April 10, 2021

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2021 Online Pacemaker Awards.

The NSPA Pacemaker Award is scholastic journalism’s preeminent award.

These 2021 online winners, plus 2020 yearbook and literary magazine Pacemaker winners, were announced virtually during the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention, April 10, 2021.

WATCH the April 10, 2021, awards presentation.

M-A Chronicle
Menlo-Atherton High School
Atherton, California
Editors: Brynn Baker, Isabelle Leak, Sathvik Nori, Violet Taylor, Cole Trigg
Adviser: John McBlair

The Chronicle
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California
Editors: Hannah Han, Ethan Lachman
Adviser: Jim Burns, Max Tash

The Southerner Online
Henry W. Grady High School
Atlanta, Georgia
Editors: Katherine Esterl, Anna Fedorova, Kamyrn Harty, Tyler Jones, Kiki Soto, Charlotte Spears
Adviser: Delbert Ellerton

HiLite
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
Editor: Rhea Acharya
Adviser: Jim Streisel

The Harbinger
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Editors: Riley Atkinson, Lauren West
Adviser: C. Dow Tate

Wayland Student Press Network
Wayland High School
Wayland, Massachusetts
Editors: Meredith Prince, Ellie Tyska
Advisers: Mary Barber, Brian Keaney

Knight Errant
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
St Louis Park, Minnesota
Editors: Jackie Bucaro, Connor Rahill
Advisers: Tiffany Joseph, Kari Koshiol

Southwest Shadow
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada
Editors: Julia Jauregui, Gurleen Swaich
Advisers: Matthew LaPorte

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Pascack Valley High School
Hillsdale, New Jersey
Editors: Spencer Goldstein, Ellie Kim
Adviser: Bill Rawson

Coppell Student Media
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Editor: Sally Parampottil
Advisers: Irma Kennedy, Chase Wofford

Wingspan
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
Editors: Aaron Boehmer, Trisha Dasgupta
Adviser: Brian Higgins

The Red Ledger
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas
Editors: Lily Hager, Madeline Sanders
Adviser: Kara Simon

The Standard
The American School in London
London, England
Editor: Emily Forgash
Adviser: Louisa Avery