The literary arts prime educates students on the many forms of writing. Literary students take mandatory courses that include the history of writing and the professional world of writing. Students also have the option to take electives in poetry, media writing, the yearbook, and fiction. During their senior year, students work on their “senior thesis,” which is a book students publish in the spring of their senior year. The prime is distinguished in their writing awards, especially in Scholastics Art & Writing, where they have claimed over half of the regional awards. Literary arts controls the production of Catalyst (the school paper), Synergy (the school literary magazine), and the school yearbook.