2025 President’s Collection Video Series
The President’s Collection is a curated set of national award-winning yearbooks recognized by Walsworth Yearbooks for excellence in theme, design, coverage, photography, writing and reference. Through short, focused videos, you will study real examples from these books to understand what judges look for, why these publications are successful and how to apply those standards to your own yearbook.
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What You’ll Learn
In the 2025 President’s Collection Video Series, your staff will gain concrete insights they can apply immediately to their yearbook
Develop Purposeful Theme
Learn how award-winning staffs choose themes that reflect their school’s story and carry that concept consistently through copy, graphics and spreads.
Design with Intent
Understand how strong yearbooks use structure, hierarchy and visuals to guide readers and reinforce storytelling.
Achieve Balanced Coverage
Discover how complete coverage goes beyond counting pages to telling the full story of a school year with depth and context.
Take Better Photography
See how compelling photos support storytelling, capture authentic moments and elevate yearbook visuals.
Build Strong Reference Sections
Explore how well-organized reference content can be both functional and thematic.
Write with Clarity and Purpose
Master writing strategies that deliver accurate, engaging yearbook copy — from captions and headlines to feature stories.
How It Works in the Classroom
Each Presidents Collection video is more than a model — it’s paired with a classroom lesson plan, so staffs can analyze what they see and then apply those techniques to their own yearbook work.
Use this series for:
- Bell-ringer discussions
- Independent practice
- Skill-building work sessions
- Sub plans
- Gaining inspiration
Sabrina Cady, CJE, is a Walsworth Yearbooks representative, key accounts specialist and the former publications adviser at J.W. Mitchell High School in Trinity, Florida. Under her leadership, The Stampede yearbook earned multiple CSPA Crowns, an NSPA Pacemaker, and was a Design of the Year Finalist. She was Teacher of the Year in 2013, was a District Teacher of the Year Finalist, and teaches at workshops and conventions nationwide.
Jim Jordan is the former yearbook adviser at Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, and now a special consultant for Walsworth Yearbooks.
He was a yearbook adviser for 35 years, and over the years the Decamhian yearbook earned numerous Pacemaker and CSPA Gold Crown honors. The Decamhian was recognized in 2022 as having earned the second-highest number of Pacemakers in NSPA’s 100 year history.
Jordan was the 1996 JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year, and has received CSPA Gold Key, NSPA Pioneer, JEA Medal of Merit and JEA Lifetime Achievement awards. He received the Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award in 2021.
He now shares his expertise with students and advisers at workshops and conventions across the country and leads mentorship through the Adviser Mentor Program. He was among the first to embrace desktop technology in the 1980s and apply it to yearbook, and he remains an innovator in the yearbook industry.
Be sure to check out his yearbook-focused podcast, Yearbook Chat with Jim that highlights the stories of great yearbook advisers from around the country.
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