In his latest column, Walsworth's Jim Jordan explains how the Adviser Mentor Program helps new yearbook advisers by providing a friend to guide and encourage them.
Yearbook staffs from Walsworth Yearbooks schools were well represented on Wednesday when the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) announced the Finalists in its 2017 Picture of the Year Contest. In the Sports Reaction category, Katie Kuhlman from the Hauberk of Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas; Claire Gustafson of The Creek from…
It started with an idea – we wanted to show off some of the great photos Walsworth Yearbooks received from our annual Photo Contest the past couple of years. We also know it’s not always clear why we think a photo is great. That’s how the eBook 100+ Great Yearbook Photos that Caught Our Eye…
Planning on covering the solar eclipse on Monday? You probably should be. The total solar eclipse taking place on Aug. 21 is the first one of its kind to cross the entire U.S., since June 8, 1918. The last time a total solar eclipse crossed any part of the mainland U.S. was in February 1979.…
The 2017 Photo Contest ended up becoming the largest ever for Walsworth Yearbooks, with more than 4,400 entries. Thank you once again to all the talented yearbook photographers who entered! Congratulations to this year’s top prize winners, who are each winners of a $100 Visa gift card, an award certificate and a letter from Don…
Here’s a reminder: this year’s Walsworth Yearbooks Photo Contest ends on Friday night at 11:59 Central time. So there’s still time for students to submit their best shots for a chance to win one of nine $100 Visa gift cards. Students can enter at walsworthyearbooks.com/photocontest or on Facebook at facebook.com/yearbooks. Prizes will be awarded to one photographer in…
Students need to select the best story-telling photos for their spreads. The advice here will help your students with their remaining deadlines, or if your book is complete, can be used to train your next staff. At a major school event, hundreds of photos may be taken in just an hour. After you’ve sorted out…
Many freshmen walk into high school on the first day without that one class, teacher or group that provides a sense of belonging. Besides creating an amazing yearbook our school can be proud of, my goal as a yearbook adviser has always been to give my students a place to belong in junior high. Another…
March means many things – spring break for many schools, St. Patrick’s Day, college basketball. For Walsworth Yearbooks, it means Photo Contest! Our 2017 Photo Contest will be here before you know it. This year’s Contest begins one week from today on Monday, March 13, running through Friday, April 14. Photographers will have the chance…
Covering the annual homecoming football game is standard business for yearbook staffs. Finding a unique, meaningful story from the event becomes the challenge. That won’t be an issue this year for the staff at Walsworth Yearbooks school Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas. On Sept. 9, at halftime of Fossil Ridge’s homecoming game, football…
Expensive staff cameras and lenses will produce the best photos. However, a staff member may come across a good photo opportunity and not have a staff camera with them. Help your students to understand that the camera they have in hand is the best camera, which would be their smartphone camera. Just because most students…
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