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Last Wednesday afternoon, half-dozen cardboard boxes or so arrived at Millburn High School. They remained unopened until 2:32 p.m., when staff members poured in to Room 218 to celebrate the publication of this year's edition of WORD, Millburn High School's reputed literary magazine.

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The student staff of Millburn High School's literary magazine, WORD, celebrate the publication of this year's edition.

WORD has published student pieces that exemplify the creativity, writing-prowess and diversity of Millburn High School's student body since its founding in 2003. The magazine has won numerous awards since 2006, including National Council of Teachers of English student magazine awards and two coveted gold medals in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Critique program. That program, affiliated with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, has given out prestigious awards and helpful advice for deserving student publications since 1925.

As the adviser for WORD's staff, Millburn High School AP English Literature and Composition teacher Minaz Jooma has helped guide the magazine towards success. When asked what makes WORD an award-winning magazine, she says, "our hard-working, talented students are nurtured by dedicated faculty in all disciplines; since these factors are combined with an administration and community that understand the intrinsic value of supporting creativity, our students excel!"

Josh Kimelman, a senior editor of WORD who will serve as its editor-in-chief next year, agrees that the magazine is "a product of hard-work, dedication, and talent." But he adds that "it's not the staff members who make it what it is. Every year, our peers at MHS surprise us again and again with the sheer brilliance of their writing."

This year's edition of WORD can be read at http://www.edline.net/pages/Millburn_HS/Clubs/Literary_Magazine.

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Millburn High School students celebrate release of WORD magazine