Congratulations to seven Balfour schools for being named 2020 Pacemaker Winners Saturday by the National Scholastic Press Association.
NSPA announced the 28 winners at a virtual awards ceremony April 10 during the 2021 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention. The awards are for the 2020 yearbooks.
Nine Balfour yearbooks were named Pacemaker Finalists, including first-time nominees Katy Junior High School and Francis Howell North High School.
“The staff works so hard every year to produce journalism to be treasured by their peers for years,” Francis Howell North adviser Jordyn Kiel said. “This year, was especially significant because it was a year unlike any other. They truly poured their hearts into the work in a period of time that was accompanied by more challenges than they could have imagined. They grew in the process and preserved together. I could not be more proud of them.”
Nine judges selected 64 finalists for the national award, selecting yearbooks with outstanding coverage, writing, design and photography. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
2020 NSPA PACEMAKER WINNERS
Bowie High School
Lone Star
Adviser Lindsey Shirack
Editors Logan Dorsey, Ryan Kinney & Emma Wake
Austin, Texas
Bridgeland High School
Kodiak
Cypress, Texas
Editor Makayla Nguyen
Adviser Samantha Berry
Hill Country Christian School
The Bard
Austin, Texas
Editor Lauren Innis
Adviser John Horvath
Katy Junior High School
Tiger Tracks
Katy, Texas
Editors Mamie Grace McClelland, Elyse Neves
Adviser Candice Thomas
Leander High School
The Lair
Leander, Texas
Editors Hannah Dowding, Olivia Rutherfurd
Adviser Lindsie Alley
Rock Canyon High School
The Black & Gold
Adviser Kristi Rathbun
Editors Kinley Rex & Emma Shea
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Vista Ridge High School
The Lonestar
Adviser Jamie Ray
Editor Mackenzi Steczkowski
Cedar Park, Texas
2020 NSPA PACEMAKER FINALISTS
Francis Howell North High School
Excalibur
St. Charles, Missouri
Editor Allison Cavato
Adviser Jordyn Kiel
Ridgeview Middle School
Panther
Round Rock, Texas
Editor Juliana Wassmuth
Adviser Vicki Felkel
