Nov. 9, 2024
National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reporting competition.
NSPA’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in scholastic media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.
Winners were announced during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Media Convention, on Nov. 9, in Philadelphia.
Fall 2024 Pacemakers
Broadcast
Newspaper/Newsmagazine/ Specialty Magazine
Philadelphia Best of Show
Individual Recognition
Staff Recognition
First Place
Maggie Armstrong
The Voice
Huntley High School
Huntley, Illinois
New Look, Same Inspiring Person
Second Place
Rex Poff
DTV
Davison High School
Davison, Michigan
Undrinkable 3: Poverty
Third Place
Zara Dautruche
The Eagle Eye
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
History Blacklisted
Fourth Place
Tanner Coerr, Cece Harmon, Zach Jones
WMHS News
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Black Student Union paints rock to celebrate Black History Month
Fifth Place
Olivia Atkinson, Annika Chu, Alex Isayama
Campanile
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Finding Faith
Honorable Mention
David Moss, Jack Favazza
The Marquette Messenger
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri
Carnatic Singer Connects to His Culture
Reem Kirja, Jane Lam
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Sudan’s struggle
Sarah Weintraut
M-A Chronicle
Menlo-Atherton High School
Atherton, California
EXISTING PARENTAL LEAVE POLICIES DISADVANTAGE TEACHERS
Javen Oswald
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois
76% of weighted Career and Technical Education course enrollment is male. Here’s why
Matthias Jaylen
Sandoval Tower
The Masters School
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Horton and Pichardo bring their beats down South