{"id":621787,"date":"2024-09-25T00:53:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T05:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=621787"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:16:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:16:29","slug":"2024-newspaper-newsmagazine-specialty-magazine-pacemaker-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2024-newspaper-newsmagazine-specialty-magazine-pacemaker-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Newspaper\/Newsmagazine, Specialty Magazine Pacemaker finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA names top newspapers, magazines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker competition recognizes 45 finalists for excellence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sept. 23, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Honoring the nation\u2019s best, the National Scholastic Press Association has named 45 scholastic student newspapers, newsmagazines and specialty magazines published during the 2023-24 school year as finalists in its prestigious Pacemaker competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners announced for the first time on Nov. 9, at the NSPA Awards Ceremony during the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/strong><\/a> in Philadelphia.<\/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 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 45 Pacemaker finalists represent 15 states as well as the United Kingdom. California set the pace with 13 finalists, followed by Texas with nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two teams of three judges worked remotely judging and studying every entry discussing its strengths and weaknesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high school newspapers\/newsmagazines competed in two categories based on school enrollment \u2014 less than 1,800 students and 1,800 or more students. There are 34 high school newspaper\/newsmagazine Pacemaker finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior high\/middle school newspapers\/newsmagazines as well as specialty magazines competed in separate categories. There are three junior high\/middle school Pacemaker finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specialty magazines provide in-depth, long-form stories focused on timely topics\/issues relevant to a student audience. The content of a specialty magazine frequently focuses on a single topic\/issue. A specialty magazine has its own identity and name and it is not a special edition of a newspaper\/newsmagazine. Topical magazines such as sports, science, business or entertainment also compete in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are eight specialty magazine Pacemaker finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literary arts magazines compete in a separate Pacemaker competition with an entry deadline of Nov. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Lundgren, associate director and coordinator of the Pacemaker competition, observed that specialty magazines are growing in popularity in high schools across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith most news being delivered online, student journalists have been redefining their print newspaper,\u201d Lundgren said. \u201cMore and more that means transitioning from a traditional newspaper format to a specialty magazine with in-depth reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cIn addition to demonstrating excellence in key areas including coverage, writing, editing, design and photography, the winning newspapers\/newspapers took risks and served as a strong voice for its student audience,\u201d Lundgren said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this competition, only the print news product was judged. A separate NSPA 2024 Online Pacemaker<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>competition recognized 24 online news sites in April. Several schools earned Pacemaker honors for both their print and online products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Please join us at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/strong> Nov. 7-10, 2024, at the Philadelphia Marriott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convention offers hundreds of instructional sessions, keynote speakers from national newsmakers, dozens of media critiques, JEA\u2019s popular on-site media contests and the announcement of NSPA national winners for Pacemaker Awards and Individual Awards. NSPA also offers a convention Best of Show competition that celebrates current student media work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall<\/strong> Pacemaker finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Newspaper\/Newspaper, Specialty Magazine Pacemaker finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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El Estoque<\/strong>
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Editors-in-chief: Taryn Lam, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Lillian Wang
Advisers: Vennessa Nava, Julia Satterthwaite<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Accolade<\/strong>
Sunny Hills High School
Fullerton, California
Editor-in-chief: Jaimie Chun
Adviser: Tommy Li<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Town Crier<\/strong>
Paul Revere Middle School
Los Angeles, California
Editor-in-chief: Noah Beroukhim
Adviser: Eric Wechsler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Campanile<\/strong>
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Editors-in-chief: Christie Hong, Lucy Li, Hannah Singer, Dhruv Shetty, Nidhi Thummalapalli
Advisers: Rod Satterthwaite<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Verde<\/strong>
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Editors-in-chief: Felicia Buchholz, Austin Eng, Asha Kulkarni, Nadia Soberg, Anna Van Riesen
Adviser: Paul Kandell<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Viking<\/strong>
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Editors-in-chief: Emile Bothe, Claire Cho, Roan Haney, Ethan Wang
Adviser: Brian Wilson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Crimson<\/strong>
Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles, California
Editors-in-chief: Kalani Gaviola, Elise Mathers, Serenity Wulfing
Adviser: Jeffrey Mount<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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High Tide<\/strong>
Redondo Union High School
Redondo Beach, California
Editors-in-chief: Lucy Davis, Ethan Lerner, Romi Riss
Adviser: Kerri Eastham<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Nexus<\/strong>
Westview High School
San Diego, California
Editors-in-chief: Jillian Sinder, Grace Tseng
Advisers: Jeff Wenger, Melanie DelaCruz<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bear Witness<\/strong>
Branham High School
San Jose, California
Editor-in-chief: Jiyoon Choi
Advisers: Kirsten McKay, Yale Wyatt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Epic<\/strong>
Lynbrook High School
San Jose, California
Editors-in-chief: Myles Kim, Susanna Tang
Adviser: Josh Miller<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Winged Post<\/strong>
The Harker School
San Jose, California
Editors-in-chief: Ariana Goetting, Kinnera Mulam
Adviser: Whitney Huang <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Nueva Current<\/strong>
The Nueva School
San Mateo, California
Editors-in-chief: Aaron Huang, Ellie Kearns, Isabella Xu
Adviser: LiAnn Yim<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Mirror<\/strong>
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Editor-in-chief: Angelina Gevorgyan
Adviser: Ron Goins<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Union St. Journal<\/strong>
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Editor-in-chief: Alex Gribb
Adviser: Seth Fine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The BluePrint<\/strong>
Hagerty High School
Oviedo, Florida
Editor-in-chief: Nadia Knoblauch
Adviser: Brit Taylor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eagle Eye News<\/strong>
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Editor-in-chief: Rayne Welser
Adviser: Melissa Falkowski<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Muse<\/strong>
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
Editors-in-chief: Mariana Colom, Sofia Hennessey-Correa
Adviser: Carly Gates<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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U-High Midway<\/strong>
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Ilinois
Editors-in-chief: Audrey Park, Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Sahana Unni
Adviser: Logan Aimone<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Little Hawk<\/strong>
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, Iowa
Editors-in-chief: Wisdom Konu, Esther Puderbaugh, Rosangel Flores-Rubio
Adviser: Jonathan Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Harbinger<\/strong>
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
Editors-in-chief: Greyson Imm, Katie Murphy
Adviser: Dow Tate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On the Record<\/strong>
duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky
Editor-in-chief: Lily Cashman
Adviser: Liz Palmer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Silver Chips<\/strong>
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, Maryland
Editors-in-chief: Della Baer, Julia Lian, Zoe Kaiser, Giselle Zelaya
Advisers: Jeremy Stelzner, Maria Tanos<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Communicator Magazine<\/strong>
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Editors-in-chief: Isabella Jacob, Serena O’Brien, Ruth Shikanov
Adviser: Tracy Anderson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Crane<\/strong>
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Editors-in-chief: Kanav Kalmadi, Ethan Minster, Atharva Modi
Adviser: Christina Hammitt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Marquette Messenger<\/strong>
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri
Editor-in-chief: Annabelle Miller
Adviser: Emily Jorgensen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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North Star<\/strong>
Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Editors-in-chief: McKenna Hudson, Chase Pray
Advisers: Aaron Manfull, Jordyn Kiel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ID Magazine<\/strong>
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Editors-in-chief: Mac Huffman, Rory Lustberg, Annie Zhao
Advisers: Abigail Eisenberg, Sarah Kirksey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panorama<\/strong>
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Editors-in-chief: Tarek Al Husseini, Riles Coates, Mimi Zhou
Advisers: Abigail Eisenberg, Sarah Kirksey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Science Greeley<\/strong>
Horace Greeley High School
Chappaqua, New York
Editors-in-chief: Andrew Pang, Sophia Kong
Adviser: Alex Lichorat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spark<\/strong>
Lakota East High School
Liberty Township, Ohio
Editors-in-chief: Ava Huening, Colin Kunz
Adviser: Dean Hume<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Backcountry Review<\/strong>
Springfield High School
Springfield, Oregon
Editors-in-chief: Amanda Arch, Courtney Brown, Ember Holman
Adviser: Ivan Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Dispatch<\/strong>
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Kate Davis, Mazzy Warren
Adviser: Michael Reeves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Shield<\/strong>
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Alice Scott, Lanie Sepehri, Ingrid Smith, Francie Wilhelm
Adviser: Dave Winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sidekick<\/strong>
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Editor-in-chief: Sri Achanta
Adviser: Chase Wofford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eagle Edition<\/strong>
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Abby Baughman, Easterly Yeaman
Adviser: Ana Rosenthal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Focus<\/strong>
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Dawson Yao, Linyang Lee
Adviser: Jenny Dial Creech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ReMarker<\/strong>
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Editor-in-chief: Zack Goforth
Adviser: Jenny Dial Creech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Scientific Marksman<\/strong>
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Alex Pan, Joseph Sun
Adviser: Daniel Lipin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Review<\/strong>
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Editors-in-chief: Ella Piper Claffy, Annie Jones
Advisers: Sam Abramson, David Nathan, Shelley Stein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kingwood Park Times<\/strong>
Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood, Texas
Editor-in-chief: Maya Ortiz
Adviser: Megan Ortiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Newsstreak<\/strong>
Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Editor-in-chief: Clare Kirwan
Adviser: Valerie Kibler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Highlander<\/strong>
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
Editors-in-chief: Tanner Coerr, Dania Reza, Philip Rotondo, Madeleine Stigall, Natalie Vu
Adviser: Lindsay Benedict<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Scroll<\/strong>
The American School in London Middle School
London, England
Editor-in-chief: Staff
Adviser: Colin Bridgewater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Standard<\/strong>
The American School in London
London, England
Editors-in-chief: Eden Leavey, Clara Martinez
Adviser: Louisa Avery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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