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Walsworth hires Andy Billett as new Chief Operating Officer
July 17, 2024
Marceline, Missouri; July 15, 2024 – Walsworth announced it has hired printing industry veteran Andy Billett as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Billett...
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Habits of Highly Effective Yearbook Staffs
July 11, 2024
When Steven Covey penned his bestseller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he might have visited the typical yearbook room beforehand for ideas. In...
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50 Years of Trust: How the University of Notre Dame Found a Reliable Partner in Walsworth Yearbooks
June 4, 2024
For half a century, the University of Notre Dame has chosen to print its yearbook with Walsworth Yearbooks. With such a distinguished reputation in education,...
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Lessons Learned from Switch to a Spring Delivery Yearbook
May 21, 2024
When I started advising yearbook at my alma mater, I was pretty set on being a fall delivery book; it was what I knew. After...
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Creating Thoughtful Themes – Your Guide to 2025 Theme Development
May 14, 2024
This training video, “The Thoughtful Theme”, hosted by yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, provides invaluable guidance when developing thoughtful...
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Walsworth Wins Big at the 2024 GraphEx Awards
May 10, 2024
Walsworth is proud to announce a remarkable three Best in Class, 11 Best in Category and 13 Award of Recognition wins at the recent GraphEx...
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Take a Break in May and Celebrate
May 3, 2024
Since school will be ending soon, it is time to start cleaning the classroom, checking equipment for repairs and replenishing supplies, even if you are...
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Exploring Yearbook Trends for 2025
May 1, 2024
Our latest video series, “Now Trending: Yearbook Trends for 2025” highlights patterns in design trends that should be considered when planning for your next yearbook....
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News
Walsworth hires Andy Billett as new Chief Operating Officer
Marceline, Missouri; July 15, 2024 – Walsworth announced it has hired printing industry veteran Andy Billett as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Billett...
Read More »
50 Years of Trust: How the University of Notre Dame Found a Reliable Partner in Walsworth Yearbooks
For half a century, the University of Notre Dame has chosen to print its yearbook with Walsworth Yearbooks. With such a distinguished reputation in education,...
Read More »
Walsworth Wins Big at the 2024 GraphEx Awards
Walsworth is proud to announce a remarkable three Best in Class, 11 Best in Category and 13 Award of Recognition wins at the recent GraphEx...
Read More »
Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Walsworth Photo Contest
We encouraged schools to share their favorite moments that captured this school year, and they certainly delivered for our 2024 Walsworth Photo Contest. The outstanding...
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Coverage
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2024: Capture It in Your Yearbook!
Did you know there’s a total solar eclipse happening on April 8? That’s right, the moon will completely block the sun, creating a defining moment...
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5 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...
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Making the Best Summer Spread for Your Yearbook
Have you ever had an idea, but not known where to start? You’re not alone! That’s why Walsworth developed Coverage Starters – a series that...
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Keeping your Yearbook Index Interesting
While the anticipation of what spreads a student gets to work on may fuel their creative juices, when it’s time to work on...
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Yearbook Staff
Habits of Highly Effective Yearbook Staffs
When Steven Covey penned his bestseller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he might have visited the typical yearbook room beforehand for ideas. In...
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Take a Break in May and Celebrate
Since school will be ending soon, it is time to start cleaning the classroom, checking equipment for repairs and replenishing supplies, even if you are...
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15 Ways to Ramp Up Your Yearbook Recruiting Effort Right Now
(Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks) Written by Sarah Champ We know yearbook recruiting occurs year round, but with class selection and enrollment around the corner, right...
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Why Workshops are a Must for Your Staff
With summer fast approaching, spring and summer workshops should be a consideration before closing shop. Yearbook staffs should plan to attend workshops and camps to...
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Photography
Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Walsworth Photo Contest
We encouraged schools to share their favorite moments that captured this school year, and they certainly delivered for our 2024 Walsworth Photo Contest. The outstanding...
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The Great Solar Eclipse of 2024: Capture It in Your Yearbook!
Did you know there’s a total solar eclipse happening on April 8? That’s right, the moon will completely block the sun, creating a defining moment...
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Top 10 Essential Rules for Good Photo Cropping
Have you ever taken a photo that you really liked, but it wasn’t quite perfect? That’s where good cropping comes in! Photo cropping means removing...
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Walsworth’s 2024 Photo Contest Begins Today!
The 2024 Photo Contest kicks off today, and we’re excited to see your favorite photos from this school year! The contest runs until end of...
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Design
Mastering Yearbook 360 – Online Design in Five Days: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers and Students
Yearbook creation is an art that requires both creativity and technical prowess. To assist teachers and students in mastering the intricacies of Yearbook 360 –...
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Using Grids in InDesign: Video Training With the Yearbook Experts
Welcome to a new training video featuring Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE. In this session, they delve into the intricacies of...
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National 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...
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Elevate Your Yearbook with Picsart: Now Available in Yearbook 360 – Online Design!
It’s time to take your yearbook game to a whole new level with Picsart. We are thrilled to announce the integration of Picsart’s photo-editing software...
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Copywriting
National 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...
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Editors 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...
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5 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...
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Teach Caption Writing With Video Lesson Plan
Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks Pictures are worth a thousand words, but the stories within them are incomplete without captions. Captions are easier to write once...
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Marketing
Marketing 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...
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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...
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Top 3 Tips to Boost Yearbook Sales with TikTok
TikTok is a constantly evolving video-sharing app that has grown in popularity over the past decade. Users share and post videos containing content that ranges...
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Going Green: Clean Out Your High School Yearbook Closet for Earth Day
It’s spring, that time of year associated with cleaning. It’s also Earth Day, which urges each of us to consider ways to recycle, repurpose and...
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