Greater Nashua

LONDONDERRY – Kelsey Sweet, a senior at Londonderry High School, has certainly had a lasting impact on the school’s journalism program. After winning the prestigious Brodsky Prize less than a year ago, Sweet was named the New Hampshire High School Journalist of the Year by the Journalism Education Association. She is the third student from New Hampshire to win the award. The other two winners include Elizabeth Sosa in 2025 and Kelly Egan in 2024, both of whom are Londonderry High graduates. Sweet got her start in journalism during her sophomore year as a reporter for the student newspaper, The Lancer Spirit. “I remember my first day in journalism, how excited I was to try something new,” she said. “Once I finished my first year, I truly gained an understanding of what it looks like to create a news publication.” Sweet said her years writing for the ...