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

Broadcast • Newspaper/Newsmagazine • Specialty Magazine

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.

Abby Shewmaker
The Redwood Bark, Redwood High School, Larkspur, California
Restorative justice: Peer Solutions combats the school-to-prison pipeline

Shyla Lensing
The Redwood Bark, Redwood High School, Larkspur, California
The Other Reputation: A look into the Black experience at Redwood

Ani Tutunjyan, Elom Attipoe, Isabella Thomas,
Beverly Regino, Fatiah Lawal
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Young. Black. American.

Ani Tutunjyan, Angelica Venturina, Angelina Gevorgyan
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California
Modern Gender

Carly Philpott
The Union St. Journal, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado
(How) Should We Teach Race?

Zaira Ahmad, Ella De Young, Caroline Mascardo
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Gender

Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab, Katherine Shoppa
West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
We are the BSU

Wilson Bailey, Ella Chen
The Review, St. John’s School, Houston, Texas
16 years after Katrina, Hurricane Ida wreaks havoc, displaces alums from New Orleans to N.J.

Staff
The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia
Starting the race a mile back

Aleena Gul
The Highlander, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia
War against girls’ education: Two sisters raise their voices following the rise of the Taliban