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.

Artist of the Year

Sonia Verma
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California

Iris Libson
Zephyrus, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota

Melly Sands
Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

Olivia Chen
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Violet Young
Briars & Ivy, Briarcliff High School , Briarcliff Manor, New York

Liv Knight
Roars and Whispers, Providence Senior High School, Charlotte, North Carolina

Asher Hagan
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Evie Barnard
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Morgan Chow
The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas

Serina Yan
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Broadcast Journalist of the Year

Sydney Tao
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Logan Baird
KRAM, Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Kaylin Herbet
WROR-TV, Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Alaina Greenlee
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Johann Rodriguez Viera
Code Blue News, Holbrook Middle High School, Holbrook, Massachusetts

Elliott Jorgensen
Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

Parker Smith
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Carol Queiroz
Tower, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Brandon McVay
Hill Top News, Rock Hill High School, Frisco, Texas

Karina Bhatt
WMHS News, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia

Designer of the Year

Gabriella Polliard
Reflections, Brighton High School, Brighton, Colorado

Daniela Peñafiel
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

Erinn Varga
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Ella Rosewarne
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Morgan Hooker
Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

Michaela Manfull
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Gwendlyn Wieland
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York

Elise Gierhart
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Meghan Milligan
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

Isabella del Nido
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Marketer of the Year

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

Kalyani Puthenpurayil
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California

Kevin Xiang
The Messenger, Northview High School, Johns Creek, Georgia

Molly Martin
The Torch, Kennedy High School, Swisher, Iowa

Carlos Heredia
Tower, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Alice Scott
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Annabel Chia
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Claire Steigelman
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Amber Winkler
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Hanna Schiciano
Tower, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Ingrid Smith
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Grace Hamilton
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

Photojournalist of the Year

Inaaya Omer
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

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

Josie Menna
Tabulae, Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois

Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Vincent Hsiao
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Bella Schwinne
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Logan Reid
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

Kaya Kinsey
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas

Gergo Major
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Maya Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas

Writer of the Year

Arden Margulis
M-A Chronicle, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California

Gabrielle Shore
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Elise Spenner
The Burlingame B, Burlingame High School, Burlingame, California

Radian Hong
The Flash, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, California

Nathan Yuan
Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois

Katie Murphy
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Rory Lustberg
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Jane McGill
The Register, Omaha Central High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Lanie Sepehri
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Maya Ortiz
Kingwood Park Times, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas