Steven Jay Thor, a retired teacher who advised publications for 37 years in Broward County, Florida, was one of 10 educators to be named winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award today by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). During his career, Thor taught yearbook, newspaper, journalism and film studies. From 2000-2012, he was a lead teacher at Deerfield Beach High School
Walsworth’s 2015 Photo Contest was our biggest contest to date and the number of amazing photos we received was absolutely outstanding. Thank you to all the amazing yearbook photographers who entered!
We received more than 3,700 submissions in this year’s contest – that’s a ton of awesome images. Without further ado, congrats to the following winners…
Possibilities, Vol. 6, the most recent edition of Walsworth’s idea book which showcases outstanding yearbook work done by Walsworth schools, was honored with a Best of Category award on Thursday night at the Graphex Awards held by the Printing and Imaging Association (PIA) of MidAmerica.
Possibilities was one of 32 Best of Category winners chosen out of hundreds of entries from across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
Overland Park, Kan. (April 20, 2015) – Five 2014 yearbooks printed by Walsworth Yearbooks were among those chosen as winners of Yearbook Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association this past weekend at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Denver.
Overland Park, Kan. (March 20, 2015) – Three 2014 yearbooks printed by Walsworth Yearbooks received Gold Crowns from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association today, with six 2014 books printed by Walsworth earning Silver Crowns.
Overland Park, Kan. (Feb. 3, 2015) – Nine 2014 yearbooks printed by Walsworth Yearbooks have been honored as Pacemaker Finalists by the NSPA.
Overland Park, Kan. (Jan. 27, 2015) – Emily Arnold, CJE, from Haltom High School in Haltom City, Texas; and Allie Staub from Westfield Middle School in Westfield, Ind. – both Walsworth Yearbooks customers – were among those chosen as 2015 recipients of the Rising Star Award from the JEA.
Overland Park, Kan. (Jan. 19, 2015) – Renee Burke, MJE, adviser at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Fla., was named a Distinguished Adviser this week when the JEA announced the recipients of its annual Yearbook Adviser of the Year honors.
Overland Park, Kan. (Dec. 18, 2014) – Nine 2014 yearbooks printed by Walsworth were among the high school and middle school yearbooks announced as 2015 Scholastic Crown Award Finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association today.
Overland Park, Kan. (Sept. 15, 2014) – Chris Waugaman, a journalism teacher at Prince George High School in Prince George, Va., has been chosen as the 2014 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year by the Dow Jones News Fund.
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