10 Things (and more) You Can/Should Be Doing in January
It’s always just a little bit difficult to get back in the groove after returning from Winter Break. You’ve been hanging around, staying up late and sleeping in, doing as little as possible, playing...
View ArticleTiffany Kopcak named JEA Special Recognition Yearbook Adviser
Congratulations to yearbook adviser Tiffany Kopcak, CJE! She has been named a Journalism Education Association 2020 Special Recognition Yearbook Adviser. Kopcak advises the Apollo yearbook at Colonial...
View ArticleSystems of Success – The Recruiting Process
Original post January 2019, Updated January 2021 It’s late January and that means it’s time to start thinking about recruiting for next year. Compounded by the challenges brought on by the ongoing...
View ArticleMark Hilburn, MJE, Wins JEA Future Administrator Scholarship
Congratulations to Walsworth Yearbooks adviser Mark Hilburn, MJE, of Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska! The Journalism Education Association announced they have awarded Hilburn the Future...
View ArticleJEA Grants Lifetime Achievement Award to Three Advisers
Congratulations to Pam Bunka, Jack Denker and Lori Oglesbee-Petter! The Journalism Education Association (JEA) has named the three advisers as recipients of their 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. This...
View ArticleJim Jordan to Receive Teacher Inspiration Award
Congratulations to Jim Jordan! The Journalism Education Association (JEA) named him as the recipient of its 2021 Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award. He sat down for an interview with Walsworth...
View ArticleCovering Controversial Issues Takes Thoughtful Planning and Coverage
We’re bombarded with news stories every single day, and as scholastic journalists it can be difficult to know how to cover these events properly. We reached out to the yearbook program at Eastern...
View ArticleControversy to Coverage: How to Turn Subjective Issues into Objective Journalism
We’re bombarded with news stories every single day, and as scholastic journalists it can be difficult to know how to cover these events properly. We reached out to the yearbook program at Eastern...
View ArticleHelp your yearbook readers with an index
Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks Believe it – the index is the most-read section of your yearbook. The reason? It is the place students go to first to find themselves in the book, then to look up their...
View ArticleYearbook Advisers of Note: Meet Tiffany Kopcak
Tiffany Kopcak was recently named JEA’s H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year Special Recognition Adviser. Her staff’s 2020 yearbook was one of host Jim Jordan’s favorite volumes, and they’re known...
View ArticleWalsworth’s 2021 Photo Contest Starts Next Week
Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks. This year’s Photo Contest begins on Monday, March 1, and ends on Friday, April 9, 2021. Over the next month, yearbook photographers across the country will have their...
View ArticleYearbooks from 19 Walsworth schools named 2020 NSPA Pacemaker Finalists
Nineteen 2020 yearbooks from Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among the high school and middle school books announced as 2020 Pacemaker Finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)...
View ArticleGet Creative with the Procreate App
Every once in a while, a major technological breakthrough transforms the way we go about our personal or professional lives. For those who draw, sketch, paint or create visual art, iPad’s Procreate app...
View Article2020 CSPA Gold and Silver Crown Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold and Silver Crown winners! We are proud of our 20 customers who were named a CSPA Gold or Silver Crown winner on Friday, March 19....
View ArticleFive Simple Ideas to Create Digital Buzz for Your Book
By Heather Rice, One School of the Arts, Longwood, Florida Your yearbook team worked hard to develop a theme, find a name, create amazing layouts and write captivating stories. Now how do you get your...
View ArticleWhat’s Next at Walsworth Yearbooks?
Heading into spring doesn’t mean the yearbook events at Walsworth are slowing down, and we hope you’ll join us in everything that’s coming up! Mark your calendars and register if you can, because you...
View ArticleGet social with our new social media calendar
Let’ get social! Move over, boring old posts, we have a fresh update for you! We have created a monthly social media calendar that your yearbook staff can use to help you promote your yearbook while...
View ArticleEleven Walsworth Yearbooks schools named 2020 Pacemaker winners during...
Eleven Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among those chosen as winners of 2020 Yearbook Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) during the online awards ceremony Saturday...
View ArticleNine Walsworth schools place in JEA/NSPA Best of Show; Cactus Canyon takes first
Nine Walsworth Yearbooks schools placed in the Best of Show contest at the virtual Spring JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention held this past weekend. The convention was held...
View ArticleTime to cap off extraordinary year with extraordinary Distribution Day
Students and teachers across the nation persevered and showcased creativity throughout this year of unprecedented challenges. Your staff proved that a non-traditional school year was anything but...
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