{"id":612658,"date":"2022-02-25T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=612658"},"modified":"2022-03-03T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T19:44:34","slug":"2022-online-pacemaker-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2022-online-pacemaker-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Online Pacemaker finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA names \u2018best of the best\u2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Pacemaker competition recognizes
47 high school news sites for journalistic excellence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The nation\u2019s top scholastic news sites were recognized today by the National Scholastic Press Association, which announced 47 finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the judges have named the Pacemaker finalists, the Pacemaker winners have not been selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThe judging teams will now continue to study the sites named as Pacemaker finalists on a frequent basis,\u201d said Gary Lundgren, associate director and coordinator of the Pacemaker competition. \u201cThe Pacemaker winners will be selected shortly before they are named in April, so for the 47 schools we are naming as finalists today, the competition is still happening in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker finalists will be honored and will receive plaques during the opening ceremony of the JEA\/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker winners will be announced for the first time at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the convention\u2019s awards ceremony.<\/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. The organization is celebrating its 100th birthday this year.<\/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 47 Pacemaker finalists represent 16 states. California led with 12 finalists, followed by Texas with five and Illinois with four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To select the Pacemaker finalists, judges carefully studied approximately 140 sites submitted from 31 states and three countries.<\/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, 91 sites were companions to print newspapers and newsmagazines and 44 were online-only products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A separate 2021 NSPA Newspaper\/Newsmagazine Pacemaker<\/a> competition recognized 66 print news publications and specialty magazines in November. In all, 23 schools earned Pacemaker recognition for both their print and online products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NSPA awards ceremony<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

3:30 p.m.<\/strong>
Saturday, April 9, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JEA\/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Westin Bonaventure
Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker winners for 2021 Yearbooks, 2021 Literary Magazines, 2022 Online and 2022 Innovation will be announced at this ceremony, as well as winners in the convention\u2019s NSPA’s Best of Show competition<\/strong> for the spring convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker finalists will be honored and will receive plaques during the opening ceremony of the JEA\/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2021 Yearbook Pacemaker finalists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Literary Magazine Pacemaker finalists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 Innovation Pacemaker finalists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2021 award winners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA awards archive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NSPA awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find past Pacemaker winners in the NSPA awards archive.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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2022 Online Pacemaker finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finalists listed by state<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M-A Chronicle<\/a><\/strong>
Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California
Editors: Brianna Aquayo Villalon, Isabelle Stid, Jane White, Katherine Welander
Adviser: John McBlair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scot Scoop<\/a><\/strong>
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Editor: Elle Horst
Adviser: Justin Raisner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Berkeley High Jacket<\/a><\/strong>
Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California
Editor: Estella Zhou
Adviser: Peter Rodrigues<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Portola Pilot<\/a><\/strong>
Portola High School, Irvine, California
Editors: Ryne Dunman, Claudia Lin
Adviser: Brianna Rapp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pearl Post<\/a><\/strong>
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Lake Balboa, California
Editor: Delilah Brumer
Adviser: Adriana Chavira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Oracle<\/a><\/strong>
The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, California
Editor: Vaughan Anoa\u2019i
Adviser: Kristin Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Paly Voice<\/a><\/strong>
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Editors: Arohi Battarchaya, Tara Kapoor, Emily Yun
Adviser: Paul B. Kandell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Campanile<\/a><\/strong>
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Editor: Ajay Venkatraman
Adviser: Rod Satterthwaite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Octagon<\/a><\/strong>
Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, California
Editors: Sanjana Anand, Ethan Monasa, Arijit Trivedi, Arikta Trivedi
Adviser: Bonnie Stewart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harker Aquila<\/a><\/strong>
The Harker School, San Jose, California
Editors: Alysa Suleiman, Nicole Tian
Adviser: Ellen Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chronicle<\/a><\/strong>
Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, California
Editors: Tessa Augsberger, Mill Ben-Ezra
Adviser: Jim Burns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inklings News<\/a><\/strong>
Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut
Editors: Natalie Bandura, Katie Simons
Advisers: Joseph DelGobbo, Mary Elizabeth Fulco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Raider Voice<\/a><\/strong>
Gulliver Preparatory Upper School, Miami, Florida
Editor: Kathleen Lewis
Adviser: Monica Rodriguez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Eagle Eye<\/a><\/strong>
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Editors: Ivy Lam, Travis Newbery, Lily Singer
Adviser: Melissa Falkowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Muse<\/a><\/strong>
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Editors: Alissa Gary, Sophia Roud
Adviser: Carly Gates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Metea Media<\/a><\/strong>
Metea Valley High School, Aurora, Illinois
Editors: Kat Viloria and Mishal Nizar
Adviser: Adam Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U-High Midway<\/a><\/strong>
University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Editors: Lucia Kouri, Berk Oto, Peter Pu
Adviser: Logan Aimone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blueprint<\/a><\/strong>
Downers Grove South High School, Downers Grove, Illinois
Editors: Anika Brown, Kassem Ossman, Gwendolynne Royle
Advisers: Kari Alore, Mark Indreika, Mary Long<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The McHenry Messenger<\/a><\/strong>
McHenry High School, McHenry, Illinois
Editor: Kennedy Tetour
Adviser: Dane Erbach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HiLite<\/a><\/strong>
Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
Editors: Cady Armstrong, Chloe Sun
Adviser: Jim Streisel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Little Hawk<\/a><\/strong>
City High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Editor: Rebecca Michaeli
Adviser: Jonathan Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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West Side Story<\/a><\/strong>
Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
Editor: Owen Aanestad
Adviser: Sara Whittaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BVNW News<\/a><\/strong>
Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Editors: Megan Yates, Liz LaHood
Adviser: Jim McCrossen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Harbinger<\/a><\/strong>
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Editors: Sophie Henschel, Campbell Wood
Adviser: Dow Tate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mill Valley News<\/a><\/strong>
Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kansas
Editors: Gabby Delpleash, Avery Gathright, Damara Stevens, Ally Sul
Adviser: Kathy Habiger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Gator<\/a><\/strong>
Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Editor: Karly Hamilton
Adviser: David Cutler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Harbinger<\/a><\/strong>
Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Massachusetts
Editor: Melissa Dai
Advisers: Lindsay Coppens, Michelle Shappard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wayland Student Press Network<\/a><\/strong>
Wayland High School, Wayland, Massachusetts
Editors: Taylor McGuire, Garrett Spooner
Advisers: Mary Barber, Brian Keaney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Communicator<\/a><\/strong>
Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Editors: Scarlett London, Sebastian Oliva, Lucy Tobier
Adviser: Tracy Anderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Tower<\/a><\/strong>
Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Editor: Paige Evers
Adviser: Kaitlin Edgerton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rubicon<\/a><\/strong>
St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota
Editors: Elle Chen, Elizabeth Trevathan
Adviser: Kathryn Campbell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Knight Errant<\/a><\/strong>
Benilde-St. Margaret\u2019s School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Editors: Andrew Lyons, Grace Cochrane, Flint Frohman
Adviser: Tiffany Joseph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Echo<\/a><\/strong>
St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Editors: Talia Lissauer, Maddie Schutte
Adviser: Lori Keekley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pathfinder<\/a><\/strong>
Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri
Editors: Leah Schroeder, Mira Nalbandian, Brinda Ambal
Adviser: Debra Klevens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FHN Today<\/a><\/strong>
Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri
Editor: Amber Winkler
Adviser: Aaron Manfull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lancer Feed<\/a><\/strong>
Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Editor: Makayla Archambeault
Adviser: Nancy Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southwest Shadow<\/a><\/strong>
Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Editor: Gurleen Swaich
Adviser: Matthew LaPorte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastside Online<\/a><\/strong>
Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Editors: Alexa Atlas, Nicole Vital, Angelina Witting
Adviser: Greg Gagliardi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The La Salle Falconer<\/a><\/strong>
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Milwaukie, Oregon
Editors: Brooklyn Chillemi, Mary Loeb, Avery Rush
Adviser: Miles Kane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Shield<\/a><\/strong>
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Editors: Lucy Marco, 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: Anjali Krishna
Advisers: Chase Wofford, Irma Kennedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wingspan<\/a><\/strong>
Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
Editor: Trisha Dasgupta
Adviser: Brian Higgins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rider Online<\/a><\/strong>
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
Editor: McKenzie Canton
Advisers: Rachel Dearinger, Leland Mallett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eagle Nation Online<\/a><\/strong>
Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Editor: Amanda Hare
Adviser: Lisa Roskens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HHS Media<\/a><\/strong>
Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Editor: Oziel Valdez
Adviser: Val Kibler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Highlander<\/a><\/strong>
McLean High School, McLean, Virginia
Editor: Akash Balenalli
Adviser: Lindsay Benedict
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NSPA names \u2018best of the best\u2019 Pacemaker competition recognizes 47 high school news sites for journalistic excellence March 3, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The nation\u2019s top scholastic news sites were recognized today by the National Scholastic Press Association, which announced 47 finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition. While the judges have named the Pacemaker finalists, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":612670,"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\/612658"}],"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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612658"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612909,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612658\/revisions\/612909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}