Nextstep (magazine)

nextSTEP (as visualized on cover) is a magazine which was founded in the United States in 1995 by David Mammano to help students plan for college, careers and life. It is a national publication for high school students that is distributed in 20,500 high schools in 50 states. The magazine is headquartered in Rochester, New York, where the first issue was published May 17, 1995.

In 2008, the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) named the magazine as a finalist in the "whole publication" category. In 2007, the magazine won AEP's "periodical of the year" title in the young adult category.^[1] AEP has previously awarded Next Step the following awards: "whole publication design" (2006), "most improved" (2006),^[2] finalist, "best educational portal" (2004), "most improved" (2003)^[3] and "best how-to article" (2002).^[4]

Online students can find several interactive tools to help them through the college-planning process. The Step by Step college-planning timeline guides users through each to-do before college. The site also features a $20,000 college scholarship giveaway, a College Match tool, scholarship search, college-planning community and free handouts for school counselors.

References

1. ^ Award Programs: Distinguished Achievement Awards Periodicals Winners, 2007, http://www.aepweb.org/awards/07print.htm 
2. ^ Award Programs: Distinguished Achievement Awards Periodicals Winners, 2006, http://www.aepweb.org/awards/06print.htm 
3. ^ Award Programs: 2003 Distinguished Achievement Awards Winners, Periodicals, 2003, http://www.aepweb.org/awards/03periodicals.htm 
4. ^ Award Programs: 2002 Distinguished Achievement Awards Winners, Periodicals, 2002, http://www.aepweb.org/awards/02periodicals.htm 

External links

• The Next Step Magazine