walsworth’s Gallery of Excellence – publisher national sample recognition
2021 FSPA Spring Digital Contest
All Florida: Melanie Pozo ‘23 – “Bookin’ It” – Yearbook Academics/Organizations Spread
All Florida: Kimberley Cruz ‘21 – “Safety Check” – Yearbook Academics/Organizations Spread
All Florida: Lucie Duchene ‘22 – “Globe Trotters” – Yearbook Academics/Organizations Spread
All Florida: Maria Sofia Latour ‘22 – “On Par” – Yearbook Sports Spread
All Florida: Adriana Leyba ‘22 – “Peak Performance” – Yearbook Sports Spread
All Florida: Adriana Leyba ‘22 – “Diving Into It” – Yearbook Sports Spread
All Florida: Morgan Vazquez ‘23 – “Pushing Further” – “Yearbook Sports Spread
All Florida: Paola Avazian ‘22 – “Dealing with It” – Yearbook Student Life Spread
All Florida: Kathleen Lewis ‘22 – “Combating Racism through the Power of Discussion” – General Feature Story
All Florida: Kathleen Lewis ‘22 – “A Precarious Balance of Safety and Tradition as Fall Athletics Resume” – Sports Feature
All Florida: Ethan Melendi ‘23 and Kathleen Lewis ‘22 – “Boys and Girls Soccer Teams Clinch District Championships” – Sports Feature
All Florida: Eduardo Cachon ‘21 – “Raiders Defeat Belen Jesuit in Blowout First Game” – Sports Game Coverage
2020 FSPA Fall Digital Contest
All Florida, Best of the Best: Victoria Poliak ‘22 – “Masked Crusaders” – Student Life Spread
2020 Awards and Accolades, “Truth”
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Gold Medalist
National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) All American with Four Marks of Distinction
Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) All Florida, Sunshine Standout Award (Best of the Best)
Staff
Kimberley Cruz ‘21, Editor in Chief
Cindy Vega ‘21, Editor in Chief
Lucie Duchene ‘22, Business Manager/Ads Editor
Maria Sofia Latour ‘22, People and Profiles Editor
Adriana Leyba ‘22, Sports Editor
Kate Perez ‘22, Clubs Editor
Victoria Poliak ‘22, Managing Editor
Morgan Vazquez ‘23, Copy Editor
Staff Writers/Designers:
Paola Avazian ‘22
Carolina Di Blasio ‘22
Melanie Pozo ‘23
Chiara Zecchini ‘23
Adviser:
Ms. Monica Rodriguez
The Raider Voice
A student-run multimedia news platform, featuring school news, student opinions and world events.
The Raider Voice newspaper is a student’s voice on campus! The multimedia publication offers students an opportunity to produce stories about issues that matter to them. As members of the newspaper staff, students experience what it’s like to be a journalist covering both school and community events, as well as writing editorials and commentary. Students also manage the Raider Voice companion social media sites as well as produce podcasts and newsreels for the online publication.
Recent Recognitions
2021 Awards and Accolades, The Raider Voice
SNO Distinguished Site Badges for Story Page Excellence, Continuous Coverage, Site Excellence, Excellent in Writing, and Multimedia Excellence
Quill & Scroll International Journalism Honor Society Blue and Gold Multimedia Excellence Award
2021 Best of SNO, National Recognition
Kathleen Lewis ‘22 – “Just Tell the Story:” Music Director Rufus Jones Paints the Life of Maestro Dean Dixon in Acclaimed 2015 Biography”
Natalia Lopez ‘22, Contributing Writer – “Op-Ed | Tech Censorship: The Dawn of a New America…”
Paulino Mercenari ‘23 – Prepcast Episode 7: Feminism Explained (feat. Olivia Martin-Johnson)
Samantha Gitlin ‘24 – Community Reacts in Horror to Jan. 6 Capitol Chaos
Paulino Mercenari ‘23 and Julian Concepcion ‘22 – Prepcast Episode 3: Black at Gulliver Prep (feat. Bianca Corgan ’16 and Jonathan Ubalijoro ’17)
Kathleen Lewis ‘22 – Combating Racism Through the Power of Discussion
Staff
Kathleen Lewis ‘22, Editor in Chief
Teresa Ariza ‘22, Social Media Editor
Eduardo Cachon ‘21, Sports Editor
Adviser:
Ms. Monica Rodriguez
Staff Writers/Designers:
Madison Aguilera ‘23
Teresa Ariza ‘22
Sabrina Bierman ‘22
Anya Gruener ‘24
Ainsley Kling ‘23
Ethan Melendi ‘22
Miranda Rodriguez ‘23
Reflections
A student-run literary and arts magazine, available both in print and online.
Reflections literary magazine offers a glimpse into students’ creativity at Gulliver Prep. This inter-disciplinary publication involves work from students in three academic and special areas: English and creative writing, Art and Journalism. All students are welcomed to submit pieces ranging from poetry, prose, drawings, painting, musical compositions and photography.
Recent Recognitions
2020 Awards and Accolades, “Rise”
CSPA Silver Crown Award
NSPA All American
FSPA All Florida
Staff
Editors, 2020 Literary Magazine, “Rise”
Olivia Martin-Johnson ‘22, Editor in Chief
Lucie Duchen ‘22, Editor in Chief
Kathleen Lewis ‘22, Managing Editor
Teresa Ariza ‘22, Web Editor
Kate Perez ‘22, Layout Editor
Adviser:
Ms. Monica Rodriguez