Rutherford High School is proud to congratulate Mrs. Melissa Dougard and her creative writing students for being selected to be published in the 15th edition of The Red Wheelbarrow Journal.
For the first time ever, the journal featured a curated collection of poems from the students of RHS. Published students include:
- Morgan Bollinger
- Isabella Claveria
- Mia Febbo
- Tristan Greeley
- Khushi Hermajani
- Hwan Lee
- Miranda Lenaghan
- Ava Melore
- Eleri McGregor
- Gian Menjivar
- Catherine Miguel-Rasteiro
- Lucy Olivo
- Cassidy Ovarsi
- Kia Parikh
- Lauren Pfleger
- Jade Recio
- Dana Serea
- Natalia Tomczak
- Nicole Wernicki
The Red Wheelbarrow Poets is a collective of poets based in the hometown of William Carlos Williams, Rutherford, NJ. Williams was a medical doctor who practiced in Rutherford and the surrounding area as well as a poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. Alongside other poets like Ezra Pound, Williams is remembered as a leader in the Imagist movement who captured Americana with his subjects and themes.
The following students also were selected to take part in the launch of the latest edition of the journal which took place at The Little Theatre at Felician University.
- Morgan Bolliger
- Tristan Greeley
- Catherine Miguel-Rasterio
- Lauren Pfleger
- Natalia Tomczak