Students from 12 Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among those listed when NSPA began naming finalists in its annual individual contests.
Alyssa Boehringer, of McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas, is currently advising her third yearbook, but she’s already no stranger to awards. Boehringer was one of four educators to receive the 2018 Medal of Merit from the Journalism Education Association (JEA). She has taught broadcast at McKinney since 2005, but didn’t take over the yearbook…
Walsworth Yearbooks was represented in the Finalist selections announced this week by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) for their 2018 Portfolio of the Year contest, with three entries from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas. Portfolio of the Year is a new category this year in NSPA’s individual contests, honoring students…
While working with schools at the Kansas City Elite Weekend this September, Ask Mike host Mike Taylor, CJE, was really impressed by four students. So he interviewed them. These four young women are exceptional leaders, and their conversations with Taylor show how capable student leaders can be. Taylor chats with them about their roles in…
We know that grading a yearbook class isn’t always straightforward. There’s so much to consider and many factors you don’t have in other classes. We’re here to help with our newest resource for yearbook advisers, Sooo… How am I supposed to grade a yearbook class? Download your copy to learn from four experienced advisers who…
Nearly 500 yearbook advisers from all over the country entered Walsworth’s “The Best Thing About Yearbook is…” contest during National Yearbook Week 2018 last week. Once the dust settled, two lucky winners were drawn at the end of the day on Friday as winners. Mary Beth Lee from Chisholm Trail High School in Fort Worth,…
Earlier this year, Courtney Hanks was named a Rising Star by the Journalism Education Association. Now she’s our latest Adviser of Note. Hanks was also featured on an episode of the Yearbook Chat with Jim podcast. You can find the episode at walsworthyearbooks.com/podcasts. During the episode, Hanks went into the details of the design and theme choices that…
Walsworth’s Jim Jordan and Susan Massy, yearbook adviser at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas, held the second of two live National Yearbook Week webinars on Thursday. Their session, Feature It!, was focused on in-depth yearbook storytelling and feature writing. What is the best way to tell a yearbook story? The options for…
Schools across the country have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Individual Award finalist selections. Students and advisers can now take a break from hitting the refresh button on the NSPA website because the finalists have been announced and Walsworth is proud to celebrate our 12 schools that made…
School is underway throughout the country and yearbook staffs are gearing up for their first big deadline. Now is the perfect time to join the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)! In the newest episode of Ask Mike, host Mike Taylor, CJE, talks to Gary Lundgren, associate director of the NSPA, about what his organization does…
Walsworth’s first webinar of National Yearbook Week 2018 took place on Tuesday afternoon, with Mike Taylor’s presentation, “Content-Driven Yearbook Design.” Taylor spent 60 minutes discussing how your yearbook coverage can directly impact your book’s design. Replay of the webinar is now available. Creating page templates helps yearbooks keep a consistent look and allows students to…
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