National Pacemaker Awards

The National Pacemaker Awards are awards for excellence in American student journalism, given annually since 1927. The awards are generally considered to be the highest national honors in their field, and are unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism".[1][2][3][4]

The National Scholastic Press Association administers the contest for high school programs, while the Associated Collegiate Press administers the college and university contests. Pacemakers are awarded annually at the JEA/NSPA National Conference (for high schools) and the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention (for colleges) in the following categories: Newspaper, Online, Yearbook/Magazine, and Broadcast.

Newspaper Pacemakers

ACP, NSPA and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation have co-sponsored the Pacemaker competition since 1961. NSPA began the awards in 1927. The Pacemaker competition was discontinued in 1948–49, then resumed in 1961. The awards, which are considered by many to be the highest national honors for student journalism, are unique in their judging. Several issues from each newspaper's production schedule are randomly selected to be judged, ensuring that to be competitive for a Pacemaker, a publication must show consistent quality over an entire academic year.

Judges select Pacemaker Finalists and Pacemakers based on the following: coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, design, photography, art and graphics.

Pacemakers are selected by the staff of a professional newspaper in the host city of the annual National College Media Convention, in the case of college papers, or the National High School Journalism Convention for high school publications. There are multiple awards in each category every year: in 2006, there were 26 high school winners.[5]

Online Pacemakers

This contest replaces the NSPA/ACP Best of the Net competition, which began in 1996. Member publication Web sites are not automatically entered in the Pacemaker competition; staffs must submit a Pacemaker entry form.

Online Pacemaker entries are judged during the months of February and March, based upon the following criteria: design, navigation, writing/editing, graphics and interactivity.[6]

Yearbook/Magazine Pacemakers

Yearbook/Magazine Pacemakers are judged based upon the following criteria: writing/editing, design, content, concept, photography, art and graphics.

In conjunction with the Yearbook Pacemaker competition, ACP/NSPA will recognize with an award of excellence the best interactive (CD/DVD) yearbooks in a separate contest. Interactive entries must include a copy of the printed book.

Broadcast Pacemakers

The NSPA awards Broadcast Pacemaker awards for student-produced television news programs at high schools.

An entry consists of a student-produced news program or segment of a longer news program, on VHS format video tape. For the purposes of this competition, student-produced means that the majority of the planning, writing, scripting, taping and editing of the program was done by students.

This contest is unique to the high school level, as no similar award is offered by the ACP to college broadcast programs.

Past winners

The following is a partial list of college and high school newspapers which have been awarded a National Pacemaker Award by the Associated Collegiate Press or National Scholastic Press Association, respectively.

College newspapers

College magazines

College Online Pacemaker

Broadcast Pacemaker

High school newspapers

High School Online Pacemaker

High school yearbooks
  • Above & Beyond (Robinson Secondary School) (2003)
  • Aegis (Lincoln-Way) (1994)
  • Aerie (Brentwood School) (1997)
  • Ambassador (Stevenson High School) (2002)
  • American (Independence High School) (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
  • Aquin (Saint Thomas High School) (2002, 2004)
  • Arapahoe Calumet (Arapahoe High School) (2005)
  • Arvadan (Arvada High School) (1999)
  • Ash a Wut (Gabrielino High School) (2006, 2007)
  • Aurora (John W. North High School) (2005)
  • The Belltower (St. Thomas' Episcopal School, Houston, Texas) (2011, 2012)
  • Beneath the Surface (Hooker High School) (2000)
  • Bobcat (Brink Junior High School) (1996, 2001)
  • Buccaneer (Pine Tree High School) (2005)
  • Calumet (Arapahoe High School) (2006)
  • Cayuse (Walnut High School) (2001, 2004, 2006, 2007,2009)
  • Ceniad (East Lansing High School) (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007)
  • Chase (Chase County High School) (1998)
  • Citadel (W.C. Overfelt High School) (1994, 1998, 1999, 2002)
  • Clamo (Clayton High School) (1994, 1997, 1999, 2002)
  • Cohiscan (Connersville High School) (2003, 2004)
  • Copa de Oro (South Pasadena High School) (1993, 1994)
  • Crest (Manchester High School North) (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
  • Crimson & Blue (Abraham Lincoln High School) (1993)
  • Crusader (Manchester High School) (2000, 2002, 2006)
  • Cub Trax (Cupertino Junior High School) (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
  • Decamhian (Del Campo High School) (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007)
  • The Deer (Deer Park High School) (2004)
  • Deka (Huntington North High School) (1995, 1996)
  • Details (Whitney High School) (2006)
  • Don’t Even Think About It (Hooker High School) (2003)
  • Dragon (Lake Orion High School) (1998)
  • The Dragon (Johnston High SChool) (2006)
  • Ebb Tide (Carlson High School) (2003, 2004, 2005)
  • The Edge (Glacier Peak High School) (2009[50])
  • Epic (Center High School) (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
  • Equus (Dobson High School) (1996, 1999, 2004)
  • Escutcheon (Jane Addams Junior High School) (1994, 1995)
  • Etruscan (Glenbrook South High School) (2002, 2003, 2004,2010,2011,2012)
  • Eugenean (South Eugene High School) (1995)
  • Eurekana (Eureka High School) (1998, 2003)
  • Exposure (Scott County High School) (2000, 2001)
  • Fentonian (Fenton High School (Michigan)) (2003, 2006, 2015)
  • Finest Hours (Winston Churchill High School) (1993, 1996, 1997)
  • Flashlight (Abilene High School) (1993, 1995, 2000)
  • Freeflight (Torrey Pines High School) (2001)
  • Golden Eagle (Cypress Falls High School) (2005)
  • Golden Visions (Bonanza High School) (1998)
  • Greyhound (Lyman High School) (1999)
  • Hauberk (Shawnee Mission East High School) (1996, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007)
  • Hawk (Pleasant Grove High School) (2006)
  • Helios (Sunny Hills High School) (2003)
  • Heritage (Horizon High School) (1999)
  • Hi-S-Potts (Pottsville High School) (1997)
  • Highlander (Highland Park High School) (1996, 1998, 2003)
  • Hoofbeats (Burges High School) (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004)
  • Hooker (Hooker High School) (1999)
  • Horizon (Blue Valley Northwest High School) (2004)
  • Hornet (East Central High School) (1997)
  • Indian (Shawnee Mission North High School) (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
  • The JAG (Mill Valley High School) (2003, 2007, 2009)
  • Key (Hanover Central High School) (1996, 2000, 2002)
  • KLA-TA-WA (Snohomish High School) (2008[51])
  • Lair (Shawnee Mission Northwest High School) (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007)
  • Lance and Shield (Riverdale High School) (1994)
  • El Leon (Mansfield High School) (2000, 2001, 2002)
  • The Lion (McKinney High School) (2003)
  • Little Things (Bay Village High School) (2003)
  • El Lobo (Basic High School) (1998, 2000)
  • Log (Columbus North High School) (2004, 2005, 2006)
  • Logue (Northwood High School) (2006)
  • Lone Star (James Bowie High School) (1993)
  • Magician (Muncie Central High School) (2002)
  • Make Fun of Bay (Bay Village High School) (2001)
  • Maple Leaves (Fairmont High School) (1995)
  • Marksmen (St. Mark's School of Texas) (2004, 2006)
  • Maverick (McNeil High School) (2004)
  • Las Memorias (Tascosa High School) (1996)
  • Odyssey (Chantilly High School) (1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
  • Owensboroan (Owensboro High School) (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
  • Pantera (Mead High School) (2018)[52]
  • Panther (Spring Hill High School) (2004)
  • Panther Tale (Duncanville High School) (2002, 2003)
  • Panther Tracks (Putnam City North High School) (1999)
  • Paragon (Munster High School) (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)
  • Patriots’ Pride (Lake Brantley High School) (1996)
  • Pegasus (Homestead High School) (2002, 2005)
  • Pilot (Redondo Union High School) (2003, 2005, 2010, 2011)
  • Pioneer (Kirkwood High School) (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Plan B (Bay High School) (2006)
  • Quinault (Aberdeen High School) (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Rampages (Casa Roble High School) (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012)
  • Red and Black (Lawrence High School) (1999)
  • Reverie (Northwestern Lehigh High School) (2002)
  • Roughneck (White Oak High School) (2003, 2006)
  • Roundup (Great Falls High School) (2001)
  • Rouser (Riverside Brookfield High School) (2001)
  • Saga (Loudoun Valley High School) (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004)
  • Scroll (Hoover High School) (1995)
  • Shield (Robert E. Lee High School) (2001, 2003, 2005)
  • Silvertip (Wichita Northwest High School) (2000, 2003)
  • Sin Igual (Cerritos High School) (1995, 2000)
  • So Anyway (Bay High School) (2004)
  • Spirit (Seeger High School) (2005)
  • The Stampede (J.W. Mitchell High School) (2005)
  • Sunset (Corona del Sol High School) (1998, 2005)
  • Talisman (Saratoga High School) (2003)
  • Tiger (Jesuit High School) (1998)
  • The Legend (El Dorado High School) (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
  • The Tiger (Texas High School) (2004, 2006)
  • Titanian (San Marino High School) (2012)
  • Tom Tom (Danville Community High School) (2001, 2003, 2004)
  • Tonitrus (Rocklin High School) (2006)
  • Trail (Overland High School) (1998, 2000)
  • Treasure Chest (Putnam City High School) (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004)
  • Triune (Trinity High School) (2006)
  • True Blue (Circle High School) (1993, 1995, 1996, 1999)
  • Tukwet (Rancho Cucamonga High School) (1999)
  • Valhalla (Lynbrook High School) (2008, 2010)
  • Viking (Hoover High School) (2003)
  • La Vista (Mountain View High School) (1997)
  • Volsung (Downey High School) (1998, 1999, 2001, 2011)
  • Westwind (West Henderson High School) (2004, 2005, 2006)
  • Wings (Arrowhead Christian Academy) (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

High school newsmagazines

See also
  • Critics and Awards Program for High School Students (journalism and theater)

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