▁year . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁award ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁straight ▁Gold ▁Crown ▁for ▁the ▁student ▁newspaper , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁record . ▁ ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁straight ▁for ▁the ▁literary ▁magazine . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁school ▁year book ▁had ▁won ▁either ▁a ▁Silver ▁or ▁Gold ▁Crown ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁consecutive ▁years . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁middle ▁school ▁magazine ▁won ▁its ▁ 3 rd ▁consecutive ▁Gold ▁Crown , ▁an ▁award ▁given ▁to ▁only ▁ 1 ▁or ▁ 2 ▁publications ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁middle ▁school ▁literary ▁magazine ▁won ▁a ▁Gold ▁Circle ▁Award ▁from ▁Columbia ▁by ▁finishing ▁third ▁in ▁" use ▁of ▁typ ography ," ▁which ▁is ▁notable ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁junior ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁compet ing ▁against ▁over ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁college ▁publications . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁SM ▁student ▁newspaper ▁and ▁literary ▁magazine ▁also ▁won ▁National ▁Pac em aker ▁Awards ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Sch ol astic ▁Press ▁Association ▁( NS PA ). ▁The ▁newspaper ▁has ▁won ▁ 8 ▁Pac em aker ▁Awards ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁year book ▁won ▁its ▁ 6 th ▁Pac em aker ▁Award ▁in ▁ 7 ▁years ▁and ▁its ▁ 1 1 th ▁overall . ▁ ▁A ▁St . ▁Mark ' s