Journalism editors along with the class adviser, Greg Stobbe, travel up to Seattle, Washington to attend the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) conference, April, 12.

The group flew the previous night and is looking forward to seeing if they will advance from Pacemaker finalists to Pacemaker winners. Last year the group did not qualify as finalists.

However, the countdown board has one final number left, the days until the class of 2012 graduates and moves on to the next phase of their lives.

For more information about past Feather accomplishments, read the March 20 article, The Feather collects Silver Crown from CSPA.

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