The Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced today that five individuals will be recipients of the Medal of Merit, an honor awarded each year to recognize exceptional service to JEA, state and regional scholastic journalism associations and the teaching profession at large. This year’s Medal of Merit recipients include: Susan Gregory, MJE, adviser at Conestoga High School in Berwin, Pennsylvania Jim …
The Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced today that Samuel “Butch” Keller, the Upper School division head of The Harker School in San Jose, California, has been selected as the organization’s Administrator of the Year. JEA annually presents its award to administrators who show exceptional support of scholastic journalism. Keller has been at The Harker School since 2007. Prior to that, …
Two long-time advocates of student journalism and student press freedom will be honored with the Friend of Scholastic Journalism award, the Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced on Tuesday. Steve Listopad, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication and student media director at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota, and Rebecca Snyder, executive director of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press …
Robin Sawyer, recently retired journalism adviser from First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, was one of 10 educators to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award today by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Sawyer advised media, including yearbook, at Manteo High School in Kill Devil Hills before moving to First Flight High when that school opened …
Judy Cannaday, the adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school Palm Harbor University High School in Palm Harbor, Florida, was named the Teacher of the Year at the Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) state convention this past weekend. Cannaday’s yearbook staffs at Palm Harbor have been frequent award winners over the course of her career. In 2009, the Aftermath yearbook earned its …
It was another spectacular year for the Walsworth Yearbooks Photo Contest! The 2016 Photo Contest once again drew more than 3,700 entries. Thank you to all the talented yearbook photographers for submitting their outstanding work. Congratulations to this year’s top prize winners in each of the following categories: Academics – Jacob Moscovitch, Westlake High School, Westlake Village, California Clubs/Organizations – …
Karen Henry, the yearbook adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school Haas Hall Academy in Fayetteville, Arkansas, received the 2016 Adviser of the Year award this week from the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA). Henry, who has been the adviser of the school’s award-winning yearbook and newspaper since 2010, was honored at the ASPA’s annual state convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Haas …
Seven Walsworth Yearbooks schools placed in the Best of Show contest this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles. Legend from Boone High School in Orlando, Florida, placed first in the Yearbook 337 or More Pages category. In the same category, Hauberk from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, finished …
Nine Walsworth Yearbooks schools, including seven yearbooks printed by Walsworth, were among those chosen as winners of 2015 Yearbook Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles. The 2015 Pacemaker winners printed by Walsworth Yearbooks included: Decamhian, Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks, California …
This week, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) announced the recipients of several individual honors the organization will be presenting at its upcoming Spring Convention, March 16-18 in New York City. CSPA named four 2016 winners of its Gold Key award, including Susan Massy, yearbook adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas. Massy’s Lair …