Polarity, the 2021 edition of the AHS literary art magazine, received top honors in the Virginia High School League Media Championship on Saturday.

The magazine brought home a Trophy Class designation, the highest possible award from VHSL.

Along with it’s overall designation, The Lantern staff also received the following awards.

Prose Spread:

1st Place: “Altitude” by Andy Packwood

2nd Place: “Natural Hue” by Olivia Gravely

Honorable Mention: “Archive of Lost Things” by Kate J. Fitzgerald

Poetry Spread:

1st Place: “Back When” by Kaitlyn G. Bitrick and H.A.K. Moneymaker’s

3rd Place: “Gazing” by Kate J. Fitzgerald

Short Fiction:

2nd Place:  “A Home For Our Daughters” by Andy Packwood

Concept Packaging:

3rd Place: The Lantern literary art magazine staff