Yearbook Blog
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Why More Schools Are Using Online Sales to Boost Yearbook Revenue
September 1, 2026
What if one small switch could help you sell more yearbooks this year? We know, we know. Everyone promises a magical solution. But when it...
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The Yearbook Social Media Playbook, Everything You Need To Get Started
August 31, 2026
Is your yearbook program considering starting a social media account for the first time? You absolutely should! Student run social media accounts create a great...
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Sales Just Got Easier
August 27, 2026
Managing yearbook sales comes with a lot of moving pieces. From tracking orders and monitoring sales reports to updating pricing, staying on top of yearbook...
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Yearbook Just Got Easier: Introducing TagGenius
August 27, 2026
We’ve got big news! Today, Walsworth is proud to introduce TagGenius, an exclusive new feature built directly into Yearbook 360 that uses facial recognition technology...
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A Guide to National, Regional and State Journalism Organizations
August 24, 2026
Yearbook staffs grow when they have opportunities to learn beyond their own classroom. Creating a yearbook teaches valuable journalism, leadership and storytelling skills, and connecting...
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10 Back-to-School Resources for a Smoother Yearbook Kickoff
August 18, 2026
The first few weeks of school set the tone for your entire yearbook season. Between organizing coverage, book sales and training staffers, advisers have a...
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Kick Off Your Year with Yearbook Bootcamp
August 5, 2026
Every yearbook staff looks different. Some students walk in with experience, ready to take on design, writing and photography with confidence. Others are brand new...
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Summer Workshops Help Yearbook Staffs Start Strong
July 28, 2026
The beginning of the school year is an exciting time for yearbook staffs. Photographers rushing around from senior activities to fall sports tryouts, editors pitching...
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News
Yearbook Just Got Easier: Introducing TagGenius
We’ve got big news! Today, Walsworth is proud to introduce TagGenius, an exclusive new feature built directly into Yearbook 360 that uses facial recognition technology...
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Kick Off Your Year with Yearbook Bootcamp
Every yearbook staff looks different. Some students walk in with experience, ready to take on design, writing and photography with confidence. Others are brand new...
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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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Coverage
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
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
Yearbook Just Got Easier: Introducing TagGenius
We’ve got big news! Today, Walsworth is proud to introduce TagGenius, an exclusive new feature built directly into Yearbook 360 that uses facial recognition technology...
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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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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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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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Design
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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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
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
Why More Schools Are Using Online Sales to Boost Yearbook Revenue
What if one small switch could help you sell more yearbooks this year? We know, we know. Everyone promises a magical solution. But when it...
Read More »
The Yearbook Social Media Playbook, Everything You Need To Get Started
Is your yearbook program considering starting a social media account for the first time? You absolutely should! Student run social media accounts create a great...
Read More »
Sales Just Got Easier
Managing yearbook sales comes with a lot of moving pieces. From tracking orders and monitoring sales reports to updating pricing, staying on top of yearbook...
Read More »
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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