About NSPA
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The 2012 NSPA Online Pacemaker contest, which recognizes high school publication websites, yielded a total of 159 entries. 31 sites were chosen as finalists out of the total by a team of three professionals assembled from across the country. Entries were judged holistically based on content, design, writing and editing, rich media and breaking news.
?The winners will be announced for the first time at the spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Seattle on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
A full listing of comments from the Online Pacemaker judging team will be published after the spring convention.
Calendar
- Sept. 15, 2025Media Tours open for Nashville convention
- Sept. 17, 2025Hotel reservations open for Nashville convention
- Nov. 13-16, 2025Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nashville
- Dec. 12, 2025DEADLINE: Fall 2025 Clips & Clicks
- Jan. 9, 2026DEADLINE: Innovation Pacemaker
- April 16-18, 2026Spring National High School Journalism Convention, Minneapolis
- May 8, 2026DEADLINE: Spring 2026 Clips & Clicks
- May 27, 2026DEADLINE: Individual Awards payments
- June 1, 2026DEADLINE: Individual Awards
- JULY 1, 2026DEADLINE: Membership renewal
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