McLean High School Named NSPA Online Pacemaker Finalist

2026-06-13 9:05 AM

McLean High School Named NSPA Online Pacemaker Finalist

McLean High School has been named an Online Pacemaker Finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association for The Highlander Online, its web-based student newspaper.

McLean High is one of 28 high school online news sites to be recognized in the competition, and is one of only two from Virginia. Winners will be announced at the spring Journalism Education Association-NSPA national high school journalism convention in San Diego on April 12.

Lindsay Benedict serves as the adviser to The Highlander Online.

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