200+ Coverage Ideas for 2021
This unprecedented school year is going to be filled with new coverage ideas we have never even thought of before. There also are hundreds of amazing coverage possibilities that are always there, but...
View ArticleSystems of Success: Back-to-School 2020 Corona Edition (part 1)
What a crazy year it’s been, and the crazy isn’t slowing down. My love and support go out to you. You are all truly my heroes. Regardless of how and when you are starting school, here are some helpful...
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Crowdsourcing with Google Forms
I have been schooled. I attended the Becky Tate School of Google Forms. If you know Becky Tate, the yearbook adviser of Shawnee Mission North High School in Shawnee, Kansas, or if you know me, you...
View ArticleSystems of Success: Back-to-School 2020 Corona Edition (part 2)
So much to do. So little time. In person? Online? Hybrid? As the year begins, it’s definitely worth the time and effort to get all these organizational systems in place as they will pay rich dividends...
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Photography Resources to Help You Conquer the 2021 School Year
In this digital world we find ourselves living in, pictures become more important than ever. They help people stay connected, even when they are miles apart, and up to date with what’s going on in the...
View Article8 Ways to Boost 2021 Yearbook Sales Despite COVID-19
What a year it’s been already! We’re relearning how to do a yearbook together – including how to sell a yearbook and yearbook ads. Start early to make sure your yearbook sales start off well and keep...
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Now is the Time to Go Chronological
Taking a chronological content approach might be the best way to make sense of this unprecedented year. The sequence of content distribution requires deciding how to organize pages in a way that hooks...
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Yearbook Advisers of Note: Meet Susan McNulty
We’re excited for you to meet our September 2020 Adviser of Note: Susan McNulty, CJE, the award-winning yearbook adviser from J.W. Mitchell High School in Trinity, Florida. At Walsworth’s Virtual...
View ArticleNational Yearbook Week 2020 – Celebrating a Yearbook Like No Other
National Yearbook Week is finally here! We are extra excited this year about National Yearbook Week! During perhaps the most unpredictable year to date, it’s important appreciate all the hard work you...
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How Covid-19 is Changing Yearbooks
Yearbook staffs took on the challenge of working from home and created some of the most beautiful and innovative yearbooks we’ve seen. Many became so popular that more were printed to meet the demand....
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The Beast of Grading Yearbook
Grading yearbook is challenging. The bulk of yearbook work is focused on a final product, everyone has different deadlines and assignments, yet you still must keep assignments going into the grade book...
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Level Up Your Yearbook Ad Sales – Sales Strategies from Jeb Blount
Bestselling author, industry-leading sales expert and former yearbooker Jeb Blount joined current yearbookers across the country in a virtual webinar to discuss best practices and tips to level up...
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Finding Stories to Capture the Essence of a Year Gone Virtual
With schools beginning in a distance-learning format, we’re forced to reexamine yearbooks. If our yearbooks are going to be memory books, reference books, public relations books and – perhaps most...
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Shooting Through the Storms
Sure, we’d love every outdoor event to occur during a 70-degree golden hour with a light breeze that fades into a magical sunset, but the reality is that rain happens. And this year in particular, we...
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Crowdsourcing your school for coverage ideas
How many new words and phrases have entered your vocabulary since March? Social distancing, mask mandate, virtual learning and now, time to add another phrase to the vocabulary: crowdsourcing. You may...
View ArticleSystems of Success – System of Self Care
As I have been interacting with all my teacher and adviser friends around the country, it’s become crystal clear to me – this year is an unbelievable challenge for everyone. It’s all new. No two days...
View ArticleBeing a Boss and Friend
Being a boss and friend with your yearbook staff can be a tough balancing act that can take a couple of tries to get down. Because you have likely worked with some members before you were editor and...
View ArticleKeeping Camera Equipment Germ-free
Unless you’re extremely lucky, you probably don’t have enough DSLR cameras for every photographer on your yearbook staff. You figured out a system for sharing and it was working pretty well until...
View ArticleThe Write Foot Forward
Preparing Middle School Students for High School Middle school students are enthusiastic, energetic and ready to learn; however, they lack basic skills needed for high school journalism. These helpful...
View ArticleSelfie Portraits – A Solution to Your School Portrait Needs
This year holds unprecedented challenges for capturing socially distanced yearbook portraits for students in school, learning virtually or doing a hybrid of the two. Walsworth has the solution. We’ve...
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