SIPA congratulates its members recently named 2025 Pacemaker and Individual Award finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association. Winners will be announced November 15 at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville.
Broadcast Pacemaker Finalists:
WTHS Media, Tupelo High School
Newspaper/Newsmagazine, Specialty Magazine Pacemaker Finalists:
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School
The Shield, McCallum High School
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School
Individual Award Finalists:
The Comet, Austin High School
Environmental Portrait- Santi Bernal
iliad, Clarke Central High School
Literary/Specialty Magazine Cover- Olivia Hendershot
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School
- Feature Story– Emlyn McKinney, Wyatt Meyer
- Feature Story- Wyatt Meyer
- Opinion- Wyatt Meyer
- Social Media Reporting-Edie Ash, Peter Atchley, Lea D’Angelo, Liya Taylor
- Writer of the Year- Wyatt Meyer
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School
- Multimedia Feature Story- Staff
- Multimedia Journalist of the Year- Lea D’Angelo
- Multimedia News Story- Staff
- Multimedia News Story- Staff
- Social Media Promotions- Peter Atchley, Lea D’Angelo, Wyatt Meyer, Liya Taylor
- Social Media Promotions- Peter Atchley, Lea D’Angelo, Wyatt Meyer, Liya Taylor
- Sports Story- Wyatt Meyer
The Sidekick, Coppell High School
- Blog- Maddy Park
- Environmental Portrait-Rhea Choudhary
- Illustration- Sofia Exposito
- Multimedia Journalist of the Year- Rhea Choudhary
- Multimedia Sports Story- Minori Kunte, Hiral Patel
- Newspaper Page/Spread- Manasa Borra
- News Story- Caitlyn Concepcion
- Photo Slideshow- Kayla Nguyen
- Podcast- Rhea Chowdhary, Wendy Le
- Social Media Promotions- Wendy Le, Kavya Lokhande
Lone Star, James Bowie High School
- Designer of the Year- Hannah Salz
The Dispatch, James Bowie High School
- Artist of the Year- Sophia Sepulveda
- Multimedia Journalist of the Year- Gabby Bochey
The Shield, McCallum High School
- Artist of the Year- Mira Patel
- Blog- Staff
- Broadcast Commentary- Staff
- Fred Ross Systemic Change Journalism Competition- Lillian Gray
- Illustration- Mira Patel
- Interactive Graphic- Lillian Gray
- Newsmagazine Cover- Mira Patel
- Newsmagazine Page/Spread- Nate Williams
- Newsmagazine Page/Spread- Nate Williams
- News Photo- Sofia Celio
- Opinion- Lillian Gray
- Photojournalist of the Year- Lillian Gray
- Social Media Reporting- Staff
- Writer of the Year- Lillian Gray
WTHS Media, Tupelo High School
- Broadcast Feature Story- Thomas Roper
- Broadcast News Story- Andrew Bizon, Awa Camara, Albanie Knight
- Broadcast Sports Story- Channing Hooper
Legend, Wando High School
- Feature Photo- Laine Edwards
- Yearbook Spread- Maria Gonzalez, Huntly Poole, Hannah Whitaker
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School
- Feature Photo- Alexis Bailey
- Newsmagazine Page/Spread- Kendall Bowers
- Newsmagazine Page/Spread- Kendall Bowers
- Photojournalist of the Year- Alexis Bailey
