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Yearbook Help Just Got Easier

Finding the right yearbook resource should be simple — whether you are planning your ladder, training a new staff member, troubleshooting Yearbook 360 or looking...
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A look inside the Yearbook 360 Photos Area Makeover

When you work on a yearbook staff, you know how central the Photos area is to everything you do. From collecting your captured moments to...
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Be Theme Rich: How to Build a Yearbook Theme from Cover to Cover

If your yearbook theme shows strong on the cover but fades once you hit your guts pages, you are not alone. The best themes come from...
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A Meaningful Way to Use the Final Weeks of Your Yearbook Class

As the school year winds down, many advisers reach the same point at about the same time. Deadlines are wrapped up or close to it....
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Calling All Designers: Enter the Make It Stick Sticker Contest

We are excited to announce that the Make it Stick sticker contest is now live! If you’re the student who loves designing yearbook spreads, creating...
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Timely Tips: Helping Your Staff Set Smarter Goals for Next Year

By May, most yearbook staffs are running on two tracks at once. On one track, they are finishing the current book – chasing last deadlines,...
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The Ultimate Guide to Yearbook Trends is Here

If you are looking for a clear direction for your next yearbook, this is it.  Our newest trends video series with Walsworth’s Senior Graphic Designer Stephanie Zeman, breaks down what is...
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2026 Photo Contest Winners Announced

Our 2026 Photo Contest was the most competitive contest we’ve had to date with over 10,500 photos. We encouraged students to share their favorite moments...
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News

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Yearbook Help Just Got Easier

Finding the right yearbook resource should be simple — whether you are planning your ladder, training a new staff member, troubleshooting Yearbook 360 or looking...
Read More »
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A look inside the Yearbook 360 Photos Area Makeover

When you work on a yearbook staff, you know how central the Photos area is to everything you do. From collecting your captured moments to...
Read More »
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Calling All Designers: Enter the Make It Stick Sticker Contest

We are excited to announce that the Make it Stick sticker contest is now live! If you’re the student who loves designing yearbook spreads, creating...
Read More »
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Coming Soon: The Make It Stick Sticker Contest

If you’re the student who loves designing yearbook spreads, creating graphics for your staff or sketching designs just for fun, something exciting is coming your...
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Coverage

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How Award-Winning Yearbooks Deliver Meaningful Coverage

Strong coverage is not about filling pages. It is about building a structure that allows every student’s story to be found, understood and remembered. A...
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Teach Your Staff to Level Up Club Coverage

If your students struggle with club coverage, you’re not alone. Most staffs fall into the same patterns every year: line everyone up, grab a quick...
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Five Ways to Elevate Your Yearbook Portrait Section

The portrait section is one of the most looked-at parts of the yearbook. When students get their book, they flip right to the portraits to...
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Think Like a Detective: Developing Curiosity in Your Students to Uncover Hidden Stories

There’s no question on the planet that better captures what it means to be curious than “why?” Why does the camera refuse to focus? Why...
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Yearbook Staff

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Timely Tips: Helping Your Staff Set Smarter Goals for Next Year

By May, most yearbook staffs are running on two tracks at once. On one track, they are finishing the current book – chasing last deadlines,...
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What to Do When the Yearbook Is Done: A Free Lesson Plan to Wrap Up the Year in a Fun Way

The yearbook is finished and deadlines are behind you. Pages are submitted and the pressure is off. Now comes the question every adviser hears: “What...
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Yearbook Staff Management: How to Build Systems and Meet Deadlines

Strong yearbook programs are built on more than creativity. They rely on systems that help students understand how work moves from idea to deadline, how decisions are made and...
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Timely Tips: Training Next Year’s Leaders

Strong yearbooks don’t just depend on this year’s staff, they depend on how well you prepare the next one. Leadership decisions often happen at the...
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Photography

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Calling All Designers: Enter the Make It Stick Sticker Contest

We are excited to announce that the Make it Stick sticker contest is now live! If you’re the student who loves designing yearbook spreads, creating...
Read More »
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2026 Photo Contest Winners Announced

Our 2026 Photo Contest was the most competitive contest we’ve had to date with over 10,500 photos. We encouraged students to share their favorite moments...
Read More »
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How to Take Good Yearbook Photos: 5 Lessons from Award-Winning Books

When students search for how to take good yearbook photos, they usually want camera settings or editing tips. Those matter. But award-winning yearbook photography starts...
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Photo Ethics in Practice: Teaching Students to Protect Credibility Before Contest Submission

Walsworth’s 2026 Photo Contest is now open through March 27, which makes this the perfect time to revisit one essential topic: photojournalism ethics. Every yearbook...
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Design

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The Ultimate Guide to Yearbook Trends is Here

If you are looking for a clear direction for your next yearbook, this is it.  Our newest trends video series with Walsworth’s Senior Graphic Designer Stephanie Zeman, breaks down what is...
Read More »
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Coming Soon: The Make It Stick Sticker Contest

If you’re the student who loves designing yearbook spreads, creating graphics for your staff or sketching designs just for fun, something exciting is coming your...
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A Free Lesson Plan to Reinforce Yearbook Design Fundamentals

As the year moves forward, you may notice subtle shifts in how your staff approaches design. Spreads may start to feel busier than they did earlier...
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Finding the Goldilocks of Spread Design

When you’re building a yearbook spread, size matters more than you might think. One oversized photo can throw off the balance. A headline that’s too...
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Copywriting

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How Award-Winning Yearbooks Elevate Writing

Yearbook photography captures a moment. Writing explains why the moment mattered. The 2025 President’s Collection Training Series highlights award-winning books that treat writing as essential...
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Timely Tips: Help Your Staff Proof Their Pages to Perfection

Accuracy matters in every yearbook, and even the most beautiful designs can fall flat if they’re filled with typos, mislabeled photos or formatting mistakes. Proofing...
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Interviewing 101: Questions That Count

Strong interviews are the secret ingredient behind standout yearbook stories. They provide the quotes, details and emotion that turn a spread from ordinary to memorable....
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How a Simple Strategy Turned My Students into Storytellers

Middle schoolers make for a tough crowd when it comes to writing. They give you the bare minimum when they are not interested. Even if...
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Marketing

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Build Buzz and Boost Sales With Our New Marketing Video Series

If you’ve ever wondered how to get more eyes on your yearbook and more orders before it’s too late, this new two-part marketing video series...
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How the Parent Email Program (PEP) Drives Yearbook Sales — and Why You Should Use it Now

If you’ve been looking for a high-impact, low-hassle way to boost your yearbook and ad sales, look no further than Walsworth’s Parent Email Program (PEP)....
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Download the new Timely Tips lesson plan on creating a Halloween yearbook sales campaign.

Timely Tips: Give Your Yearbook Sales a Spooktacular Boost

When it comes to marketing your yearbook, timing and creativity go hand in hand. Halloween is the perfect moment to turn everyday promotion into something...
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How to Market New Yearbook Accessories to Parents

Adding Accessories like Cover Personalization, Stickers and Signing Markers to your School Store is a great way to elevate the yearbook experience. But here’s the...
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