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 Gates, CJE, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
- Laurel Wicke, Drake Middle School, Arvada, Colorado
- Jessica Hanthorn, CJE,Central Kitsap High School, Silverdale, Washington
JEA also named Jackie Davis, Christian Academy of Guatemala, San Cristobal, Guatamala, and Candice Thomas, Haskett Junior High, Katy, Texas, as Rising Stars.
Walsworth Yearbooks Sales Representative Andrew Ross is starting his fourth year of working with Wicke and said the success she’s achieved in that time is something many programs only dream of. Within two years of Wicke becoming adviser, Drake Middle School’s yearbook was named an NSPA Pacemaker finalist.
“She really has the ability to inspire, and coaches her students to maximize their creativity and reach for the sky,” Ross shared. “In Laurel’s classroom there are no limits and even though her students are only 12 and 13, she teaches them that they can do whatever they set their minds to – and boy do they achieve great things. Walking into Laurel’s classroom is always so exciting and something I look forward to. Her entire school community adores her and the work she does for her school.”
More information about JEA’s Rising Stars can be found on the JEA website.
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