Learn how to pick colors for your yearbook with new eBook from Walsworth
You might not realize it, but color decisions impact every page of your yearbook. Colors influence mood, evoke emotions, attract attention and much more. The colors you choose to use, and the ways you...
View ArticleRead Mike Taylor’s yearbook tips for going back to school
It’s the beginning of the year, and you and your staff are falling (or will fall) into a routine. You’re deciding on coverage and settling into a rhythm. Hopefully you looked at The Mike Taylor...
View ArticleWalsworth’s Mike Taylor will talk yearbook trends in September webinar
The Walsworth Yearbooks webinar series will continue on Sept. 26 when Walsworth’s Journalism Specialist Mike Taylor, CJE, hosts Not Your Mama’s Yearbook! at 3 p.m. Central time. Taylor will be talking...
View ArticleJim Jordan joins Walsworth Yearbooks
Walsworth Yearbooks announced Thursday that Jim Jordan, a 35-year veteran yearbook adviser and former national Yearbook Adviser of the Year, has joined the company as a Special Consultant. Jordan...
View ArticleWriting strong theme copy
Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks Strong theme copy helps introduce your unifying concept to your readers Across the country, children and teens make their way to a school building for learning. But the...
View ArticleNSPA announces eight 2017 Pioneer Award winners
The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) announced that eight individuals have been selected to receive a 2017 Pioneer Award, NSPA’s top individual honor. Each year, NSPA awards the Pioneers to...
View ArticleMake it a fabulous fall with the fall 2017 issue of Idea File magazine
With the school year well underway, your yearbook staff needs strategies and inspiration to make this fall productive and… fabulous. Lucky for you, the fall 2017 issue of Idea File magazine is here to...
View ArticleAsking students what yearbook means
In a professional development class called “Universal Design for Learning” (UDL), I was introduced to many new strategies to make learning accessible to all my students regardless of ability. One of...
View ArticleNew angles on academics
“Suzy, you are going to be the academics editor of the 2018 yearbook.” These words strike pride, excitement and dread into academics editors across the country. Why? Let’s explore that for a few...
View ArticleMeet your first deadline with success
That first deadline can be one of the most intimidating parts of an adviser’s first year. Follow this advice, including words of wisdom from a few experienced advisers, to successfully meet it. Make it...
View ArticleWhat makes a great yearbook photo?
It started with an idea – we wanted to show off some of the great photos Walsworth Yearbooks received from our annual Photo Contest the past couple of years. We also know it’s not always clear why we...
View ArticleAll yearbook advisers can benefit from the Adviser Mentor Program
Year Two of Walsworth’s Adviser Mentor Program is Underway! We’ve completed a successful first year of new advisers being supported by experienced advisers. For the second year of the Adviser Mentor...
View ArticleThree Walsworth Yearbooks schools named Finalists in NSPA’s 2017 Design of...
Submissions from three Walsworth Yearbooks schools were named Finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) on Tuesday in its 2017 Design of the Year Contest. There were 10 Finalists...
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Spice up assigning beats by hosting a draft day
Whether your yearbook is organized in traditional format, chronologically or a combination of the two, an effective beat system ensures complete coverage throughout the year. Spice up beat selection by...
View ArticlePhotogs from seven Walsworth Yearbooks schools represented as NSPA names...
Yearbook staffs from Walsworth Yearbooks schools were well represented on Wednesday when the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) announced the Finalists in its 2017 Picture of the Year...
View ArticlePractice, critique, repeat
Help your student photographers improve with plenty of practice and informal and formal critiques When it comes to photographers, it can be hard to know how to help them grow and how to keep them...
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Three reasons you should be using the New Adviser Roadmap
Walsworth is the place for new advisers. We know that it seems like a lot that first year – you’re guiding a group of students as they create a book. A whole book! First of all, pat yourself on the...
View ArticleFirst Flight staff works the phones to get senior ad sales started
Nerves quickly gave way to excited calls of, “I got one!” as 10 members of our yearbook staff at First Flight High School gathered for a “Senior Ad Phone-a-Thon” during the third week of the new school...
View ArticleReplay of Not Your Mama’s Yearbook webinar now available
A recording of yesterday’s live webinar with Walsworth’s Mike Taylor, CJE, Not Your Mama’s Yearbook, is now available for viewing. Taylor spent an hour talking yearbook trends. The discussion focused...
View ArticleFor National Yearbook Week, Walsworth ready to celebrate all things yearbook
That celebratory feeling is in the air – National Yearbook Week is only a few days away and Walsworth Yearbooks has been making party plans. First let’s start with the back story in case you’re new to...
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