View finalists list with links and screenshots

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.