Cory Bentley, the science teacher and yearbook adviser at Trinity Middle School in Archdale, North Carolina, was advising his eleventh yearbook when he passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on March 9, 2023. The sudden death of the 36-year-old husband and father of two young children came as an incredible shock to his students,…
About the Award On Friday, April 14, Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, Walsworth key accounts specialist, yearbook sales representative and former adviser, received the FSPA Gold Medallion Award. According to the FSPA website, “The Gold Medallion, FSPA’s highest honor, honors service to the organization and to scholastic journalism. Previous recipients and FSPA executive board members select nominees…
On an overcast and foggy day in Topeka, Kansas, a group of students and educators from Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission North and Shawnee Mission Northwest high schools gathered in front of state legislators. Kansas State House Representative Jo Ella Hoye recognized their yearbooks as each being in the elite group of top 10 most…
As we enter the fourth week of March, we’re excited to bring you the President’s Collection, Part 4! In this post, we share highlights from the yearbooks of Colonial Forge High School, Rock Ridge High School, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, University High School, El Dorado High School…
It’s not luck but rather hard work and talent that earned five Walsworth schools a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown on St. Patrick’s Day. Congratulations to all the Crown winners! We are proud of our 21 schools who received a CSPA Gold or Silver Crown. The winners were announced at the CSPA Spring Convention in New…
Happy March! We’re celebrating the month by highlighting the yearbooks in our 2022 President’s Collection. Yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, sat down to talk about each yearbook. Each video focuses on five main areas: concept and theme, coverage, design, writing and editing, and photography. Yearbook staffs can use these…
Congratulations to adviser Dan Sidwell, from Freedom High School in Tampa, Florida. He was recently awarded the Future Administrator Scholarship from JEA. Sidwell is already an outstanding yearbook adviser and will continue to be a friend to scholastic journalism when he moves on to an administrative role. Where He Came From Sidwell is in his…
The 2022 Petit Jean yearbook of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, was announced as Pacemaker Finalist by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) on Tuesday. Nine other schools also received the prestigious recognition. The yearbook is advised by April Fatula and Hannah Kellum was the 2022 editor in chief. The Pacemaker winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during…
If you’ve been involved in journalism advising for any amount of time, especially competitive yearbook, you’ve likely heard of the five Shawnee Mission schools. Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Shawnee Mission South and Shawnee Mission West high schools have stand out students taught by stand out advisers. But despite the…
For the fourth year in a row, Pinterest Business has produced their “not-yet-trending” Pinterest Predicts 2023 report, detailing what they believe may be the hottest new trends for 2023. Over 500k trending search terms were analyzed to make this year’s list. The 27 trends fit into categories like beauty, fashion, home and well-being, but they…
