Ike yearbook named among nation's best

Eisenhower High School recently earned a variety of top yearbook awards and critiques for its 2012 "Over It" themed yearbook, including being named as a finalist for the nation's most prestigious award of journalistic excellence.

Eisenhower's Espirit de Corps was recently one of 56 yearbooks across the nation to be named a Pacemaker Finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association. This is on top of four other state and national honors for the 2012 yearbook.

"The 2012 yearbook staff worked diligently on the school's first spring delivery yearbook and produced the most award-winning and superior product the school has even seen," yearbook and newspaper adviser Erica Kincannon said. "I'm so proud of the theme development by the editorial staff and the quality product the entire staff completed. While the overarching goal is to create a yearbook the student body will enjoy, it's always nice for the book to be recognized state and nationally because it means we're following and exceeding journalistic standards."

Student editorial board for the 2012 year included Anna Sterner, Editor-in-Chief; Lindsay Moore, Assistant Editor; Katie Droope, editor; Jiwanjot Gill, editor.

The Pacemaker Awards will be granted at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association spring convention.

Other significant awards earned by the 2012 yearbook staff include:

• Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Spartan award - the highest student publications honor at the state level. This is the third year in a row the yearbook has earned the Spartan Award.
• Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Finalist, for the third year in a row. The yearbook is one of only three Michigan high schools or colleges to earn this honor. A silver or gold crown will be awarded at the CSPA Conference this month.
• Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist Critique.
• National Scholastic Press Association All-American critique rating with four marks of distinction. This is the first year that Eisenhower has earned this honor.