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Introducing the winners of Walsworth’s 2019 Photo Contest
Walsworth’s 2019 Photo Contest has come to a close, and with more than 5,200 entries, this year’s contest was the largest yet. Thank you to all the talented yearbook photographers who took time out of...
View ArticleKarla Sprague – A Hero for Arkansas Journalism
We know advisers are dedicated journalism advocates, but they don’t always receive the credit they deserve. That’s why it’s so rewarding to see our advisers recognized publicly – advisers like Karla...
View ArticleGet prepared for your summer workshop
Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks Your yearbook staff will get some much-needed time away from school for fun, rest and relaxation this summer. However, there will also be plenty of time to squeeze in...
View ArticleYearbook advisers have valuable training opportunity this summer at Adviser...
Walsworth’s Adviser Academy in Kansas City will once again offer three full days of classes for brand new or experienced yearbook advisers, July 8-10. This year’s setting will be the InterContinental...
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Systems of Success – Story Quest and Design Quest – Finding Your Inspiration
The book gets done and distributed and it’s instantly time to start thinking about next year. That was fast. It’s time to get the creative juices flowing and start gathering inspiration and contemplate...
View ArticleAsk Mike: What’s in a yearbook theme?
Mike Taylor, CJE, believes yearbook theme copy should be so strong that the school principal can read from it at graduation. Writing strong copy for the whole school year is no easy feat considering...
View ArticlePhoto Contest Gallery now found in Design Showcase
It’s summer! For most yearbook staffs, that means it’s a time to start planning for summer workshop and preparing for next year’s book. You need inspiration, which is why we will be updating our most...
View ArticleYou won’t know and won’t grow if you don’t enter
National and local critique and rating services provide yearbook advisers and staffs with feedback to guide improvement of their publication as well as earn award recognition. In the rush of the end of...
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Yearbook Advisers of Note: Meet Dow Tate
By the time he reached high school, Dow Tate was already a contributor to his local newspaper. That’s how much he was meant to work in journalism. Now adviser of a powerhouse award-winning journalism...
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It’s all in the family
The daughter of a longtime Walsworth Yearbooks rep just can’t seem to leave the business – or Walsworth. Mary Kay Wasinger Kimmitt spent 23 years as a Walsworth yearbook rep in Georgia. Her husband,...
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Behind the Byline with Kari Williams, writer for VFW Magazine and pro...
Plenty of Americans grow up watching pro wrestling. Only a small percentage grow up to cover the pro wrestling world as journalists. An even smaller number of those pro wrestling journalists are...
View ArticleGet inspiration in the updated Cover Gallery
Your yearbook staff might already be in full brainstorming mode trying to develop a theme idea and sketch out a cover design for your upcoming 2020 yearbook. You’re in luck! Just in time to provide...
View ArticleFate led Mallett to journalism, now to Adviser Academy
Once again, in preparation for the Adviser Academy this year, the Yearbooks Blog will be previewing the annual summer workshop with “Inside Look at the Academy” – a series of Q&As with the...
View ArticleTech instructors ready to help advisers prepare for new year at Academy
In preparation for the Adviser Academy this year, the Yearbooks Blog will be previewing the annual summer workshop with Inside Look at the Academy – a series of Q&As with the instructors. Katie...
View ArticleBreathing new life into the yearbook spring supplement
As I head into my 23rd year in education – my fifth as middle school yearbook teacher, I feel more confident than ever in my abilities. Of course, being a somewhat obsessive reflective educator, that...
View Article2019 Adviser Academy Kicks Off
Walsworth’s 2019 Adviser Academy kicked off Monday morning at the Hotel InterContinental in Kansas City with an opening speech by Mike Taylor, CJE. He introduced Walsworth personnel and prepped...
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The Dog Days of Summer: Yearbook Edition
Long, lazy days at the pool. Sidewalks so hot you could cook an egg on them. The summer sun blazing down upon your shoulders. BBQs at your best friend’s house. Camping out at the lake. Hot days and...
View ArticleAsk Mike: The El Paso Workshop
A note from the producer: This episode of Ask Mike was recorded during the recent yearbook workshop held in El Paso, Texas. While editing the episode, I fell in love with the border community, despite...
View ArticleLove at first sight – 2019 Theme Gallery stimulates creativity
Sometimes one look is all it takes to just know – know that you’ve found that perfect theme idea, that is. Suddenly, it all clicks and the ideas build off of one another as if the stars all aligned for...
View ArticleTop 5 tools Walsworth provides new yearbook advisers
As this school year starts, we are excited to see a crop of new yearbook advisers looking for resources to help start this wonderful, crazy year of advising yearbook. Whether you have a yearbook or...
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