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NSPA Winners
2011 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker Winners
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8 or fewer pages  The Tower, Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Paula Friedrich, editor
Jeff Nardone, adviser
 Blue & Gold, Findlay HS, Findlay, Ohio
John Sisser, editor
Jim McGonnell, adviser
9-16 pages  High Tide, Redondo Union HS, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Austin Pritzkat, editor
Mitch Ziegler, adviser
 The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Ga.
Ben Giittelson, Sam Weinstock, editors
Kate Carter/Dave Winter, advisers
 Statesman, Stevenson HS, Lincolnshire, Ill.
Kelly Bauer, editor
Andrew Bouque, adviser
 The Central Times, Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Ill.
Emma Weissmann, editor
Keith Carlson, adviser
 Inklings, Crown Point HS, Crown Point, Ind.
Lauren Cain, editor
Julie Elston, adviser
 The Update, H.H. Dow HS, Midland, Mich.
Liam Zanyk McLean, editor
Cammie Hall, adviser
 The Pilot's Log, Hasbrouck Heights HS, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.
Lee Crocia, editor
Lora Geftic, adviser
 The Eagle Angle, Allen HS, Allen, Texas
Elisabeth Dillon, editor
Callie Wiesner, adviser
 Panther Pride, Midlothian HS, Midlothian, Texas
Shannon Auvil, editor
Carol Richtsmeier, adviser
 tjToday, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology, Alexandria, Va.
Rabia Idrees, editor
Jennifer Seavey, adviser
17 or more pages  The CS Press, Cactus Shadows HS, Cave Creek, Ariz.
Arleth Campa, Olivia Voitek, editors
Lori Hart/Robert Adamson, advisers
 The Gazette, Granite Bay HS, Granite Bay, Calif.
Alison Sale, Jessica Reese, Katie Zingheim, Parker Evans, editors
Karl Grubaugh, adviser
 The Standard, American School in London, London, England
Benjy Mercer-Golden, editor
Shannon Miller, adviser
 The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Annie Sgroi, Andrew Goble, editors
C. Dow Tate, adviser
 Globe, Clayton HS, Clayton, Mo.
Noah Eby, Dawn Androphy, editors
Nancy Freeman, adviser
 The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
Dean Itani, editor
Ray Westbrook, adviser
Newsmagazine  Verde, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Sonali Sastry, Max Cohen, Ally Messick, Camile Von Kaenel, Manon Von Kaenel, editors
Paul Kandell, adviser
 The Muse, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Rachel Anderson, Andrea O'Neal, editors
Stephen Moore, adviser
 Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
Kinsey Lee Clark, editor
David Ragsdale, adviser
 West Side Story, Iowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Lilli Oetting, editor
Sara Jane Whittaker, adviser
 The Central High Times, Central HS, Springfield, Mo.
Marc Simon, editor
Deborah Garner, adviser
 The Shield, McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Jordan Greenberg, Eliza Loomis, editors
Rhonda Moore, adviser
 The Fourcast, Hockaday School, Dallas, Texas
Kristy Gudmundsson, editor
Ana Rosenthal, adviser
Jr. High/Middle School  The Scroll, The American School in London, London, England
Colin Bridgewater, adviser
2011 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists
8 or fewer pages  The Spartana, Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Beth Huber, editor
Rod Kuhn, adviser
 The Tower, Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Paula Friedrich, editor
Jeff Nardone, adviser
 North Pointe, Grosse Pointe North HS, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
Natasha Ertzbischelf, editor
Andrew Taylor, adviser
 Wingspan, West Henderson HS, Hendersonville, N.C.
Katie King, editor
Brenda Gorsuch, adviser
 Blue & Gold, Findlay HS, Findlay, Ohio
John Sisser, editor
Jim McGonnell, adviser
9-16 pages  The Hub, Davis Sr. HS, Davis, Calif.
Alana De Hinojosa, Alex Young, editors
Kelly Wilkerson, adviser
 High Tide, Redondo Union HS, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Austin Pritzkat, editor
Mitch Ziegler, adviser
 The Octagon, Sacramento Country Day School, Sacramento, Calif.
Nicole Antoine, Parul Guliani, Case Nichols, editors
Patricia Fels, adviser
 The Southerner, Henry W. Grady HS, Atlanta, Ga.
Ben Giittelson, Sam Weinstock, editors
Kate Carter/Dave Winter, advisers
 Statesman, Stevenson HS, Lincolnshire, Ill.
Kelly Bauer, editor
Andrew Bouque, adviser
 The Central Times, Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Ill.
Emma Weissmann, editor
Keith Carlson, adviser
 Inklings, Crown Point HS, Crown Point, Ind.
Lauren Cain, editor
Julie Elston, adviser
 Guidon, Hays HS, Hays, Kan.
Madison Schultz, editor
Bill Gasper, adviser
 Patriot, John Carroll School, Bel Air, Md.
Joey Hoff, Allison Siegel, editors
Mark Ionescu, adviser
 The Update, H.H. Dow HS, Midland, Mich.
Liam Zanyk McLean, editor
Cammie Hall, adviser
 The Echo, St. Louis Park HS, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Kelsey Reid, editor
Lori Keekley, adviser
 The Exonian, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.
Dev Patel, editor
Michael Golay, adviser
 The Pilot's Log, Hasbrouck Heights HS, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.
Lee Crocia, editor
Lora Geftic, adviser
 Northwest Horizons, Northwest Guilford HS, Greensboro, N.C.
Liz Crampton, editor
Melanie Huynh-Duc, adviser
 The Marshfield Times, Marshfield HS, Coos Bay, Ore.
Jake Crump, editor
Catherine Hampton, adviser
 The Eagle Angle, Allen HS, Allen, Texas
Elisabeth Dillon, editor
Callie Wiesner, adviser
 Panther Pride, Midlothian HS, Midlothian, Texas
Shannon Auvil, editor
Carol Richtsmeier, adviser
 The Edge, Pleasant Grove HS, Texarkana, Texas
Kaitlin Schmidt, editor
Charla Harris, adviser
 tjToday, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology, Alexandria, Va.
Rabia Idrees, editor
Jennifer Seavey, adviser
 Valor Dictus, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax, Va.
Kaitlin Mackie, editor
Stephanie Axelrod, adviser
17 or more pages  The CS Press, Cactus Shadows HS, Cave Creek, Ariz.
Arleth Campa, Olivia Voitek, editors
Lori Hart/Robert Adamson, advisers
 El Estoque, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, Calif.
Mansi Pathak, Vijeta Tandon, editors
Michelle Balmeo, adviser
 The Gazette, Granite Bay HS, Granite Bay, Calif.
Alison Sale, Jessica Reese, Katie Zingheim, Parker Evans, editors
Karl Grubaugh, adviser
 Campanile, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Nadav Gavielov, Madison Sevilla, Lillian Xie, Rachel Stober, Rachel Mewes, Grace Harris, editors
Esther Wojcicki, adviser
 Crimson, Paso Robles HS, Paso Robles, Calif.
Monica Patel, editor
Jeff Mount, adviser
 The Saratoga Falcon, Saratoga HS, Saratoga, Calif.
Shannon Galvin, Uttara Sivaram, editors
Mike Tyler, adviser
 The Standard, American School in London, London, England
Benjy Mercer-Golden, editor
Shannon Miller, adviser
 The Oracle, Glenbrook South HS, Glenview, Ill.
Kaitlyn Phillips, Crystal Thomas, editors
Marshall Harris, adviser
 The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.
Annie Sgroi, Andrew Goble, editors
C. Dow Tate, adviser
 Silver Chips, Montgomery Blair HS, Silver Spring, Md.
Sarah Schwartz, Laura Anthony, editors
Joseph Fanning, adviser
 Globe, Clayton HS, Clayton, Mo.
Noah Eby, Dawn Androphy, editors
Nancy Freeman, adviser
 The Rock, Rock Bridge Sr. HS, Columbia, Mo.
Craig Chval, Omar Taranissi, editors
Robin F Stover, adviser
 The ReMarker, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas
Dean Itani, editor
Ray Westbrook, adviser
Newsmagazine  H, Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Kathryn Burney, editor
Lisa Baker, adviser
 Verde, Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Sonali Sastry, Max Cohen, Ally Messick, Camile Von Kaenel, Manon Von Kaenel, editors
Paul Kandell, adviser
 The Muse, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Rachel Anderson, Andrea O'Neal, editors
Stephen Moore, adviser
 Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.
Kinsey Lee Clark, editor
David Ragsdale, adviser
 The HiLite, Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind.
Sara Rogers, editor
Jim Streisel, adviser
 West Side Story, Iowa City West HS, Iowa City, Iowa
Lilli Oetting, editor
Sara Jane Whittaker, adviser
 Trojan Bluestreak, Andover HS, Andover, Kan.
Elisa Martin, editor
Kristin Baker, adviser
 The Central High Times, Central HS, Springfield, Mo.
Marc Simon, editor
Deborah Garner, adviser
 Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio
Dean Hume, adviser
 The Shield, McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Jordan Greenberg, Eliza Loomis, editors
Rhonda Moore, adviser
 Pirate Press, Crandall HS, Crandall, Texas
Sara Linsley, editor
Carol Countryman, adviser
 The Fourcast, Hockaday School, Dallas, Texas
Kristy Gudmundsson, editor
Ana Rosenthal, adviser
 Stampede, Burges HS, El Paso, Texas
Elijah Natividad, Nicholas Provenghi, editors
Patricia Monroe, adviser
 Panther Prints, Plano East HS, Plano, Texas
Aaron Dinh, editor
Abby Cole, adviser
 Arrow Newsmagazine, Renton HS, Renton, Wash.
Olivia Fry, editor
Derek Smith, adviser
Jr. High/Middle School  The Scroll, The American School in London, London, England
Colin Bridgewater, adviser
 The Bruin Times, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Va.
Kathryn Helmke, adviser
Judges' summary comments
As professional journalists, we all remarked how the best stuff we saw rivaled many college publications. But here's what separated the winners from the nominees, in no particular order...
- THINK LOCALLY, ACT JOURNALISTICALLY
Editorials about the war in Iraq aren't as impressive as editorials about the food in your cafeteria. Articles about the assignation of Osama bin Laden aren't as important as articles about the assignments in your classes.
- ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER
The judges preferred multi-sourced stories over first-person columns. Too many stories interviewed only a single soul, then cited some facts gleaned from the Internet – often from sites that were regurgitating those facts without checking them out, either.
- PUT THE "STUDENT" IN STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Too many papers interviewed more adults than students. Photos on the front page were often of the principal or a teacher. Don't the students in your school have something to say? Are they camera-shy?
- GET REAL
The judges respected real names over anonymous sources. Obviously, you need anonymity when reporting on drug dealing. But OCD? And when a story relies only on anonymous sources, it costs you with the judges – as well as your readers.
- MAGAZINES: COVER IT UP
Here's a specific observation: The judges (one a former managing editor of an international music magazine) loathed magazine covers with no headlines. Why should I peer inside? Would you publish a newspaper with no words on the front page?
- DESIGN IS A SIGN
The Pacemakers honor the complete package, which means graphic design is a big consideration – along with compelling photography, enticing headlines, and a balance of news feature, entertainment, and sports. Some Pacemaker nominees excelled in one area but lacked in others.
- NO GUTS, NO GLORY
This is the most crucial point: The judges preferred publications that aimed high, even if it meant they sometimes missed the mark. This is high school, when learning from your mistakes can rival learning from your successes. If young journalists are scared to reach beyond their grasp, they'll be deathly afraid of even an educated, calculated risk when they're old journalists. Some Pacemaker nominees met all expectations without exceeding any. But those who showed surprising successes on some pages, even if they also had disappointments on others, were the big winners.
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