Idea File Magazine Fall 2023 Issue Now Available
The newest Idea File, our magazine dedicated to all things yearbook, just dropped on our website and maybe even in your mailbox. If you have not seen it yet, you will want to grab your copy now. Along...
View Article5 Simple Ideas for Ethical AI in Yearbook Production
From Clippy the Microsoft paper clip to Grammarly to Photoshop, you have probably used artificial intelligence more than you know. Your Netflix queue, online shopping recommendations and Siri all rely...
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Equip Your Yearbook Classroom
There’s nothing quite like the beginning of a new school year. The clean classroom, the eager crop of new students and – if you’re lucky – new equipment. If you have the means to stock your classroom...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Elevate Your Sports Writing
After spending 20 years as a high school sports news writer, I entered teaching with the expectation that students would love writing all kinds of stories, including sports. After all, sports is where...
View ArticleInspiring Creativity in Middle School Students
According to George Land’s study of creativity, “young children are creative geniuses and become less creative as they age.” That’s great news for those of us who advise middle school yearbook...
View Article10 Common Challenges Advisers Face & How to Overcome Them
Even talented students are still kids, which means all advisers face shared common issues each year. Repetition and practice are key to overcoming these issues. In-class activities and lessons offer a...
View ArticleAdvisers Supporting Student Journalists: Opportunities to bolster skills and...
Coast to coast, yearbook advisers work tirelessly to forge relationships with their staff, teach journalistic skills, and model effective communication, time management and conflict resolution. All of...
View ArticleLet the Pictures Tell the Story: The Power of Storytelling in Your Yearbook
I consider myself more of a writer than a photographer, but what I really am is a storyteller. So it makes sense that I tell all my kids – writers, designers, editors and especially photographers –...
View ArticleEditors Corner: Stepping Up to Fill a Void
Editor-in-chief was not my original title. My adviser sat me down on my living room couch to tell me the EIC quit two weeks before school – my adviser happens to also be my dad. As the assistant...
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Celebrate National Yearbook Week with Walsworth’s Social Media Scavenger Hunt!
National Yearbook Week will be here before we know it, and Walsworth is excited to celebrate all week long with our Social Media Scavenger Hunt! Running from Oct. 2-6 this year, National Yearbook Week...
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A Student Take on Elite Weekend
Editor’s Note: Liberty North High School attended the Walsworth Elite Weekend in Kansas City in September. We asked editor Kelsey O’Riley to document her thoughts on the experience to share on our...
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National Yearbook Week is Here!
It’s officially the first week of October, which can only mean one thing: National Yearbook Week is finally here! We couldn’t be more excited to kick off the week-long celebration of all things...
View ArticleMarketing to the Masses During National Yearbook Week
Your staff has been hard at work this year to produce a publication that your school will be proud of, but without a strong marketing plan to support yearbook sales, you’ll fail to meet your bottom...
View ArticleNational Yearbook Week: Caption Writing Made Easy
Yearbook caption writing is vital to an effective and professional book. Your work is not done after placing a captivating photo on a spread. Every photo must have a caption as a companion to your...
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Yearbook Staffers from Woodland, Coral Academy and Cactus Canyon among the...
2022 The Round-Up, Woodland Junior High School Fayetteville, Arkansas Yearbook staffers from Walsworth Yearbooks schools Cactus Canyon Junior High School in Apache Junction, Arizona, Coral Academy of...
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National Yearbook Week: Yearbook Photography Matters, and Here’s Why
Let’s face it – photography can make or break your yearbook. We all know that without photojournalism, yearbook storytelling would lose the spark that pulls your readers into each page. Photos capture...
View ArticleNational Yearbook Week: Unlock the Power of Yearbook Design
Yearbook design is what sets your book apart from all the others. It’s how you convey your school’s voice and personality to readers, but most importantly, design helps complete and deliver your book’s...
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And Your 2023 Social Media Scavenger Hunt Winners Are…
National Yearbook Week has officially wrapped up, which means it’s finally time to announce the winners of the Walsworth 2023 Social Media Scavenger Hunt! We had so much fun seeing schools from all...
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Yearbook Adviser of Note: Meet Brit Taylor
Brit Taylor, CJE, a star of Florida scholastic journalism with 30 years of experience at Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida. Brit is a passionate educator, dedicated to helping high school students...
View ArticleCongratulations to the Fall 2023 National Student Media Contest Winners!
The fall competition was fierce with 1,453 students competing in photo, broadcast, graphic design, literary magazine, design and writing. 92 superior, 183 excellent and 326 honorable mention awards...
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