Ten Walsworth schools were among those chosen as winners of 2025 Yearbook Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) during the awards ceremony this past Saturday at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Minneapolis.
Congratulations to the 10 Walsworth-printed 2025 yearbooks that were named NSPA Pacemakers. Those winners included:
- Raider, Gulliver Preparatory Middle School, Coral Gables, Florida
- Panther, H.B. Plant High School, Tampa, Florida
- Talon, Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, Texas
- The Stampede, J.W. Mitchell High School, Trinity, Florida
- Chieftain, Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter, Florida
- Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
- Genesis, Rock Ridge High School, Ashburn, Virginia
- Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
- Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas
- Heritage, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kansas
The following Walsworth schools were previously named 2025 NSPA Pacemaker Finalists:
- The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- The Den, Bernardo Heights Middle School, San Diego, California
- Raider, Gulliver Preparatory High School, Miami, Florida
- Interlachen, Montverde Academy, Montverde, Florida
- Crusader, River Ridge Middle School, New Port Richey, Florida
- Fusion, Hagerty High School, Ovideo, Florida
- Silvertip, Rocky Mountain High School, Meridian, Idaho
- Ship, Presque Isle High School, Presque Isle, Maine
- The Spectator, Liberty High School, Liberty, Missouri
- Ayrie, Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri
- Lone Star, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
- The Legend, El Dorado High School, El Paso, Texas
- The Arena, Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
- The Lion, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
- Crag, Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, Virginia
According to NSPA, teams of professionals judge the yearbooks using several criteria, including coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics. These yearbooks are selected by a panel of judges based on coverage, writing, design and photography, among several other criteria. For a full list of winners, you can visit the NSPA website.
