Updated with new awards 5/17/22
All three of our ESD student publications, the Carillon yearbook, the Eagle Edition newspaper, and the Itinerary literary magazine, have been awarded top honors in journalism contests across the country.
Annually, the National Scholastic Press Association honors the country’s top scholastic journalism programs with their premier award, the Pacemaker Award. Judged by teams of professionals, entries in the areas of Magazine, Newspaper, and Yearbook (among others) are evaluated based on the following: coverage and content; quality of writing and reporting; leadership; design; photography; and graphics. We are proud to announce that this year, all three publications–Itinerary, Eagle Edition, and Carillon–received this most prestigious award.
In addition to the Pacemaker Award, our publications and student staff members were also awarded a variety of Best in Show Awards from NSPA, as well as "Best in Texas" awards from the Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE). Both the Eagle Edition and Itinerary also earned prestigious Gold Crown awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CPSA) earlier this year, which you can view by clicking here.
See below for a full list of our top awards from NSPA and TAJE. Congratulations, Eagles!
National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)
NSPA Pacemaker Award:
Carillon
Eagle Edition
Itinerary
NSPA Best of Show Awards (announced at the Los Angeles Convention Spring 2022):
Newspaper
2nd Place: Eagle Edition
Literary Arts Magazine
1st Place: Itinerary
Magazine design
1. Charlotte Clark '21
2. Emily Lichty '22
3. Susanna Newsom '21
Newspaper design
1. Emily Lichty '22, Gina Montagna '22, Elisabeth Siegel '23
4. Emily Lichty '22, Grace Worsham '23
9. Maddy Hammett '23
Yearbook design
3. Mackenzie Brooks '23
8. Sophie Goelzer '23
Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE)
Best in Texas Awards:
Subjective Writing - Newspaper
Best of the Best: Elisabeth Siegel '23
Page Design - Newspaper
Best of the Best: Emily Lichty '22 and Iris Hernandez '24
Dallas Morning News High School Journalism Competition
Each year, The Dallas Morning News honors the winners of its high school journalism competition. Entries include work from student newspapers, yearbooks and digital news organizations from high schools across North Texas. This year’s 31st annual contest included nearly 400 entries from 21 schools. They were judged by News editors and reporters.
Illustration or cartoon portfolio
Winner: Maddy Hammett '23
Sports reporting
Finalists: Maddy Hammett '23 and Charlotte Tomlin '24
Sports feature
Finalist: Callie Hawkins '23
Series or project
Finalists: Abby Baughman '24, Kara Dross '22, Easterly Yeaman '24, and Charlotte Tomlin '24
Page design portfolio
Finalist: Emily Lichty '22
Finalist: Gina Montagna '22
Best pandemic coverage
Finalists: Brooke Ebner '25, Lyle Hawkins '25, Jamie Henderson '25, Phoebe McMillan '25, Sophia Sardina '25, John Schindel '25, Lauren Shushi '25, and Charlotte Traylor '25
Best newspaper
Finalist: Eagle Edition
Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) - University of Texas at Austin
The Eagle Edition received a Gold Star Award for their 2021-22 work.
TOPS IN TEXAS (Best in the entire state)
Headlines: Easterly Yeaman '24, Elliot Lovitt '24, Charlotte Tomlin '24, Elisabeth Siegel '23, Olivia Hohmann '24, Maddy Hammett '23
Feature Writing
First Place: Charlotte Tomlin '24
Personal Column
First Place: Maddy Hammett '23
Entertainment Feature
First Place: Grace Worsham '23
Second Place: Easterly Yeaman '24
Feature Page Design
First Place: Olivia Hohmann '24 and Elisabeth Siegel '23
Third Place: Grace Worsham '23 and Emily Lichty '22
Entertainment Page Design
First Place: Gina Montagna '22
Student Art
Second Place: Emily Lichty '22
Editorial Writing
Second Place: Elisabeth Siegel '23
Sports News Story
Third Place: Alexandra Warner '23
Personal Column Opinion
Third Place: Miles Wooldridge '24
Sports Column
Third Place: Callie Hawkins '23
Cartoon
Third Place: Sarah Cabrales '23
Page One Design
Third Place: Callie Hawkins '23, Alexandra Warner '23, and Grace Worsham '23
Sports Feature Photo
Third Place: Callie Hawkins '23
Carillon received a Silver Star Award for their 2021 yearbook
Feature Spread
First Place: Sally Tomlin '23
Student Life Spread
Second Place: Kate Elliston '22
Ad Design
Third Place: Cleo Neuhoff '21, Anna Baranski '22
Theme Selection and Development
Third Place: Staff
Club Organizations Spread
Third Place: Lillian Nettle '22