{"id":617531,"date":"2023-04-04T14:22:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=617531"},"modified":"2023-04-24T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:45:58","slug":"2023-online-pacemakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2023-online-pacemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Online Pacemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA names \u2018best of the best\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pacemaker competition recognizes<\/strong>
13 news sites for journalistic excellence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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April 22, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Honoring the nation\u2019s best, National Scholastic Press Association named 13 scholastic news sites as prestigious Pacemaker winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The online winners, plus the 2023 Innovation Pacemakers, 2022 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemakers and 2022 Yearbook Pacemaker winners, were announced during the closing awards ceremony of the JEA\/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention, on April 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pacemaker is the association\u2019s preeminent award,\u201d Executive Director Laura Widmer said. \u201cNSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSPA Pacemaker, one of the oldest awards for scholastic journalism, has a rich tradition. The association started presenting the prestigious award to high school newspapers soon after the organization was founded in 1921. Throughout the years, yearbooks, magazines, online sites and broadcast programs were added to the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To select the Pacemaker finalists, judges carefully studied approximately 140 sites submitted from 31 states and three countries. On Feb. 24, NSPA announced 24 online sites as 2023 Pacemaker finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 12 Pacemakers represent six states. California and Texas led with four Pacemakers each. In all, entries from 11 states were recognized as either finalists or Pacemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two teams of three judges studied every entry, analyzing its strengths. The status of each entry was agreed upon by at least two of the three judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sites competed in two different categories based on school population. Judges did not evaluate the size category that included their school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judges, from five states, served on two judging teams. The team leaders were award-winning collegiate advisers \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Smith,<\/strong> Pepperdine University 
Chris Waugaman,<\/strong> Virginia State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four advisers of Pacemaker-winning scholastic websites and publications also served as judges \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Habiger, <\/strong>Kansas
Debra Klevens,<\/strong> Missouri
Leland Mallett,<\/strong> Texas
Justin Raisner, <\/strong>California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The online sites competed in two different categories based on school population. Two teams of three judges studied every entry, analyzing its strengths. The status of each entry was agreed upon by at least two of the three judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this competition, only the online news product was judged. The news sites were either digital companions to print newspapers and newsmagazines or online-only products. In all, 85 sites were companions to print newspapers and newsmagazines and 40 were online-only products. A separate 2022 NSPA Newspaper\/Newsmagazine Pacemaker<\/a><\/strong> competition recognized 38 print news publications and specialty magazines in November. In all, eight schools earned Pacemaker recognition for both their print and online products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Finalists<\/strong>
2023 Online Pacemaker finalists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past winners<\/strong>
NSPA awards archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring 2023
Pacemaker announcements<\/strong>
2023 Innovation<\/a>
2022 Literary Arts Magazines<\/a>
2023 Online<\/a>
2022 Yearbooks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To celebrate its 2021 centennial, NSPA compiled the Pacemaker 100<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 its top 100 Pacemaker winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best of Show<\/strong>
Spring National High School Journalism Convention
San Francisco
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2023 Online Pacemakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Scot Scoop<\/a><\/strong>
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Editor-in-chief: Hudson Fox
Adviser: Justin Raisner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Estoque<\/a><\/strong>
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Editors-in-chief: Michelle Chen, Anushka De, Jayanti Jha
Adviser: Julia Satterthwaite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Boiling Point<\/a><\/strong>
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, California
Editors-in-chief: Benjamin Gamson, Tali Liebenthal, Tomomi Shaw
Adviser: Joelle Keene<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chronicle<\/a><\/strong>
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City, California
Editors-in-chief: Natalie Cosgrove, Will Sherwood
Adviser: Billy Montgomery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Harbinger<\/a><\/strong>
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Editors-in-chief: Lyda Cosgrove, Kate Heitmann
Adviser: Dow Tate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Gator<\/a><\/strong>
Brimmer and May School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Editors-in-chief: Natalie Kozhemiakin, Edan Zinn
Adviser: David Cutler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wayland Student Press Network<\/a><\/strong>
Wayland High School
Wayland, Massachusetts
Editors-in-chief: Genevieve Morrison, Emily Roberge
Advisers: Mary Barber, Brian Keaney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Communicator<\/a><\/strong>
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Editors-in-chief: Addi Hinesman, Rita Ionides, Anjali Kakarla, Scarlett London
Adviser: Tracy Anderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FHNtoday<\/a><\/strong>
Francis Howell North High School
St. Charles, Missouri
Editors-in-chief: Chloe Ellison, Amber Winkler
Advisers: Jordyn Kiel, Aaron Manfull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Shield<\/a><\/strong>
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Evie Barnard, Alice Scott
Adviser: Dave Winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coppell Student Media<\/a><\/strong>
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Editor-in-chief: Angelina Liu
Advisers: Irma Kennedy, Chase Wofford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wingspan<\/a><\/strong>
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Caroline Caruso, Harley Classe, Erika Pernis, Athena Tseng
Adviser: Brian Higgins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rider Online<\/a><\/strong>
Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas
Editor-in-chief: Leilani Fierro
Advisers: Rachel Dearinger, Leland Mallett<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NSPA names \u2018best of the best\u2019 Pacemaker competition recognizes13 news sites for journalistic excellence April 22, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Honoring the nation\u2019s best, National Scholastic Press Association named 13 scholastic news sites as prestigious Pacemaker winners. The online winners, plus the 2023 Innovation Pacemakers, 2022 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemakers and 2022 Yearbook Pacemaker winners, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617531"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":617803,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617531\/revisions\/617803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}