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Pacemaker finalists
These Pacemaker finalists will be honored and winners announced at the Nov. 12 awards ceremony.

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Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented in spring 2023.

Pacemaker 100
To celebrate our 100th birthday, we’ll honor our top Pacemaker winners and recognize the Top 10 at the fall convention.

Gauri Manoj
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Forever remembered

Tanvee Sai
The Prospector, Cupertino High School, Cupertino, California
Abortion Ban Protest

David Maxwell
The Mix, Monarch High School, Louisville, Colorado
Mulberry Street

Malcolm Taylor
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
We are here to learn, not to die

Bella Brouilette
KnightMedia, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, Illinois
My body, my choice

Alexis Kelly
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas
A welcome surprise

Emmakate Squires
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Women’s Rights

Jordan Wilt
The Spectator, Liberty High School, Liberty, Missouri
Changing Minds

Murphy Jones
The Talon News, Argyle High School, Argyle, Texas
Love Knows No Borders

Elena Ulack
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Parents of trans youth protest at Capitol

Gavin Weiskopf
Castle View Student Media, Castle View High School, Castle Rock, Colorado
David Parks rehearses

Claire Bauer
Rockmedia, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Photosynthesis

Andrew Burke-Stevenson
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
All about that bass

Laney Turner
Regal Red, Maize High School, Maize, Kansas
Welcome home

Rachel Bingham
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Therapy Window Painting

Sydney Endicott
Fusion Online, Maize Career Academy, Wichita, Kansas
Bull Rush focus

Madi Hermeyer
Odyssey, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri
Fans Never Left

Kennedy Weatherby
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Forged by fire (fighting)

Tom Fathi
Talisman, Ballard High School, Seattle, Washington
Tech Theater

Kevin Vazquez
The Blaze, Indian Trail High School & Academy, Kenosha, Wisconsin
All Together

Andrew Burke-Stevenson
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Final push

Hiba Issawi
Horizon, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Kansas, Kansas
Kickin’ It to State

Morgan Winner
Illumination, Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Air Ball

Maggie Merckens
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Sunset Soccer

Eva Berkley
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Thinking through it

Carter Smith
Fusion Online, Maize Career Academy, Wichita, Kansas
Cross-city tension

Avery Jerina
The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas
Throwing to new distances

Alicyn Logue
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas
Close Play

Catherine Biggers
The Lair, Leander High School, Leander, Texas
Head Above Water

Nicole Novak
The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
Scramble Drill

Diego Hernandez
Shield, Thomas Downey High School, Modesto, California
The final stretch

Sophia Stalter
Mosaic, Monarch High School, Louisville, Colorado
Buzzer beater bombshell

Phoenix Fisk
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Holding Each Other Up

Maggie Merckens
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Senior Nerves

Evan Johnson
The Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas
Game Plan

Lainey Hogg
Pioneer, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri
Frisco Bell

Randi Mendolia
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas
Varsity Upset Short of State

Sofia Valladares
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Kicking Under Pressure

Mia Gomez
The Knight, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Revelling in a playoff victory

Tristan Hernandez
Tracks, Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, Texas
I Know You Get Deja Vu

Caroline Crump
Madisonian, Madison High School, Rexburg, Idaho
Turn It Up

Elliott Taylor
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Sunny Neater, antiracist art teacher

Andrew Burke-Stevenson
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Mark Clements, torture survivor

Maggie Merckens
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Loyalty Grills

Ella Rosewarne
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Coming Into Confidence

Riley Wania
Central Focus, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri
Unpacking

Payton Johnston
Excalibur, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri
Makeup Artist

Reesi Nesbitt
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Batch Made in Heaven

Nandini Muresh
The Sidekick, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas
Anandkumar whirling her way forward

Yasmine Khoury
The Blaze, Indian Trail High School & Academy, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Getting some leg room