This North Forsyth alum helped pick the 2021 Newbery Medal winner JoAnna Phillips Schofield, a 2004 graduate of North Forsyth High School, was part of the committee to select the 2021 Newbery Medal winner. - photo by For the FCN
The 2021 winner of the John Newbery Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in children’s literature, was named on Monday, Jan. 25, and a North Forsyth High School graduate helped make the decision.
JoAnna Phillips Schofield graduated from North Forsyth in 2004 and now serves as branch manager at the DeHoff Memorial Branch of the Stark County District Library in Canton, Ohio, and last year, she was selected to be part of a small group to decide this year’s winners, which will be the 100th year of the awards.