DC 2019 Best of Show

Announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

RELATED:
2019 Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker Awards
2019 Broadcast Pacemaker Awards

2019 Individual Awards
Broadcast Story of the Year  |  Cartoon of the Year  |  Design of the Year  |  Digital Story of the Year  |  Photo of the Year
Story of the Year Social Justice Reporting  |  Portfolio of the Year  |  Best Use of Social Media  |  Local Climate Change Reporting
Middle School 

RELATED: Announced in spring 2019
2019 Online Pacemakers  |  2018 Yearbook Pacemakers  |  2018 Magazine Pacemakers

Broadcast Program

First Place
Rocket Vision, Irvin High School, El Paso, Texas

Second Place
MOB, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas

Third Place
MHS1, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Fourth Place
RNE-TV Live, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina

Fifth Place
STTV, Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Sixth Place
MWHS Wildcat News, Millard West High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Seventh Place
KHS-TV, Kearney High School, Kearney, Missouri

Eighth Place
KCBY-TV, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

Ninth Place
Vantage Point, Cleveland STEM High School, Seattle, Washington

Tenth Place
MY JAG TV, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, San Antonio, Texas

Literary Magazine

First Place
Ingenium, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, Mobile, Alabama

Second Place
Iris, St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota

Third Place
The Artisan, Park Tudor School, Indianapolis, Indiana

Fourth Place
Vibrato, The Hockaday School, Dallas, Texas

Fifth Place
One Blue Wall, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Sixth Place
Reflections, Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, Florida

Seventh Place
Kaleidoscope, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Eighth Place
Struan, Christ School, Arden, North Carolina

Ninth Place
Silhouette, Sparkman High School, Harvest, Alabama

Tenth Place
The Tartan, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia

Newsmagazine

First Place
Illuminations, Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, California

Second Place
The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Third Place
The Muse, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

Fourth Place
The Roar, Whitney High School, Rocklin, California

Fifth Place
Scout, Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana

Sixth Place
Harbinger, Zionsville Community High School, Zionsville, Indiana

Seventh Place
The Express, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Eighth Place
Bagpipe, Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas

Ninth Place
Panorama, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Tenth Place
Titan Scroll, Lee’s Summit West High School, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Newspaper / Broadsheet

First Place
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

Second Place
The A-Blast, Annandale High School, Annandale, Virginia

Third Place
The Nexus, Westview High School, San Diego, California

Fourth Place
The Crusader, Bonita Vista High School, Chula Vista, California

Fifth Place
The Pinnacle, Summit High School, Bend, Oregon

Sixth Place
The Booster Redux, Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, Kansas

Seventh Place
The Rock, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri

Eighth Place
The Tower, Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Newspaper / Junior High/Middle School

First Place
Spectrum, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, California

Second Place
The Scroll, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

Third Place
Paw Print, Barnwell Middle School, St. Charles, Missouri

Newspaper Special Edition

First Place
The Print, Heritage High School, Frisco, Texas

Second Place
The Kirkwood Call, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

Third Place
The Viking, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, Virginia

Fourth Place
Red & Black, Hillsborough High School, Tampa, Florida

Fifth Place
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Sixth Place
The Royal News, Prince George High School, Prince George, Virginia

Seventh Place
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

Eighth Place
Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Ninth Place
The Arrow, Antioch Community High School, Antioch, Illinois

Tenth Place
North Star, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri

Newspaper / Tabloid (16 or fewer pages)

First Place
Messenger, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

Second Place
The Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, California

Third Place
Central Times, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois

Fourth Place
The Huron Emery, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fifth Place
Crier, Munster High School, Munster, Indiana

Sixth Place
The Accolade, Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, California

Seventh Place
The Puma Press, University Prep, Seattle, Washington

Eighth Place
The Oracle, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California

Ninth Place
The Epitaph, Homestead High School, Cupertino, California

Tenth Place
Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Newspaper / Tabloid (17 or more pages)

First Place
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Second Place
The Standard, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

Third Place
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Fourth Place
The Little Hawk, Iowa City High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Fifth Place
Northwest Passage, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Sixth Place
Fourcast, The Hockaday School, Dallas, Texas

Seventh Place
The Oracle, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois

Eighth Place
The Sidekick, Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

Ninth Place
The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, California

Tenth Place
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Podcast

First Place
FHN Media, Francis Howell North High School, Saint Charles, Missouri

Second Place
Royals Media, Prince George High School, Prince George, Virginia

Third Place
The 14-411, Padua Academy, Wilmington, Delaware

Website / fewer than 1,500 students

First Place
Echo, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Second Place
Mill Valley News, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Third Place
Bearing News, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri

Fourth Place
RubicOnline, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota

Fifth Place
The Oracle, The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, California

Sixth Place
The Chronicle, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, California

Seventh Place
wlhsNOW, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Eighth Place
The Red Ledger, Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas

Ninth Place

Tenth Place
The Marquee, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas

Website / 1,500+ students

First Place
The Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois

Second Place
FHC Today, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri

Third Place
HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana

Fourth Place
The Rider Online, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

Fifth Place
The Hawk Eye, Hebron High School, Carrollton, Texas

Sixth Place
Harker Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose, California

Seventh Place
The Horizon, Westwood High School, Austin, Texas

Eighth Place
The Little Hawk, Iowa City High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Ninth Place (tie)
HHS Media, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia
BVN News, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Tenth Place
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Yearbook / 232 or fewer pages

First Place
The Bard, Hill Country Christian School, Austin, Texas

Second Place
Le Flambeau, Notre Dame de Sion High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Third Place
The Tribute, Heritage High School, Frisco, Texas

Fourth Place
Washingtonian, Washington High School, Washington, Missouri

Fifth Place
Kodiak, Bridgeland High School, Cypress, Texas

Sixth Place
The Pirateer, Platte County High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Seventh Place
Priam, Longmont High School, Longmont, Colorado

Eighth Place
Daedalus, Northeastern High School, Manchester, Pennsylvania

Ninth Place
The Howl, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada

Tenth Place
Odyssey, Winnetonka High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Yearbook / 233-288 pages

First Place
Details, Whitney High School, Rocklin, California

Second Place
Red and Black, Lawrence HIgh School, Lawrence, Kansas

Third Place
Tiger Paw, Oakville High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Fourth Place
Rambler, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St, Louis, Missouri

Fifth Place
Jag, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Sixth Place
The Teresian, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Missouri

Seventh Place
The Wildcat, Har-Ber High School, Springdale, Arkansas

Eighth Place
Maverick, McNeil High School, Austin, Texas

Ninth Place
Saga, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, Virginia

Tenth Place
Mountaineer, Rogers High School, Rogers, Arkansas

Yearbook / 289-336 pages

First Place
The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Second Place
Odyssey, University High School, Orange City, Florida

Third Place
Summit, Smoky Hill High School, Aurora, Colorado

Fourth Place
The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

Fifth Place
The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, Texas

Sixth Place
Wingspan, James Enochs High School, Modesto, California

Seventh Place
Techniques, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia

Eighth Place
The Leopard, Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas

Ninth Place
The Ayrie, Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri

Tenth Place
Caledonia, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia

Yearbook / 337+ pages

First Place
The Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Second Place
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York

Third Place
Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Fourth Place
Highlander, Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas

Fifth Place
Triton, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, California

Sixth Place
Black & Gold, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Seventh Place
Echo, Grand Blanc High School, Grand Blanc, Michigan

Eighth Place
The Citadel, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, San Antonio, Texas

Ninth Place
The Pilot, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, California

Tenth Place
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas

Yearbook / Junior High/Middle School

First Place
The Prowl, Powell Middle School, Littleton, Colorado

Second Place
The Scrapbook, Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana

Third Place
The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fourth Place
The Panther, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock, Texas

Fifth Place
Eagle Eye View, Sierra Middle School, Parker, Colorado

Sixth Place
Roundup, Canyon Vista Middle School, Austin, Texas

Seventh Place
Oro, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona

Eighth Place
Park Tudor Middle School, Indianapolis, Indiana

Ninth Place
The Bulldog’s Tale, Barnwell Middle School, St. Charles, Missouri

Tenth Place
Nexus, Fishers Junior High School, Fishers, Indiana