Instructor Sabrina Schmitz opened Tuesday’s New Adviser session of Adviser Academy by addressing questions. At the beginning of the Academy, Schmitz set up a “Question Parking Lot,” where attendees could leave sticky notes with their questions. Tuesday morning, the class weighed benefits of spring or fall delivery. One adviser asked, “What’s the most essential quality…
Following a welcoming opening session on Monday, the 35 new yearbook advisers attending Walsworth’s Adviser Academy filed next door to their classroom. Instructor Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, Walsworth Yearbooks sales rep and former award-winning yearbook adviser, opened the session by taking questions. She asked, “What do you hope to learn?” The advisers said they hope to learn…
Walsworth Yearbooks recently completed a successful first year of its Adviser Mentor Program, and many yearbook advisers are already getting ready for an even better second year. Mary Slater, CJE, Walsworth Yearbooks rep in Illinois, recently held a kickoff dinner for the veteran advisers who will be serving as mentors in her area this year.…
New advisers will pour into Kansas City from all over the country next month, anxious about their first year leading the yearbook and looking for guidance. Many practical skills are taught at Adviser Academy, but that’s not the only reason to attend. Numerous benefits are more difficult to put your finger on, but that doesn’t…
The first year as a yearbook adviser can be stressful. It can also be wonderful. Walsworth spoke with four yearbook advisers who’d just completed their first or second year. They discussed the ups and downs of being a new adviser. Starting out Trish Mezzacappa teaches at the William A Morris Intermediate School 61 on Staten…
If you couldn’t make it to our May 2 webinar, “Why Workshops Work: The Secret of a Successful Yearbook Staff,” don’t worry! A replay of the event is now available. The webinar, which was hosted by Walsworth Yearbooks sales rep Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, and journalism specialist Mike Taylor, CJE, provided an overview on why summer…
Walsworth’s Adviser Academy is approaching quickly. This three-day workshop in Kansas City offers professional development, inspiration and the chance to collaborate with fellow advisers. The workshop brings together yearbook advisers and experts from all over the United States. Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, will be an instructor, with focus on advisers who are just starting to find…
If you’ve never done it before, distribution day can be stressful – but it doesn’t have to be. With all the hard work put into the yearbook, you don’t want anything to go wrong the first time the student population gets a look. If you take anything away from this post, let it be this:…
The next event in the Walsworth Yearbooks new advisers’ webinar series will focus on why yearbook advisers and staffs should be attending summer workshops. Why Workshops Work: The secret of a successful yearbook staff will take place on Tuesday, May 2, at 3 p.m. Central time, and will be hosted by Walsworth’s Sabrina Schmitz, CJE,…
This is part two of our series with Brianna Kleinschmidt. For ways administrators can support new advisers, read part one here. Brianna Kleinschmidt took an unusual path to her current position. She’s the principal of Benicia High School in Benicia, California. Before that, she was a vice principal. But before that, she was an English…
