Each year the Juniper Institute for Young Writers invites high school teachers, principals, and guidance counselors to nominate promising young writers to apply for regular admission to the Institute or, in the case of need, to apply for an Institute scholarship. The following high schools and teachers have supported young writers by nominating them and encouraging them to apply:
Academy of Public Service
Dorcester, MA
Teachers: Jesse Diamond
Alpine Academy
Erda, UT
Teachers: Beverly Thompson
Amesbury High School
Amesbury, MA
Teachers: Jean Brockmyre
Amherst Regional High School
Amherst, MA
Teachers: John Bechtold, Mike Thompson, Sara Barber-Just
The Arch Bridge School
Bethlehem, CT
Teachers: Aline Flynn
Arlington High School
Arlington, MA
Teachers: Stacy Kitsis
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
Marlborough, MA
Teachers: Erin Silveira
Battle Ground Academy
Franklin, TN
Teachers: Leah Handelsman
Bedford High School
Bedford, MA
Teachers: Mary Lou Sallee
Bellingham High School
Bellingham, MA
Teachers: Kris Colella
The Berkeley Carroll School
Brooklyn, NY
Teachers: Erika Drezner
Berkshire School
Sheffield, MA
Teachers: A.J. Kohlkepp
Bishop Guertin High School
Nashua, NH
Teachers: Patricia Thistle
The Bishop’s School
La Jolla, CA
Teachers: Chad Bishop
Boston Latin Academy
Boston, MA
Teachers: Miranda Lutyens, Dolores Wood
Boston University Academy
Boston, MA
Teachers: Brian Baise, Lauren Proll
Braintree High School
Braintree, MA
Teachers: Jane L. Kreinsen-King
The Brook Hill School
Bullard, TX
Teachers: Kent Travis
Brookline High School
Brookline, MA
Teachers: Jennifer Breen
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
Cambridge, MA
Teachers: Harry Thomas
Burke High School
Dorchester, MA
Teachers: Ruth Weinstein, Maria Depina
Cannon School
Concord, NC
Teachers: Dr. Gail Summerskill
Commonwealth High School
San Juan, PR
Teachers: Saress Smith
Concord High School
Concord, NH
Teachers: Diane E. Watson
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Teachers: Dr. David Slater
Currey Ingram Academy
Nashville, TN
Teachers: Tim Matthews
Deering High School
Portland, ME
Teachers: Kathryn Toppan
Detroit Country Day School
Beverly Hills, MI
Teachers: Matthew J. Sadler
Dreher High School
Columbia, SC
Teachers: Kinsley Wentzky
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
Omaha, NE
Teachers: Mary Moeschler
Eagle Rock School
Estes Park, CO
Teachers: Denise Lord
Elizabeth Seton High School
Bladensburg, MD
Emma Willard School
Troy, NY
Teachers: Meg McClellan
Exeter High School
Exeter, NH
Teachers: Rob Schneider
Farmington High School
Farmington, Connecticut
Four Rivers Charter Public School
Greenfield, MA
Teachers: Maura Ambuter
Foxborough Regional Charter School
Foxborough, MA
Teachers: Marianne Crowley
Frontier Regional School
South Deerfield, MA
Teachers: Jon Gould, Lynette Varnon
Gateway Regional High School
Huntington, MA
Teachers: Carolynn Laurenza
Gill St. Bernard’s School
Gladstone, NJ
Teachers: Andrew Lutz
Glades Day School
Belle Glade, FL
Teachers: Kelli Hickson
Greenfield High School
Greenfield, MA
Teachers: Gerald Yelle, Angela Kunkel, Paul Williams
Hackley School
Tarrytown, NY
Haverhill High School
Haverhill, MA
Teachers: Michael Lavieri, Cynthia Barberio, Jules Kahn, Erica Sullivan, Mary Caron
Health Careers Academy
Boston, MA
Teachers: Jennifer Jackson
The Hewitt School
New York, NY
Teachers: Maureen Burgess
Hilton Head Preparatory
Hilton Head Island, SC
Teachers: Katy Charles Hudak
Hingham High School
Hingham, MA
Teachers: Carol Marshall
Holton-Arms School
Bethesda, MD
Teachers: Marsha Scherbel
Holy Family Academy
Manchester, NH
Teachers: Rosemary McAvoy
Horizons School
Atlanta, GA
Teachers: Dee Desnoyers
Hyde School-Bath
Bath, ME
Teachers: Hillary Kidwell
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Idyllwild, CA
Teachers: Ed Skoog, Kim Henderson
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen, MI
Teachers: Anne-Marie Oomen
International High School
San Francisco, CA
Teachers: Dorothy Payne
Iolani School
Honolulu, HI
Teachers: Ali Stewart-Ito
Ipswich High School
Ipswich, MA
Teachers: Beverly Benedetto
John Jay Campus Early College High School
Cleveland, OH
Teachers: Alice Larson
Karafin School
Mount Kisco, NY
Teachers: Valerie Smith
Keystone School
San Antonio, TX
Teachers: Karen Krajcer
Lake Champlain Waldorf School
Charlotte, VT
Teachers: Steven Crimy
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA
Teachers: Lindsay Pentolfe Aegerter
Las Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles, CA
Teachers: Javier Armijo
Lawrence Academy
Groton, MA
Teachers: Wonjon Bagley
Lee Middle and High School
Lee, MA
Teachers: Martin McEvoy
The Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, MA
Teachers: Karen Elliott
Lexington High School
Lexington, MA
Lutheran High School North
St. Louis, MO
Teachers: Kristin Rathje
Masconomet Regional High School
Topsfield, MA
Teachers: Shannon Murphy
Maine Central Institute
Pittsfield, ME
Teachers: Deborah Rozeboom
Manhattan Christian School
Manhattan, MT
Teachers: Carrie Pierson
Mansfield High School
Mansfield, MA
Teachers: Nadine Mullins
Marymount High School
Los Angeles, CA
Teachers: Kevin Flinn
The Meadows School
Las Vegas, NV
Teachers: Jeremy Gregerson, William Michael Lobko
Middle Tennessee Christain School
Murfreesboro, TN
Teachers: Lynne Maxwell
Mohawk Trail Regional High School
Buckland, MA
Teachers: Jane Shaney
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown, NJ
Teachers: Katy Rinehart
Mounds Park Academy
St. Paul, MN
Mount Alvernia High School
Pittsburgh, PA
Teachers: Hallie Leach
Mt. Everett High School
Sheffield, MA
Teachers: Jeanne Limlin
Natick High school
Natick, MA
Teachers: Camille Napier Bernstein
National Cathedral School
Washington, DC
Teachers: Tony Speranza
Nelson Mandela State International School
Berlin, Germany
Teachers: Swee Sekhon
Noble and Greenough School
Dedham, MA
Teachers: Kate Coon
Noble High School
North Berwick, ME
Teachers: Kate E. Gardoqui
NOCCA/Riverfront
New Orleans, LA
Teachers: Lara Naughton
Northampton High School
Northampton, MA
Teachers: Suzanne Strauss
North Broward Preparatory
Coconut Creek, FL
Teachers: Dr. Michael Bassett
Notre Dame Academy
Worcester, MA
Teachers: Emily Haley
Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn, NY
Teachers: Celeste Tramontin
The Park School of Baltimore
Brooklandville, MD
Teachers: Patricia Porcarelli
Parker School
Kamuela, HI
Teachers: Gillian Gilman Culff, Kiyoshi Najita
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Peabody, MA
Teachers: Nathan Leland
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
Teachers: Barbara Desmond
Pope John Paul II High School
Hyannis, MA
Teachers: Stephanie Boosahda
Portsmith Christian Academy
Dover, NH
Teachers: Peter Beal
The Prairie School
Racine, WI
Teachers: Margaret McDonough
The Purnell School
Pottersville, NJ
Teachers: Karin Van Orman
Putnam Vocational Technical High School
Springfield, MA
Teachers: Nathaniel Mayo, Craig J. Wisniewski
Randolph High School
Randolph, MA
Teachers: Angela Kunkel
Raymond High School
Raymond, NH
Teachers: Elizabeth Koch
Rehoboth Christian School
Rehoboth, NM
Teachers: Darlene Cronin
Ribet Academy College Preparatory
Los Angeles, CA
Teachers: Barbara DeSorba
Rutgers Preparatory School
Somerset, NJ
Teachers: Jill E. Cooper
St. Anthony High School
Effingham, IL
Teachers: Amy King
Saint Mary’s Hall
San Antonio, TX
Teachers: Teri Marshall
St. Michael’s Catholic Academy
Austin, TX
Teachers: Penny S. Weibly
School for Independent Learners
Albany, CA
Teachers: Lina Makdisi
Seven Hills School
Cincinnati, OH
Teachers: Susan Marrs
Silver Lake Regional High School
Kingston, MA
Teachers: Nicole Afanasiw, Pamela Curtis
Sharon High School
Sharon, MA
Teachers: Linda Kay
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School
Billerica, MA
Teachers: Kristin Sciacca
SMIC Private School
Shanghai, China
Teachers: Frances Driscoll
Smith Academy
Hatfield, MA
Teachers: Christine L. Soverow
Spaulding High School
Barre, VT
Teachers: Mya Vallerand
The Spence School
New York, NY
Teachers: Dr. Mary Frosch
Springfield Central High School
Springfield, MA
Teachers: Rebecca Rowland
Springfield High School of Commerce
Boston, MA
Teachers: Katie Donohoe
Springfield High School of Science and Technology
Springfield, MA
Teachers: Marjorie Osherow
Sturgis Charter Public High School
Hyannis, MA
Teachers: Arthur Pontes
Tabor Academy
Marion, MA
Teachers: Mark Howland
Taconic High School
Pittsfield, MA
Teachers: Lori Innes
Teaneck High School
Teaneck, NJ
Teachers: Nicole Avitabile
Thomas Edison High School
Portland, OR
Teachers: Kassie Halpin Robinson
Triton Regional High School
Byfield, MA
Teachers: Joseph Goldsmith
University School of Nashville
Nashville, TN
Teachers: Robert McKay
Urban Science Academy
West Roxbury, MA
Teachers: Peter O’Connell
Virginia Beach Friends School
Virginia Beach, VA
Teachers: Barb Podkowka
Wakefield School
The Plains, VA
Teachers: Matthew Zontine
Ware High School
Ware, MA
Teachers: Nick Adams
The Waverly School
Pasadena, CA
Teachers: Amy Sedivy
Wayland High School
Wayland, MA
Teachers: Janet Karman
Wesleyan School
Norcross, GA
Teachers: Anna Engle, Alison Holby
Westborough High School
Westborough, MA
Teachers: Marsha Pellefier
Woburn Memorial High School
Woburn, MA
Teachers: Timothy Hedges
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