{"id":622941,"date":"2025-04-26T19:29:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=622941"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:06:19","slug":"2025-online-pacemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2025-online-pacemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Online Pacemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA recognizes online excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker competition recognizes 13 online news sites for excellence<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 26, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEATTLE \u2014 The nation\u2019s top scholastic websites were recognized today by the National Scholastic Press Association, which announced 13 winners in its annual Pacemaker competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker winners were announced for the first time on Saturday, April 26 at the convention\u2019s awards ceremony.<\/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, broadcast programs and innovation were added to the competition. <\/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, 71 sites were companions to print newspapers and newsmagazines and 54 were online-only products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Spring convention awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Innovation Pacemaker
<\/a>2024 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemaker
<\/a>2025 Online Pacemaker
<\/a>2024 Yearbook Pacemaker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Best of Show
Staff Best of Show<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

2025 Innovation Pacemaker finalists<\/a>
2024 Literary Arts Magazine Pacemaker finalists<\/a>
2025 Online Pacemaker finalists<\/a>
2024 Yearbook Pacemaker finalists<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Online Pacemakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

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M-A Chronicle
<\/a>Menlo-Atherton High School
Atherton, California
Editors-in-Chief: Celine Chien, Ben Siegel
Adviser: John McBlair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scot Scoop
<\/a>Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Editor-in-Chief: Jackson Sneeringer
Adviser: Justin Raisner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Estoque
<\/a>Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
Editors-in-Chief: Samika Bhatkar, Ananya Chaudhary, Kathryn Foo, Jami Lim, Alan Tai, Alyssa Yang
Advisers: Vennessa Nava, Julia Satterthwaite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mirror
<\/a>Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California
Editors-in-Chief: Olamide Olumide, Madison Thacker
Adviser: Ron Goins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Standard
<\/a>The American School in London
London, England
Editors-in-Chief: Sophia Bateman, Tara Behbehani
Adviser: Louisa Avery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Muse
<\/a>Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida
Editors-in-Chief: Ellie Symons, Aiden Velez
Adviser: Carly Gates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Odyssey Media Group
<\/a>Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Editors-in-Chief: Wyatt Meyer, Lea D’Angelo
Adviser: David Ragsdale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U-High Midway
<\/a>University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Chicago, Illinois
Editors-in-Chief: Jaya Alenghat, Chloe Alexander, Clare McRoberts
Adviser: Logan Aimone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HiLite
<\/a>Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana
Editors-in-Chief: Ayaan Nadeem, Helena Wang
Adviser: Jim Streisel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Gator
<\/a>Brimmer and May School
Chestnut HIll, Massachusetts
Editor-in-Chief: Amelia Bowman
Adviser: David Cutler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FHN Today
<\/a>Francis Howell North High School
Saint Charles, Missouri
Editor-in-Chief: Drew Johnson
Adviser: Aaron Manfull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coppell Student Media
<\/a>Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
Editor-in-Chief: Sukirtha Muthiah
Adviser: Chase Wofford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wingspan
<\/a>Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas
Editors-in-Chief: Christine Han, Addyson Schick, Sarayu Bongale
Adviser: Brian Higgins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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