Time-Saving Tips For New Advisers
Whether you have dreamed of being a yearbook adviser since you were the editor of your high school yearbook or you were volun-told to do it, you are in for a wild ride. No other teaching job requires...
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How the Chamber of Commerce Helped Revive Our Business Ads Sales
Rolla High School just celebrated its 76th volume of the Growler yearbook, and the local business community has been one of our biggest supporters over those past seven decades. When I accepted the...
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Photographing The Presidential Election
Just say, “Where do I go to get my credentials?” Don’t say anything else. Don’t say ANYTHING else. Act like you’ve done this a million times before. Remember, he said that 18 to 24-year-olds will...
View ArticleMiddle School Yearbook Marketing: Strategies that Work
Our school is located in an isolated, rural, coastal community with a huge summer population of visitors and beautiful natural resources. In the two years I have been in charge of the yearbook, we have...
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Increase Revenue and Coverage with Group Senior Ads
Encouraging school groups to submit group senior yearbook ads in addition to selling individual senior ads provides a great way to keep revenue coming in year after year. About 12 years ago, the band...
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Great Yearbook Programs Incorporate: 5 Simple Ideas
Family is at the heart of everything we do. With Tripp Walsworth joining his father, Don Walsworth, and grandfather, Don O. Walsworth, at the company in August of 2023, our family-owned business is...
View ArticleThe Power of Yearbook Captions
Yearbooks are all about storytelling – from the written content to the visual design, each element works together to capture the memories and experiences of the school year. While eye-catching photos...
View ArticleYearbook Classroom Routines
Create a classroom routine for a class that isn’t a normal class. It sounds simple enough, but it can be overwhelming trying to get everyone on the same page, doing ice breakers to build up the team,...
View ArticleThe Most Effective Approach to Planning and Building Your Theme From the Start
I was shocked. I was horrified. I worked with several schools this past spring who had not even started their opening pages or theme copy, even though it was the beginning of March! What’s up with...
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Yearbook Outside of Yearbook: How Yearbook Translates to College and Beyond
During my time in high school, I heavily involved myself in clubs and activities, including band, community service club and student council. My most impactful activity, however, was my four years in...
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How Can I Teach My Seniors To Train The Staff Throughout The Year?
Let’s be honest: training a yearbook staff is a lot of work. But who’s responsibility is it, really? Yes, as the adviser, you need to guide your staff, but one of the great byproducts of student...
View ArticleMike Taylor: NSPA Pioneer Award Recipient and the Heart + Soul of Yearbook...
The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is proud to recognize seven recipients for this year’s Pioneer class, including Walsworth Yearbooks expert, Mike Taylor, CJE. The Pioneer Award is the...
View ArticleTop Four Reasons to Go Mirrorless with Your Yearbook Cameras
Are you considering new cameras for your yearbook program? If you answered yes, you probably have been debating between going mirrorless or getting another DSLR. Let me make it simple: GO MIRRORLESS!...
View ArticleCelebrate NYW with the New Walsworth Signature Scholarship
It’s no secret that National Yearbook Week is our favorite holiday, but what has been a secret until today is that Walsworth is celebrating this year in a bigger-than-ever way with our brand new...
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Celebrate NYW with Easy and Effective Yearbook Lesson Plans
How do you create lessons for a class as complicated and multi-faceted as yearbook? Sometimes it seems impossible to know where to start or what order things should be in. A general structure for...
View ArticleCelebrate NYW with 15 Allergen-Friendly Classroom Snacks
Nothing makes a yearbook work night more bearable and bonds a group quite like food, but with so many food sensitivities now, find accommodating snacks can be a chore. Pizza and donuts, while simple,...
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Celebrate NYW with Six Effective Sales Tactics
National Yearbook Week is the perfect time to not only celebrate the rich tradition of yearbooks but also to boost your sales and get more students involved. Whether you’re a seasoned adviser or just...
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Celebrate NYW with a Draft Day for Yearbook Spread Assignments
Assigning spreads to your staff and keeping them happy and motivated with them doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Make the most of the occasion with a fun Draft Day activity that can be implemented for...
View ArticleMastering the Art of Yearbook Storytelling
As yearbook advisers and student journalists, we have a unique opportunity to capture the essence of a school year and preserve it for generations to come. In the latest episode of That Yearbook...
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From Chaos to Clarity: Mastering Yearbook Organization for a Stress-Free...
Let’s face it: this time of year, we reps know our schools are juggling a lot – events, professional enrichment, and parent meetings, to name a few. Balancing that with yearbook deadlines and class...
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