2002 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners

16 or fewer pages

Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, CA
Grant Schrader, editor
Tom Sivertsen, adviser

Octagon
Sacramento Country Day School
Sacramento, CA
Zach Goldstein/Elise Craig, editors
Patricia Fels, adviser

Voyager
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor, IL
EiLeen Soltes/Parigid Burt, editors
Nancy Kelly-Fernandez, adviser

Update
H.H. Dow High School
Midland, MI
Kelli Cynecki, editor
Betsy Pollard Rau, adviser

Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Saint Louis, MO
Abby Schneider/Kristen Moritz, editors
Beth Ann Brady, adviser

Charger
Oxford High School
Oxford, MS
Steven Griffin, editor
Beth Fitts, adviser

Wingspan
West Henderson High School
Hendersonville, NC
Katie Pennock, editor
Brenda Gorsuch, adviser

Pilot’s Log
Hasbrouck Heights Jr/Sr High School
Hasbrouck Hts, NJ
Carl Chen, editor
Lora Geftic, adviser

Excalibur
McQueen High School
Reno, NV
Chelsea Monfalcone/Yun Long, editors
Candy Carter, adviser

Bruin
McMinnville High School
McMinnville, OR
Sara Libby, editor
Kathy Beyer, adviser

Eagle Eye
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, TX
Angel Crabtree, editor
Carol Richtsmeier, adviser

Stampede
Burges High School
El Paso, TX
Jason Cooper/Troy Pavoggi, editors
Patricia Monroe, adviser

Hawkeye
Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Pam DeFino, editor
Vince DeMiero, adviser


17 or more pages

Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego, CA
Julie Tung, editor
Olaina Gupta, adviser

Lowell
Lowell High School
San Francisco, CA
5 Editors
Katharine Swan/Jennifer Moffitt, advisers

Black & White
Walt Whitman High School
Bethesda, MD
Lance Kramer, editor
Jan Bowman, adviser

Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Elizabeth Green/Katie Jentleson, editors
John Mathwin, adviser

Register
Central High School
Omaha, NE
Matt Wynn, editor
Matt Deabler, adviser


Newsmagazines

Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, CA
Alex Doniach/Jenna Drumright/Noora Mashruwala, editors
Paul Kandell, adviser

Orange & Black
Grand Junction High School
Grand Junction, CO
Richard Rose/Catherine Weaver, editors
Mark Newton, adviser

Lakewood Times
Lakewood High School
Lakewood, OH
Rami Daud, editor
John Bowen, adviser


2002 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists


16 or fewer pages

Rattler Review
North Canyon High School
Phoenix, AZ
Lindsay Romasanta, editor
Steve Jeras, adviser

Charger
Bullard High School
Fresno, CA
Mark Fuentes, editor
Diane Honda, adviser

Redwood Bark
Redwood High School
Larkspur, CA
Grant Schrader, editor
Tom Sivertsen, adviser

Octagon
Sacramento Country Day School
Sacramento, CA
Zach Goldstein/Elise Craig, editors
Patricia Fels, adviser

Southerner
Henry W. Grady High School
Atlanta, GA
Rachel Fletcher/Will Martin, editors
Dave Winter/Naomi Grishman, advisers

Voyager
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor, IL
EiLeen Soltes/Parigid Burt, editors
Nancy Kelly-Fernandez, adviser

Clarion
Connersville High School
Connersville, IN
Carrie Howell, editor
Lisa Morris, adviser

Spartana
Homestead High School
Fort Wayne, IN
Allison Rahrig, editor
Rod Kuhn, adviser

Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, KS
Lauren Cox, editor
Susan Massy, adviser

Update
H.H. Dow High School
Midland, MI
Kelli Cynecki, editor
Betsy Pollard Rau, adviser

Panorama
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Saint Louis, MO
Abby Schneider/Kristen Moritz, editors
Beth Ann Brady, adviser

Charger
Oxford High School
Oxford, MS
Steven Griffin, editor
Beth Fitts, adviser

Wingspan
West Henderson High School
Hendersonville, NC
Katie Pennock, editor
Brenda Gorsuch, adviser

Crusader
Arthur L. Johnson High School
Clark, NJ
Andrea Casazza, editor
Susan Dougherty, adviser

Pilot’s Log
Hasbrouck Heights Jr/Sr High School
Hasbrouck Hts, NJ
Carl Chen, editor
Lora Geftic, adviser

Excalibur
McQueen High School
Reno, NV
Chelsea Monfalcone/Yun Long, editors
Candy Carter, adviser

Blue & Gold
Findlay High School
Findlay, OH
Rachel Durst, editor
Jim McGonnell, adviser

Bruin
McMinnville High School
McMinnville, OR
Sara Libby, editor
Kathy Beyer, adviser

Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, TX
Kevin Johnson/Parker Hevron, editors
James Rich, adviser

Eagle Eye
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, TX
Angel Crabtree, editor
Carol Richtsmeier, adviser

Panther Prints
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, TX
John Poulter, editor
Mary Pulliam, adviser

Stampede
Burges High School
El Paso, TX
Jason Cooper/Troy Pavoggi, editors
Patricia Monroe, adviser

Vanguard Review
Vanguard College Preparatory School
Waco, TX
Jonathan Pattillo, editor
Mary Helen George, adviser

Hawkeye
Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Pam DeFino, editor
Vince DeMiero, adviser

Viking Vanguard
Puyallup High School
Puyallup, WA
Hannah Hegnauer, editor
Sandra Wilson, adviser


17 or more pages

Gazette
Granite Bay High School
Granite Bay, CA
Ashley Keneller/Vanitha Virudachalam, editors
Karl Grubaugh, adviser

Falconer
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego, CA
Julie Tung, editor
Olaina Gupta, adviser

Lowell
Lowell High School
San Francisco, CA
5 Editors
Katharine Swan/Jennifer Moffitt, advisers

Lion
Lyons Township High School
La Grange, IL
Sara Semelka/Diego Sorbara, editors
Barbara Thill, adviser

Cub Reporter
Lawrence Central High School
Indianapolis, IN
Kristin Westerfield, editor
Elizabeth Granger, adviser

Black & White
Walt Whitman High School
Bethesda, MD
Lance Kramer, editor
Jan Bowman, adviser

Silver Chips
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Elizabeth Green/Katie Jentleson, editors
John Mathwin, adviser

Register
Central High School
Omaha, NE
Matt Wynn, editor
Matt Deabler, adviser

Axe
South Eugene High School
Eugene, OR
Whitney Vogel/Erin Baldwin, editors
Samantha Choate, adviser

Stinger
Emmaus High School
Emmaus, PA
Adam Smartschan, editor
J.F. Pirro, adviser

Bagpipe
Highland Park High School
Dallas, TX
Jennifer White/Brian O’Boyle/Kyle Ellis, editors
Sandy Hall-Chiles, adviser


Newsmagazines

Verde
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, CA
Alex Doniach/Jenna Drumright/Noora Mashruwala, editors
Paul Kandell, adviser

Gigantea
Redwood High School
Visalia, CA
Cate Evans/Nick Piatek/Joe Hurley, editors
Clarissa Mikkelsen, adviser

Orange & Black
Grand Junction High School
Grand Junction, CO
Richard Rose/Catherine Weaver, editors
Mark Newton, adviser

Edge
Central High School
Omaha, NE
Danielle Rollins, editor
Matt Deabler, adviser

Lakewood Times
Lakewood High School
Lakewood, OH
Rami Daud, editor
John Bowen, adviser

Spark
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, OH
Chen Wu/Ashley Hartz, editors
Dean Hume, adviser