Congratulations to the Michigan programs that won 2017 Pacemaker Awards and to the eight Michigan programs that won individual awards at the 2017 JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Dallas.
2017 Pacemaker winners
Newspaper
Uncaged, Stockbridge HS
Editor: Emma Lockhart
Adviser: Elizabeth Cyr Broadcast
Broadcast
DTV, Davison HS
Editors: Jordyn Bruns, Calvin Phillips
Adviser: Randy Scott
2017 Individual Awards
Story of the Year, Sports Story
Fifth Place, Katherine Bird
ObstACLe Course The Tower, Grosse Pointe South HS
Picture of the Year, Sports Action
Honorable Mention, Max Behm
Echo, Grand Blanc HS
Picture of the Year, Sports Reaction
Second Place, Jessica Pierce
Esprit de Corps, Eisenhower HS
Picture of the Year, Environmental portrait
Fifth Place, Mazey Perry
The Communicator, Ann Arbor Community HS
Honorable Mention, Alec Redding
The Communicator, Ann Arbor Community HS
Design of the Year, Infographic
Third Place, Jenny She
The Hawkeye, Bloomfield Hills HS
Cartooning Award, Comic Panel/Strip
Fifth Place, Natalie Laurin
Update, Herbert Henry Dow HS
Honorable Mention, Betsy Stubbs
The Hawkeye, Bloomfield Hills HS
2017 Best of Show Awards
Newsmagazine
Eight Place, The Communicator
Ann Arbor Community HS
Newspaper Broadsheet
First Place, The Tower
Grosse Pointe South HS
Eight Place, North Pointe
Grosse Pointe North HS