As an adviser, your primary goal is to create spreads that captivate your audience and effectively communicate your content. At the heart of this challenge lies the art of visual hierarchy – the strategic arrangement of graphic elements to guide readers through the information. In our latest training video, Elizabeth Luna, the former yearbook adviser for Athens Drive Magnet High …
CAN’T GET ENOUGH YEARBOOK? NEITHER CAN WE. Join our yearbook experts at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention for sessions crafted to help you create your best yearbook yet. Browse the schedule below and find the perfect session for you! Friday, November 8th Interviewing: Beyond the Questions 8:00am Stop bombarding your peers with interrogation-style interview techniques and learn how to turn …
Let’s face it: this time of year, we reps know our schools are juggling a lot – events, professional enrichment, and parent meetings, to name a few. Balancing that with yearbook deadlines and class organization can be daunting. As a yearbook rep, my goal is to help my advisers and staff feel excited and engaged. The key to achieving that …
As yearbook advisers and student journalists, we have a unique opportunity to capture the essence of a school year and preserve it for generations to come. In the latest episode of That Yearbook Podcast, seasoned yearbook experts Jim and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, shared their insights on crafting compelling journalistic stories for the yearbook. Their message was clear: yearbook is journalism, …
Assigning spreads to your staff and keeping them happy and motivated with them doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Make the most of the occasion with a fun Draft Day activity that can be implemented for each deadline, each season, each semester or once a year. Draft Day picks get students engaged and invested, and the process flows smoothly …
How do you create lessons for a class as complicated and multi-faceted as yearbook? Sometimes it seems impossible to know where to start or what order things should be in. A general structure for lesson plans is the best tool to keep in an adviser’s pocket. Read on for practical activities you can easily implement in your classroom during National Yearbook …
It’s no secret that National Yearbook Week is our favorite holiday, but what has been a secret until today is that Walsworth is celebrating this year in a bigger-than-ever way with our brand new Signature Scholarship! We’ve been bursting to share the big news about the two $4,500 student scholarships we’re offering to junior and senior yearbook students. That’s right …
How do you uncover the untold stories in your school community? In honor of National Yearbook Week, Walsworth is proud to introduce our Signature Scholarship, an initiative that recognizes and rewards the outstanding efforts of junior and senior yearbook students who embrace the role of yearbook storyteller to spotlight the stories that may otherwise be overlooked. Apply now for your …
Hello I’m Alison Bacon Central Ilinois Yearbook Representative Facebook Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story Yearbooks are more than just books, they’re a time capsule for the impactful moments of the year. As a former staff member and photo editor for the award-winning Howelltonian yearbook, I understand their importance. The experience and passion I bring mean you will receive detail-oriented support and …
The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is proud to recognize seven recipients for this year’s Pioneer class, including Walsworth Yearbooks expert, Mike Taylor, CJE. The Pioneer Award is the highest award NSPA presents to journalism educators, honoring those who have contributed substantially to high school publications and journalism programs. Taylor’s name is synonymous with yearbook excellence. As a Journalism Specialist …
Let’s be honest: training a yearbook staff is a lot of work. But who’s responsibility is it, really? Yes, as the adviser, you need to guide your staff, but one of the great byproducts of student publications is the leadership skills it develops in students. We sat down with Walsworth Yearbooks National Accounts Manager and Journalism Specialist Mike Taylor, CJE, …
I was shocked. I was horrified. I worked with several schools this past spring who had not even started their opening pages or theme copy, even though it was the beginning of March! What’s up with that? You may have a deadline structure that allows for this, but it’s not the best approach for introducing the story you are trying …
Create a classroom routine for a class that isn’t a normal class. It sounds simple enough, but it can be overwhelming trying to get everyone on the same page, doing ice breakers to build up the team, jumping into yearbook ideas and settling students into a routine so class is fun and productive. A few simple strategies can help jumpstart …
Yearbooks are all about storytelling – from the written content to the visual design, each element works together to capture the memories and experiences of the school year. While eye-catching photos may initially draw readers in, it’s the captions that truly bring those images to life and provide lasting historical context. Captions are a crucial, yet often overlooked, component of …
Family is at the heart of everything we do. With Tripp Walsworth joining his father, Don Walsworth, and grandfather, Don O. Walsworth, at the company in August of 2023, our family-owned business is now four generations strong. Tripp spent the last year getting to know the inner workings of our organization and visited over 95 schools. We sat down with …
Our school is located in an isolated, rural, coastal community with a huge summer population of visitors and beautiful natural resources. In the two years I have been in charge of the yearbook, we have experienced sales growth that can be attributed to our commercial advertising on our weekly student news productions. Each Friday, our student-produced weekly video announcements air …
Just say, “Where do I go to get my credentials?” Don’t say anything else. Don’t say ANYTHING else. Act like you’ve done this a million times before. Remember, he said that 18 to 24-year-olds will determine the outcome of this election. That’s why you are here. That’s why a journalism teacher is here. I kept telling myself this as I …
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Rolla High School just celebrated its 76th volume of the Growler yearbook, and the local business community has been one of our biggest supporters over those past seven decades. When I accepted the role of yearbook adviser in the fall of 2022, I excitedly collected and displayed books from years past. The display garnered the attention of many passersby, and …
Whether you have dreamed of being a yearbook adviser since you were the editor of your high school yearbook or you were volun-told to do it, you are in for a wild ride. No other teaching job requires you to plan, create, market and deliver a product with a group of unpredictable, emotional teens. Sounds like the makings of a …
No matter the size of your book or staff, creating a yearbook is a significant undertaking. It can’t be done by one person alone, but I would argue it also shouldn’t be done by students working in isolation or even partners on assignments. There is strength in numbers, which is why I utilize a team system for my yearbook staff. …
Hello I’m Anne Zankowski Walsworth Yearbooks Representative Eastern Montana, Wyoming, Western South Dakota Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Philosophy As your Walsworth Yearbook Representative, my goal is to provide you with all the knowledge you need to make the best yearbook possible and having a fun time doing it! With more than 30 years of experience in publishing, …
As a yearbook adviser, one of your top priorities is building a cohesive, collaborative staff that works well together to create an amazing yearbook. But let’s be honest – getting a diverse group of students, from freshmen to seniors, to bond and function as a team can be challenging. That’s why That Yearbook Podcast is starting its latest season strong …
When working in a group setting with others, it’s essential to ensure everyone has a good time, completes their work and gets along with one another. When this happens, working together becomes easy and fun. It can be difficult at times, especially at 10 p.m. when a deadline looms and everyone is on edge. We provided a few ways to …
The Journalism Education Association named Therasia Brautigam from Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri, as a 2024 JEA Rising Star on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, along with eight other journalism teachers. JEA presents the award to advisers in their first five years of advising who demonstrate “commitment to scholastic journalism,” according to the JEA website, and the award is …
Hello I’m Lindsay Fulton Central Coast/Valley California Yearbook Representative Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story Capturing and preserving stories has been at the core of who I am for over 20 years now. From being a television news reporter, anchor and producer to the years I spent working in schools across the country, creating programs to meet students …
Hello I’m Warren Kent III Yearbook Representative Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story As a yearbook adviser for 30 years, I know the importance of having a top-notch sales rep, and I will go above and beyond to make sure your yearbook is the best it can be. I will teach you and your staff the ins and …
Hello I’m Adara Joiner Yearbook Representative Facebook Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story As a former teacher and yearbook adviser, I know firsthand how much time, effort and energy go into managing a yearbook staff and creating each year’s one-of-a-kind book. It is my goal to make this process as easy as possible for you. I can help with whatever you …
Already an existing customer? Access Bootcamp by going to Yearbook Help here Click Here Jim Jordan is the former yearbook adviser at Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, and now a Special Consultant for Walsworth Yearbooks. Jim was JEA’s National Yearbook Adviser of the Year in 1996, and his yearbook staffs at Del Campo were frequent award winners. …
Imagine this: You sit down with your editors and top yearbook students to discuss what your yearbook theme should be. The ever-growing list contains at least 10 different themes with absolutely no commonalities. The tension in the room mounts because no one can agree, and strong personality types begin to clash. Meanwhile, you sigh because everything you hear feels so …