About
The Mayfield Crier is a student-run news publication at Mayfield Senior School, an all-girls, independent, Catholic, college preparatory high school in Pasadena, California.
The Crier is a forum for student expression, written by students for the benefit of Mayfield Senior School’s community. Our goal is to report relevant issues to the best of our ability.
For the 2022-2023 school year, the Crier has been broadening our online presence through broadcasts, podcasts, and a new section called “Mayfield Minute.” This year, we hope to address justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout all sections of our publication as well as highlight local events within the Mayfield community.
Throughout the year, the Crier will publish pieces written by our many new and returning staff writers. We encourage our staff writers to pursue articles that they are passionate about.
The Crier wishes you an easy transition back to campus and hopes you have a wonderful school year filled with lasting memories.
CONTACT:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @mayfieldcriernews
Location: 500 Bellefontaine St, Pasadena, CA 91105
AWARDS:
2023-2024 School Year:
NY Times Photo Essay Contest Honorable Mention Stella Keyes, 16, Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, Calif.: “For Teenagers in Los Angeles, the High School Band Scene Redefines ‘Connection’”
NY Times Review Contest Honorable Mention Chloe Baghdassarian, 15, Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, Calif.: “‘Barbie’ Might Have to Go Back in the Box and On the Shelf”
NY Times Review Contest Honorable MentionStella Keyes, 16, Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus, Los Angeles: “More Than Just Murders in the Building: What Draws an Audience to Hulu’s Murder Mystery”
For the “Your Story Matters” essay contest hosted by Anne Frank LA, a non-profit dedicated to Anne Frank’s legacy, our Sarah Brennan ‘24 won 2nd Place, and Stella Keyes ‘25 won 3rd place in the 16-18 year-old category. Erin Harney ‘27 was a finalist in the 12-15 category. Contestants chose one of three selected quotations from The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and related it to their own lives
Scholastic Art and Writing *Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album Packs a Punch in the “GUTS” Honorable Mention (Critical Essay) Mary Bingham
Scholastic Art and Writing The Hypocrisy in The Land of The Free Honorable Mention (Critical Essay) stella keyes
Scholastic Art and Writing A Man’s World Silver Key (Critical Essay)Amy Tanaka Brewing Storms and Hope Silver Key (Critical Essay) Carolyn Freese
Scholastic Art and Writing “Priscilla”: The Disturbingly Realistic Dreamworld Gold Key (Journalism) Carolyn Freese
Cabrini Literary Guild Essay Contest Amy Tanaka “Who Needs a Therapist When You Have Social Media,” is the THIRD PLACE WINNER.
January 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Alisa Balian Critical Essay, Honorable Mention
2021-2022 School Year:
May 2022 — Honorable Mention NPR Student Podcast Challenge, Chloe Leong & Bella Guerra, “I Am My Own Podcast”
February 2022 — Honorable Mention The New York Times Student Review Contest, Madison Rojas, “Harry Styles in Concert: Spreading Acceptance and Love on Tour”
December 2021 — Best of SNO, Le Anh Metzger, “Anonymous Alerts: A New Safe Space for Students”
November 2021 — Best of Show Editorial Leadership JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Grace Sandman, Mayfield Crier, Pasadena, CA
November 2021 — Best of Show Social Justice Reporting JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Grace Sandman, “Mayfield Crier Examines How Cornelia Connelly’s Family History of Enslaving People Will Be Included Across Mayfield Senior’s Four Year Curriculum”
April 2021 — Honorable Mention NPR Student Podcast Challenge, Mariana Trujillo, “High School Memories”
March 2021 — Best of SNO, Grace Sandman, “Cornelia Connelly’s Family History of Enslaving People to be Included Across Mayfield Senior’s Four Year Curriculum”
January 2021 — Silver Key recipient Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Grace Sandman, “@Dear Instagram Accounts Prompt Painful Discussions, Public Disclosures About Elite Private Schools”
January 2021 — Silver Key recipient Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Grace Sandman, “Supreme Court’s Newest Justice Follows In The Seat But Not The Footsteps of Ruth Bader Ginsburg”
January 2021 — Honorable Mention Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Madison Rojas, “Activism Should Be More Than Just a Hashtag”
January 2021 — Honorable Mention Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Grace Sandman, “@Dearmayfield Reveals History of Unchecked Racism”
January 2021 — Honorable Mention Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Hannah Sherman, “Tik Tok Is Social Media Wasting Our Time?”
November 2020 — Best of Show Social Justice Reporting JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Grace Sandman, “@Dearmayfield Reveals History of Unchecked Racism”
December 2019 — Gold Key recipient & American Visions & Voices Nominee Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Sophia Kroe, “If We Can Dance Ballet, Why Shouldn’t Prince George?”
December 2019 — Silver Key recipient Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Grace Fontes, “I am”
December 2019 — Honorable Mention Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Emily Wallace, “A Writer’s Touch”
December 2019 — Honorable Mention Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Keara Keelty, “From the Shoreline, the Child Believed”
May 2019 — 3rd place Cabrini Literary Guild Essay Contest, Grace Fontes