{"id":5783,"date":"2017-09-13T16:59:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T21:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=5783"},"modified":"2017-09-13T17:01:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T22:01:05","slug":"2017-newspaper-pacemaker-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2017-newspaper-pacemaker-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Newspaper Pacemaker finalists announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 <\/span>The National Scholastic Press Association has named 49 scholastic student newspapers and newsmagazines as finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The NSPA Pacemaker award has a rich tradition and the association started presenting the award to high school newspapers a few years after the organization was founded in 1921. Throughout the years, yearbooks, magazines, online sites and broadcast programs were added to the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 49 Pacemaker finalists represent 21 states and England. California sets the pace with eight finalists. <\/span><\/p>\n

In all, 275 student news publications entered the Pacemaker competition. Two teams of three judges devoted two days to the judging and studied every entry discussing its strengths and weaknesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the first round of the competition, the news publications competed against those of similar types \u2014 tabloid newspaper, broadsheet newspaper, newsmagazine and junior high\/middle school.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the process was finished, the 49 Pacemaker finalists were named. From that group, 26 will earn the Pacemaker award placing those publications in the top 10 percent. Four middle school\/junior high publications are included on the finalist list.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insights<\/span> and observations from the judges about the Pacemaker winning newspapers will be posted when the Pacemaker winners are announced along with the names and professional bios of the judges.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to demonstrating excellence in key areas including coverage, writing, editing, design and photography, the winning newspapers took risks and served as a strong voice for its student audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe best newspapers and newsmagazines didn\u2019t just recap school activities and sporting events, they delivered tenacious in-depth reporting and impartial and objective coverage,\u201d said Gary Lundgren, associate director.<\/span><\/p>\n

Print news publications are thriving in high schools across the country, Lundgren said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have noticed a steady shift to the newsmagazine format,\u201d he said. \u201cMore and more schools are using online news sites for day to day reporting and publishing quarterly newsmagazines for in-depth, long-form storytelling.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017, approximately 98 of the print news publications entered used a newsmagazine format.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this competition, only the print news product was judged. A separate <\/span>NSPA 2017 Online Pacemaker<\/a> competition recognized 38 online news sites in April. Several schools earned Pacemaker honors for both their print and online products.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners will be announced at the <\/span>JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/span><\/a>, Nov. 16-19 in Dallas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\nCS Press<\/strong>, Cactus Shadows High School
\nCave Creek, Arizona
\nEditor: Alex Laggren
\nAdvisers: Lori Hart, Robert Adamson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nTitan Times<\/strong>, Antelope High School
\nAntelope, California
\nEditor: Sara Bergeron
\nAdviser: Pete LeBlanc<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEl Estoque<\/strong>, Monta Vista High School
\nCupertino, California
\nEditors: Avni Prasad, Mingjie Zhong
\nAdviser: Julia Satterthwaite<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Town Crier<\/strong>, Paul Revere Charter Middle School
\nLos Angeles, California
\nEditors: Chloe Guillot, Morgan Dolton
\nAdviser: J.D. Garber<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Campanile<\/strong>, Palo Alto Senior High School
\nPalo Alto, California
\nEditors: Peter Maroulis, Jacky Moore, Kai Oda, Ethan Teo, Jessica Wong
\nAdvisers: Rodney Satterthwaite, Esther Wojcicki<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nVerde<\/strong>, Palo Alto Senior High School
\nPalo Alto, California
\nEditors: Tara Madhav, Alicia Mies, Dani Macuil
\nAdviser: Paul Kandell<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEye of the Tiger<\/strong>, Roseville High School
\nRoseville, California
\nEditors: Rachel Barber, Marc Chappelle
\nAdviser: Bobby Ritter<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBear Witness<\/strong>, Branham High School
\nSan Jose, California
\nEditors: Kelley Sheen, Julia Kolman
\nAdviser: Fitzgerald Vo<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Winged Post<\/strong>, The Harker School
\nSan Jose, California
\nEditors: Meilan Steimle, Kshithija Mulam
\nAdviser: Ellen Austin<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Herald<\/strong>, Arapahoe High School
\nCentennial, Colorado
\nEditors: Paige Paulsen
\nAdviser: Greg Anderson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Scroll<\/strong>, The American School in London, Middle School
\nLondon, England
\nAdviser: Colin Bridgewater<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Eagle Eye<\/strong>, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
\nParkland, Florida
\nEditors: Lily Skopp, Alexa Kravitz, Makayla Manning
\nAdviser: Melissa Falkowski<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nRed & Black<\/strong>, Hillsborough High School
\nTampa, Florida
\nEditors: Annie Aguiar, Bianca Cegatte
\nAdviser: Joe Humphrey<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Portfolio<\/strong>, Bak Middle School of the Arts
\nWest Palm Beach, Florida
\nEditors: Anushka Lakum, Nikita Tanguturi
\nAdviser: Jessica Samons<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nCarpe Diem<\/strong>, Decatur High School
\nDecatur, Georgia
\nAdviser: Jon Reese<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Northview Messenger<\/strong>, Northview High School
\nJohns Creek, Georgia
\nEditors: Maggie Brenan, Tarun Ramesh
\nAdviser: Chris Yarbrough<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nU-High Midway<\/strong>, University of Chicago Laboratory High School
\nChicago, Illinois
\nEditors: Marissa Martinez, Clyde Schwab
\nAdviser: Logan Aimone<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDrops of Ink<\/strong>, Libertyville High School
\nLibertyville, Illinois
\nEditors: Manal Ahmed, Becky DeAcetis
\nAdviser: Michael Gluskin<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nHiLite<\/strong>, Carmel High School
\nCarmel, Indiana
\nEditors: Grace Zhang
\nAdviser: Jim Streisel<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Little Hawk<\/strong>, Iowa City High School
\nIowa City, Iowa
\nEditors: Sofie Lie, Nova Meurice, Sarah Smith
\nAdviser: Jonathan Rogers<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Budget<\/strong>, Lawrence High School
\nLawrence, Kansas
\nEditor: Kansas Gibler
\nAdviser: Barbara Tholen<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Tiger Print<\/strong>, Blue Valley High School
\nOverland Park, Kansas
\nEditors: Courtney Carpenter, Megan Hegarty
\nAdviser: Michelle Huss<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Express<\/strong>, Blue Valley Northwest High School
\nOverland Park, Kansas
\nEditor: Emma Bruce
\nAdviser: Jim McCrossen<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Harbinger<\/strong>, Shawnee Mission East High School
\nPrairie Village, Kansas
\nEditors: Ellie Booton, Will Clough, Claire Pottenger
\nAdviser: Dow Tate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\nThe JagWire<\/strong>, Mill Valley High School
\nShawnee, Kansas
\nEditors: Madison Ferguson, Margaret Mellott, Braden Shaw
\nAdviser: Kathy Habiger<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Northwest Passage<\/strong>, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
\nShawnee, Kansas
\nEditor: Grace Gorenflo
\nAdviser: Susan Massy<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nPaladin<\/strong>, Kapaun Mount Carmel High School
\nWichita, Kansas
\nEditor: Abbey Fox
\nAdviser: Elaine Robinson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Phillipian<\/strong>, Phillips Academy
\nAndover, Massachusetts
\nEditor: Rudd Fawcett
\nAdvisers: Tracy Ainsworth, Neil Fater<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nUncaged<\/strong>, Stockbridge High School
\nStockbridge, Michigan
\nEditor: Emma Lockhart
\nAdviser: Elizabeth Cyr<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nEcho<\/strong>, St. Louis Park High School
\nSt. Louis Park, Minnesota
\nEditors: Maggie Bahnson, Ethan Brown
\nAdviser: Lori Keekley<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Rubicon<\/strong>, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
\nSt. Paul, Minnesota
\nEditors: Javier Whitaker-Castaneda, Amodhya Samarakoon
\nAdviser: Kathryn Campbell<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Rock<\/strong>, Rock Bridge Senior High School
\nColumbia , Missouri
\nEditors: Ji-Ho Lee, Kat Sarafianos, Grace Vance
\nAdviser: Robin Stover<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nLe Journal<\/strong>, Notre Dame de Sion High School
\nKansas City, Missouri
\nEditors: Megan Ostrander, Abby Smith
\nAdviser: Alison Long<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Kirkwood Call<\/strong>, Kirkwood High School
\nKirkwood, Missouri
\nEditors: Ryan Davidson, Ali Randazzo, Kennady Wade
\nAdviser: Mitch Eden<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWingspan<\/strong>, Nixa High School
\nNixa, Missouri
\nEditor: Allison Garrett
\nAdviser: Beth Eggleston<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nNorth Star<\/strong>, Francis Howell North High School
\nSt. Charles, Missouri
\nEditor: Carolynn Gonzalez
\nAdviser: Aaron Manfull<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nPilot’s Log<\/strong>, Hasbrouck Heights High School
\nHasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
\nEditors: Maddy Kalmowitz, Vanita Patel, Bharadwaj Chirravuri
\nAdviser: William Thorne<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWingspan<\/strong>, West Henderson High School
\nHendersonville, North Carolina
\nEditors: Josh Conner, Charlotte Grush, Sofia Molina
\nAdviser: Brenda Gorsuch<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nLegacy Uncut<\/strong>, Legacy High School
\nBismark, North Dakota
\nEditor: Brian Swanberg
\nAdviser: Sue Skalicky<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nLakota East Spark<\/strong>, Lakota East High School
\nLiberty Township, Ohio
\nEditors: Erinn Aulfinger, Michelle Chu, Emma Stiefel, Lauren Wilson
\nAdviser: Dean Hume<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Sequoyah Scribe<\/strong>, John Sevier Middle School
\nKingsport, Tennessee
\nEditors: Harrison Barnes, Molly Turner
\nAdviser: David Flanary<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Eagle Angle<\/strong>, Allen High School
\nAllen, Texas
\nEditors: Sara Schleede, Megan Shankle
\nAdviser: Kelly Juntunen<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe ReMarker<\/strong>, St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas
\nDallas, Texas
\nEditor: Case Lowry
\nAdviser: Ray Westbook<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Fourcast<\/strong>, The Hockaday School
\nDallas, Texas
\nEditors: Jenny Zhu
\nAdviser: Ana Rosenthal<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nStampede<\/strong>, Burges High School
\nEl Paso, Texas
\nEditor: Madeline Ramos
\nAdviser: Patricia Monroe<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Kinkaid Falcon<\/strong>, The Kinkaid School
\nHouston, Texas
\nEditor: Kirk Hachigian
\nAdviser: LiAnn Yim<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nTiger Times<\/strong>, Texas High School
\nTexarkana, Texas
\nEditors: Raga Justin, Jillian Cheney
\nAdvisers: Rebecca Potter, Clint Smith<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Highlander<\/strong>, McLean High School
\nMcLean, Virginia
\nEditors: Bryan Chung, Carlyn Kranking, Ingrid Morse, Melanie Pincus
\nAdviser: Lindsay Benedict<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe Puma Press<\/strong>, University Prep High School
\nSeattle, Washington
\nEditors: Mahir Piyarali, Yoela Zimberoff
\nAdviser: Dan Perreten<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The National Scholastic Press Association has named 49 scholastic student newspapers and newsmagazines as finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition. \u201cThe Pacemaker is the association\u2019s preeminent award,\u201d said Laura Widmer, executive director. \u201cNSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best.\u201d The NSPA Pacemaker award has a rich tradition and the association […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5784,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783\/revisions\/5784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}