This year looked different. Schools anticipated being in Nashville to find out if they won the coveted NSPA Pacemaker award for their 2019 yearbook at the spring JEA/NSPA convention. Instead, students and advisers hovered over their screens from home watching a livestream video. The experience may not have been the same, the recognition may not feel the same, but let’s …
When I worked on my first yearbook 10 years ago, one of the many unsolved mysteries was senior ads. I assumed parents would create the ad at home and send it to me with a check in plenty of time for deadline. Boy, was I wrong. Our students procrastinate, and their parents do too. Collecting senior ads became a deadline-busting, …
From his career at Nike to an award-winning yearbook adviser, Brad Cook has had a fascinating career. He is currently advising his 14th yearbook at Gresham High School in Gresham, Oregon. He took the time to share the insights he’s gained over the years with Jim Jordan. You can learn more about Cook by listen to his interview on the …
This is the time of year when the Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Network celebrates love in all its forms – especially the love of yearbook! In the latest WYPN episode of Ask Mike, host Mike Taylor, CJE, interviewed four yearbook staffs about why they love yearbook. He spoke to the staffs of Braden River High School in Bradenton, Florida; Liberty North …
Valentine’s Day is coming up soon. This year Feb. 14 falls on a Friday. If you’ve been aware of Walsworth Yearbooks for a while, you may have noticed that we love Valentine’s Day. Wait, no. We luuuuurrrve Valentine’s Day. It’s not because of any desire for red roses or to end up in a sugar-induced stupor (okay, maybe the second …
Walsworth is proud to work with so many talented, dedicated yearbook advisers. It makes us especially happy when they receive recognition from other organizations. This year, six of our yearbook advisers were named JEA Rising Stars. Jim Jordan, host of Yearbook Chat with Jim and the 1996 JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year, interviewed each of them about their yearbook …
Darren Thomas has been teaching for years, but never advised a yearbook until the 2019 school year. As a new teacher at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, he was looking for a way to feel more connected to his new school. He leaned on his editors that first year, and the staff created an award-winning book. In his …
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a go-getter, an ambitious busy bee and a passionate leader. Your yearbook experience is what makes you a prized catch in the sea of college applicants. Some believe yearbookers are future scrapbook moms, but your job as a college prospect is to stand out. You know that the hours you spent measuring the …
Social media holds enormous potential for yearbook staffs. It no longer needs to be relegated to the “Oh, yeah! I guess I could do that” category. With everyone spending more time online than ever before, social media is a channel for getting information in front of an audience. Whether you use it as a news platform, selling tool or a …