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. …
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 …
With a fresh new look and a host of updated features, selling your yearbooks and ads online with School Store just got even easier. The latest enhancements to School Store on yearbookforever.com now allow Walsworth schools to further customize their online store with new features including adding a school mascot, enabling donations, automating ad price changes and more. Our enhanced …
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 …
Marceline, Missouri; July 15, 2024 – Walsworth announced it has hired printing industry veteran Andy Billett as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Billett will be replacing Walsworth’s current COO Jim Mead, who is retiring from the company in November and will be based out of Walsworth’s corporate office in Marceline, Missouri. Billett comes to Walsworth with 25-plus years …
When Steven Covey penned his bestseller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he might have visited the typical yearbook room beforehand for ideas. In many of these rooms are the most productive, creative and effective people on the planet.
This is not to say that all yearbook staffs are well-run machines. The ones that struggle may benefit from these tried-and-true methods used by highly effective yearbook staffs.
For half a century, the University of Notre Dame has chosen to print its yearbook with Walsworth Yearbooks. With such a distinguished reputation in education, what matters most to them when they decide who to trust with their publication? Walsworth spoke with University of Notre Dame Print Media Coordinator and yearbook adviser Dylan Wallace and Dome yearbook editor-in-chief Natalie Modugno about their …