Educators at Walsworth Yearbooks schools win Milken Awards
The Milken Family Foundation selected educators from four Walsworth Yearbooks schools as recipients of 2015 Milken Educator Awards this week. Amber Dortch, the principal at Hugo Owens Middle School in...
View ArticleUnderstanding the importance of a colophon
Your yearbook’s colophon, typically appearing near the back of the book, provides the reader with some important information. The colophon indicates how your yearbook was produced and includes the name...
View ArticleEight 2015 yearbooks printed by Walsworth named CSPA Crown Finalists
Eight 2015 yearbooks printed by Walsworth Yearbooks were among the high school, middle school and college yearbooks announced as 2016 Crown Award Finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association...
View ArticleEight Walsworth Yearbooks schools place in Orlando Best of Show
Eight Walsworth Yearbooks schools placed in the Best of Show contest this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando. Legend from Boone High School in...
View ArticleEntries from Walsworth schools place highly in NSPA contests
Several entries from Walsworth Yearbooks schools fared well this past weekend when the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) announced the winners for its 2015 Design of the Year and Picture of...
View ArticleWalsworth continues commitment to Student Privacy Pledge
In January, Walsworth Yearbooks announced that it had become an official signatory of the Student Privacy Pledge, a new consortium formed with the goal of protecting the privacy of student information....
View ArticleLearn how your yearbook staff can manage deadlines
Many yearbook staffs have already begun dealing with their first page deadlines of the year over the last couple weeks, and many more will be tackling deadlines in the weeks ahead before winter break....
View ArticleMake editing and proofing a priority
Many yearbook staffs have already begun dealing with their first page deadlines of the year, with even more submission dates still to come. Meeting deadlines and good proofreading are equally...
View ArticleThere’s time for work and fun around holidays
With the holidays and winter break fast approaching, your yearbook staff probably has important work that needs to be wrapped up before everyone heads out. At the same time, now is the perfect time to...
View ArticleEducators at Walsworth Yearbooks schools win Milken Awards
The Milken Family Foundation selected educators from four Walsworth Yearbooks schools as recipients of 2015 Milken Educator Awards this week. Amber Dortch, the principal at Hugo Owens Middle School in...
View ArticleUnderstanding the importance of a colophon
Your yearbook’s colophon, typically appearing near the back of the book, provides the reader with some important information. The colophon indicates how your yearbook was produced and includes the name...
View ArticleEight 2015 yearbooks printed by Walsworth named CSPA Crown Finalists
Eight 2015 yearbooks printed by Walsworth Yearbooks were among the high school, middle school and college yearbooks announced as 2016 Crown Award Finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association...
View ArticleCurrent events supplements will help you remember the year
As the year 2015 is nearing an end, your yearbook staff may already have a plan for including coverage in your book of the year’s most memorable news events. However many staffs don’t have the time and...
View ArticleJEA names Burke 2015 Yearbook Adviser of the Year
Renee Burke, MJE, adviser at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida, has been named the 2015 H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Burke was...
View ArticleConsider ways to expand your coverage
When your yearbook staff got organized for this year and mapped out the coverage for this year’s book, hopefully you set out a plan for what you wanted to cover and how you planned to cover it. Now...
View ArticleGetting organized for group picture day
Has your staff taken the group photos for yearbook yet? Lining up group photos for all the clubs and organizations in your school is typically no small feat. It requires a plan. Fortunately, we’re here...
View ArticleStudents at Walsworth Yearbooks schools win 21 Sweepstakes in 2015 Yearbook...
Students from Walsworth Yearbooks schools won 21 of the 36 Sweepstakes prizes in the 2015 Yearbook Excellence Contest, sponsored by Quill and Scroll. The yearbook staff from Arrowhead Christian Academy...
View Article13 advisers to receive Rising Star Awards from JEA
The Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced this week that 13 advisers will be receiving 2016 Rising Star Awards. Each year, JEA recognizes advisers with up to five years of experience who...
View ArticleTime to start recruiting for next year’s staff is now
Even though there is plenty of work still to be done to wrap up this year’s yearbook, believe it or not now is the right time to start looking ahead to next year and begin recruiting next year’s staff....
View ArticleYou can find a story angle, even when you’re stumped
Coming up with an interesting angle for a yearbook story can often be a challenge. Either the angle is too vague, or too specific, and it’s nearly impossible to cover the story. Finding an angle that’s...
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