Thirty-seven SNO customer sites named NSPA Online Pacemaker Award Finalists

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On March 4, the National Scholastic Press Association announced the finalists for the 2026 Online Pacemaker Awards. Thirty-seven of the 40 finalists are part of the SNO network.

The SNO Patrol is immensely proud of these exemplary websites!

  1. Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, CA

  2. The Wildcat, Brea Olinda High School, Brea, CA

  3. El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA

  4. The Accolade, Sunny Hills High School Fullerton, CA

  5. The Pearl Post, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Lake Balboa, CA

  6. Falconer, Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, CA

  7. Harker, Aquila, The Harker School, San Jose, CA

  8. VHNS Mirror, Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA

  9. The Foothill Dragon Press, Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA

  10. CavsConnect, Coral Gables High School, Coral Gables, FL

  11. The BluePrint, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL

  12. Metea Media, Metea Valley High School, Aurora, IL

  13. U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, IL

  14. HiLite, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN

  15. The Spartan Shield, Pleasant Valley High School, Bettendorf, IA

  16. The Little Hawk, Iowa City City High School, Iowa City, IA

  17. West Side Story, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, IA

  18. Mill Valley News, Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, KS

  19. Manual RedEye, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY

  20. The Cougar Star, Clague MS, Ann Arbor, MI

  21. The Communicator, Community High School, Ann Arbor, MI

  22. The Huron Emery, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI

  23. The Rubicon, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, MN

  24. Pathfinder, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, MO

  25. FHNtoday, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO

  26. Eastside Online, Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, NJ

  27. The Delphi, Delaware Valley Regional High School, Frenchtown, NJ

  28. The Classic, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY

  29. The La Salle Falconer, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory High School, Milwaukie, OR

  30. The Panther Press, Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, PA

  31. The Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX

  32. Coppell Student Media, Coppell High School, Coppell, TX

  33. Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, TX

  34. KP Times, Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, TX

  35. The Rider Online, Legacy High School, Mansfield, TX

  36. The Puma Press, UPrep, Seattle, WA

  37. The Standard, The American School in London, London, England

Winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention April 16-18, 2026, in Minneapolis.

The SNO Patrol will have a booth at the convention trade show. We hope you’ll stop by and visit us!