Congratulations to The Sentenia, the student-run art and literary magazine of Piscataway High School, which has been recognized as “Excellent” by the REALM program of the National Council of Teachers of English! Schools in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and six countries nominated 456 student magazines for REALM, which stands for Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines.

“I was so ecstatic to find out we got an award,” said PHS junior Ayesha Kashif, editor in chief of The Sentenia. “Honestly, it felt like validation for all the hard work we've been putting in, and made me so happy that I committed to this project my freshman year. I hope the Sentenia can continue to do amazing things like this in the future!”

See digital copies of current and past issues of the Sentenia. The first Sentenia issue of 2026 will be posted in the next two weeks.

The REALM program publicly recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students with the support of their teachers. REALM is designed to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing.