Convention website

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, awards ceremony
Winners announced —
Individual Awards
Broadcast Pacemaker
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker
Specialty Magazine Pacemaker
Best of Show

Best of Show
Schools and students attending the convention are eligible. Categories, rules and entry deadlines will be announced on the convention site.

Spring Pacemakers
Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented at the Kansas City, Missouri, convention, April 4-6, 2024.

News Photo

Carly Philpott
The Union St. Journal, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Shout For Choice

David Maxwell
The Mix, Monarch High School, Louisville, Colorado
No more silence

Kaiden Yu
The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School, Washington, District of Columbia
Celebration of Holi Returns, Offering Platform to Share South Asian Culture

Sydney Matysik
Tabulae, Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois
Your Moment

Alyx Goldensoph
The Torch, Kennedy High School, Swisher, Iowa
Kennedy Students Walk Out Over Women’s Reproductive Health

Maggie Wells
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
If Not Now When

Olivia Wegmann-Krider
Zephyrus, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota
Minneapolis drought devastates Minnehaha Creek

Elina Shah
WordsWorth, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, New Jersey
Senior Countdown

Gabbi Mortellaro
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Saviour’s Story

Tom Fathi
Talisman, Ballard High School, Seattle, Washington
Guns Don’t Lie

Feature Photo

Eli Weiss
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Seniors in Poland: Colors of death

Evan Beller
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Larger than life, portraits in undulating colors now brighten hallways

Aza Khan
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Soprano singing

Kylie Chaplin
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Touch Ups

Sasha Libenzon
Wayland Student Press Network, Wayland High School, Wayland, Massachusetts
Hitting the High Note

Julia Farris
Quatralog, Fred T. Foard High School, Newton, North Carolina
From the Stands

Logan Reid
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Play With Fire

Kaya Kinsey
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Welding

Mary Bahrami
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
AP Chem

Joseph Budiselich
El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas
Pull Up

Sports Game/Action Photo

Gracia Shao-Xue
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Defying Gravity

Caleb Wong
Viking, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Eyes on the Ball

Quinn Rudnick
The Union St. Journal, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado
The Bubble

Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
The End of an Era

Brooke Bohan
Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida
Raise the bar

Hiba Issawi
Horizon, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Victory 

Ezra Victor
The Talon, Minnehaha Academy Upper School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Full extension

Erika Giaconia
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York
Reach for It – Giaconia

Hannah Shook
Quatralog, Fred T. Foard High School, Newton, North Carolina
Lay It Up

Kayla Tran
Scandia, Inglemoor High School, Kenmore, Washington
Racing Against the Weather

Sports Feature Photo

Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Victory’s Embrace

Matthew McGehee
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Raw Reactions

Teryn DeBey
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Caught Baseball

Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Loud From the Lane Lines

Eva Berkley
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Unfair

Maggie Wells
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Having Fun

Allison Mallard
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas
New News Crew

Charlie Partheymuller
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Sanchez, super sophs lead Knights’ surge to second in district

Jackson Haltom
Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
New Beginnings

Haylie Egan
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
Work Hard. Finish Hard.

Environmental Portrait

Anna Jerolimov
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Powder and glow

Gabriel Issa
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Sprinting to success

Matt Petres
U-Highlights, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Dashing Daphne

Carson Marquardt
Reflections, Blue Valley High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Roar

Brandon Shih
Corral, Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Solo on Wall Street

Rocco Muich
Central Focus, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri
Opening the door to our flaws

Bella Schwinne
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sun’s Out, Fun’s Out

Scarlett Lewis
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Just Browsing

Gergo Major
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Cumberbatch wins Black Girl Magic art contest

Karwaan Kotwal
The Legacy, Potomac Falls High School, Sterling , Virginia
Rise Up