Alyssa Boehringer, the yearbook adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas, was one of four scholastic journalism educators named as 2018 winners of the Medal of Merit on Thursday by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Each year, JEA awards the Medal of Merit to recognize exceptional service to JEA, state and regional scholastic journalism associations and …
Courtney Hanks, yearbook adviser from University High School in Orange City, Florida, and Joanie Oben, yearbook adviser from Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida, both Walsworth Yearbooks schools, were among the group of educators named as Rising Stars on Wednesday by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Hanks oversees the yearbook, newspaper and online news at University High. She began her …
The Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) honored Rachel Dearinger from Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas, this past weekend with an Edith Fox King Award. Dearinger, a co-adviser at Legacy, a Walsworth Yearbooks customer school, accepted the award at the ILPC’s annual awards dinner in Austin, Texas. Each spring ILPC recognizes advisers who have made significant contributions to Texas scholastic …
It was another successful year for Walsworth’s annual Photo Contest, with the 2018 Contest attracting nearly 4,000 outstanding entries from across the country. Thank you to all the talented yearbook photographers who took the time to enter. Here are the winners and Honorable Mentions in each category. The top prize winners will receive a $100 Visa gift card. All winners …
Andrew Young, the yearbook adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school Woodland Junior High in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was named the 2018 Adviser of the Year by the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) this past Friday evening at the ASPA’s annual state convention. Young’s honor capped off a great ASPA Convention for the Woodland staff, as Hadley Humphry won Photojournalist of the Year …
Ten Walsworth Yearbooks schools placed in the Best of Show contest this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco, including two who finished first. Hauberk from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, placed first in the Yearbook 337 or More Pages category. In the same category, Lair from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, …
Six Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among those chosen as winners of 2017 Yearbook Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) during the awards ceremony Saturday evening at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco. The 2017 Yearbook Pacemaker winners printed by Walsworth Yearbooks included: Decamhian, Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks, California Indian, Shawnee Mission North High …
In the weeks following the tragic event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, one of the few bright spots that became apparent was the dedication of the school’s student journalists. Despite their youth, and the recent horror and loss they’d been exposed to, the yearbook and newspaper staff buckled down on their already award-winning publications. That grit …
Four 2017 high school yearbooks printed by Walsworth Yearbooks received Gold Crowns from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Friday, with another 11 2017 Walsworth books earning Silver Crowns. The 2017 high school and middle school Gold and Silver Crown winners were named during the closing session at CSPA’s annual Spring Scholastic Convention at Columbia University in New York City. …
The 2017 Tower yearbook from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, was one of only two yearbooks to be honored with a Collegiate Gold Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) this past weekend at the College Media Convention in New York City. The Tower, a Walsworth Yearbooks customer, has now been chosen as a Gold Crown winner …