Congratulations to the newly named Rising Stars! Every year, the Journalism Education Association honors teachers who are in their first five years of advising and who have shown a dedication to scholastic journalism. In 2021, JEA named six Rising Stars. Four of those Rising Stars advise journalism programs at Walsworth Yearbooks schools. Joanna Chadwick, Derby High School, Derby, Kansas Carly …
“Every book that has ever been done at Northwest, if you’ll go look at it, you’ll find the fingerprints, the thumbprints, of everyone on this podcast,” yearbook adviser Susan Massy shared early on in the latest episode of the Ask Mike podcast, explaining the importance of having a yearbook family. Massy is the yearbook adviser at Shawnee Mission Northwest and …
Walsworth’s fundamental aim is to create value for customers, employees and communities. What supports all three is our commitment to the environment. We’re continually finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint and build a more environmentally friendly operation. Why is that so important to us? Like many manufacturing processes, printing has historically incorporated and emitted environmental pollutants. Some emissions are …
Nine Walsworth Yearbooks schools placed in the Best of Show contest at the virtual Spring JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention held this past weekend. The convention was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but NSPA still allowed entries into the Best of Show and announced the winners on Saturday. One Walsworth Yearbooks school placed first in its category. Oro from Cactus Canyon …
Eleven Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among those chosen as winners of 2020 Yearbook Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) during the online awards ceremony Saturday at the Virtual JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention. The 2020 Yearbook Pacemaker winners printed by Walsworth Yearbooks included: Apollo, Colonial Forge High School – Stafford, Virginia Arena, Legacy High School – Mansfield, …
Congratulations to all the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold and Silver Crown winners! We are proud of our 20 customers who were named a CSPA Gold or Silver Crown winner on Friday, March 19. The ceremony, which normally happens during the CSPA Spring Convention, was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Walsworth customer yearbooks named Gold Crowns …
Nineteen 2020 yearbooks from Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among the high school and middle school books announced as 2020 Pacemaker Finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) today. The following 2020 yearbooks printed by Walsworth were named as Pacemaker Finalists: Apollo, Colonial Forge High School – Stafford, Virginia Arena, Legacy High School – Mansfield, Texas Galleon, Silver Creek High School – San …
Congratulations to Jim Jordan! The Journalism Education Association (JEA) named him as the recipient of its 2021 Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award. He sat down for an interview with Walsworth Yearbooks shortly after learning about it. “I had absolutely no idea this was coming,” Jordan shared. He may not have known it was coming, but it’s no surprise to …
Congratulations to Pam Bunka, Jack Denker and Lori Oglesbee-Petter! The Journalism Education Association (JEA) has named the three advisers as recipients of their 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor is given to “advisers who have contributed significantly to scholastic journalism throughout their careers,” according to the JEA website. Lori Oglesbee-Petter Oglesbee worked as a journalism adviser for 34 years, spending …
Congratulations to Walsworth Yearbooks adviser Mark Hilburn, MJE, of Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska! The Journalism Education Association announced they have awarded Hilburn the Future Administrator Scholarship. The $1,500 scholarship is awarded to scholastic journalism advisers who intend to earn a secondary administrator’s license and seek an administrative position. In addition to serving as adviser to the Prowler …