After two years of virtual conventions, the JEA/NSPA Spring Convention returned to in-person this past week in Los Angeles. For the first time since before most people had heard the word COVID-19, student journalists were able to gather in the same room as NSPA announced their Pacemaker winners on Saturday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.…
If you are one of the lucky students and advisers packing their bags for the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles April 7-9, you might be planning your itinerary already. The City of Angels has countless attractions – In-N-Out Burger, Disneyland, the TCL Chinese Theater, beautiful beaches and the Hollywood sign to…
Congratulations to all the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold and Silver Crown winners! We are proud of our 23 schools who were named a CSPA Gold or Silver Crown winner. The winners were announced on a livestream video and on Twitter on Friday, March 18. The 2021 Walsworth customer yearbooks named Gold Crowns are: Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
Marceline, Missouri – March 15, 2022 – Walsworth CEO Don O. Walsworth and President Don Walsworth announced today that their family-owned company would be spending the rest of this year celebrating its 85th anniversary. Walsworth, one of the top book, magazine and catalog printing companies in the U.S., unveiled plans for a series of events…
The yearbook staff at Oak Forest Academy in Amite, Louisiana, will be finishing their 2022 yearbook on all-new equipment thanks to a $30,000 donation to the program. The donors remained anonymous and are referred to as Secret Santas. Their gift has allowed the journalism program to upgrade to state-of-the art equipment. “When I was told…
The 2021 yearbooks from 24 Walsworth Yearbooks schools were among the high school and middle school books announced as 2021 Pacemaker Finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association Thursday. The following 2021 yearbooks that are Walsworth schools were named as NSPA Pacemaker Finalists: Apollo, Colonial Forge High School, Stafford, Virginia El Corazón, El Camino Real…
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the yearbook Crown Finalists for the 2022 CSPA Crown Awards on Wednesday, and they named 23 Walsworth customers as Finalists. The following 2021 Walsworth yearbooks were among the group of Crown Finalists: Aerie, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida Apollo, Colonial Forge High School, Stafford, Virginia Ayrie, Liberty…
When the Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced its 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. He sat down with Laurel Wicke, Joanna Chadwick and Carly Gates to discuss the honor and their burgeoning careers. You can listen to these…
The Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced on Monday that Michael Simons, MJE, the yearbook adviser at Corning-Painted Post High School in Corning, New York, had been named the 2021 Yearbook Adviser of the Year. Walsworth Special Consultant Jim Jordan interviewed Simons in the first season of the Yearbook Chat with Jim podcast. You can listen…
The yearbook staff of Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas, won the overall Blue and Gold Award in Class A when Quill & Scroll announced the results of the 2021 Yearbook Excellence Contest this week. In addition, 17 students from Walsworth Yearbooks schools finished in 1st place in their individual category. Blue…
