“NSPA Live from Minneapolis”: Illinois students honored at virtual ceremony

Illinois student journalists won a number of major awards at “NSPA Live from Minneapolis,” a virtual ceremony held April 17 in lieu of the presentations that would have been made at the canceled Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville.

Winners were announced in the 2019 Yearbook Pacemaker Awards, the 2019 Magazine Pacemaker Awards, the 2020 Online Pacemaker Awards and the 2020 Best of Show.

The Illinois honorees included Glenbrook South High School’s Etruscan, winner of a Pacemaker as one of the country’s best yearbooks for the 2018-19 school year.

In all, Illinois student journalists were recognized with 10 national awards.

Congratulations to all of the winners and their advisers!

2019 Yearbook Pacemaker Awards

• Winner:
  Etruscan, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview
  Editors: Samantha Boas, Kaelyn Coleman
  Adviser: Brenda Field

2020 Online Pacemaker Awards

• Winner:
  U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago
  Editors: Leland Culver, Nikhil Patel, Abigail Slimmon
  Adviser: Logan Aimone

Best of Show | COVID-19 Coverage — Broadcast: News or Feature Package

• Tenth Place:
  Niles West News (The NWN), Niles West High School, Skokie

Best of Show | COVID-19 Coverage — Online: News or Feature Package

• Fifth Place:
  U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago

Best of Show | Newspaper/Newsmagazine — Tabloid / 16 or fewer pages

• Third Place:
  U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago

Best of Show | Online — Small High School Website / Enrollment Fewer than 1,500

• Third Place:
  U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago

Best of Show | Podcast

• Third Place:
  The Meridian Daily, Meridian High School, Macon

• Fifth Place:
  ProspectorNow, Prospect High School, Mount Prospect

• Tenth Place: 
  U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago

Best of Show | Yearbook / 336 to 600 pages

• Sixth Place:
  Etruscan, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview