Workshop Central

One of the best ways to get ready for next year is attending a
workshop where your yearbook staff can learn trends, bond as a team and get a jump on their theme and cover for the upcoming year.

Full listings of workshops offered by Walsworth
Yearbooks can be found below.

Photo by Mitchell A. Franz

Workshop Central

Find the right workshop for you!

Use the drop-down menus to filter our workshop listings by State, your local Walsworth Yearbooks Sales Rep or Month.

Camp Lonestar DFW

Location: Legacy High School
City/State: Mansfield, Texas
Dates: June 19-22, 2024
Curriculum: Tracks include Beginning Yearbook, Advanced Yearbook, Photography, Writing, Design and Leadership. We will offer a variety of breakout sessions and specialized training for advisers. Attendees will get Yearbook 360 and InDesign technology training. Advisers will get one full day of hands-on photography training - camera settings, composition, practicing techniques.
Cost: $150
Contact: Alicia Waterman, 972-859-9713, alicia.waterman@walsworth.com; Debbie Vaughn, 903-316-7518, debbie.vaughn@walsworth.com; Jill Chittum MJE, 479-899-3408, jill.chittum@walsworth.com; Jillian Cude, 214-808-9244, jillian.cude@walsworth.com

Virtual Adviser Academy

Location: Virtual
Dates: June 26-27, 2024
Curriculum: Join us online for adviser-only training at the 2024 Virtual Adviser Academy June 26-27. New advisers will get two days of focused new adviser training, and experienced advisers will choose from a variety of classes over two days. All classes are led by yearbook experts and attendees will leave ready to take on their 2025 yearbook. Tech training in Yearbook 360 - Online Design, InDesign or Photoshop will held online on Aug. 5, 2024.
Register: Starting April 1, register here.
Cost: $150 per person

Northwest Yearbook Workshop

Location: University of Puget Sound
City/State: Tacoma, Washington
Dates: July 8-11, 2024
Curriculum: Join us this summer at the 2024 Northwest Yearbook Workshop to learn the most up-to-date yearbook trends and designs that will have you brainstorming about a book unique to your school. You’ll develop a theme package, create your cover with an in-person artist, learn to provide inclusive coverage and how to market your book. From planning your page ladder, to designing spreads and creating a beautiful cover and endsheets our staff of experts will be there to help you begin to capture the story of 2024-25 in your yearbook.
Cost: $425 (student - shared room); $525 (adviser - private room); $295 (commuter)
Contact: Alicia Carlson, 425-501-7258, alicia.carlson@walsworth.com; Christina Berrell, 360-580-6168, christina.berrell@walsworth.com; Matt Holmes, 503-312-7402, matt.holmes@walsworth.com

Heart of America Summer Workshop

Location: University of Central Missouri
City/State: Warrensburg, Missouri
Dates: July 10-12, 2024
Curriculum: Topics covered include writing, design, theme development, coverage, marketing, staff organization and motivation, photography techniques and composition, Photoshop, InDesign, Online Design, trends, adviser training and much more! Tuition includes supplies, prizes and more!
Cost: TBA
Contact: Alyssa Moses, 636-222-1427, alyssa.moses@walsworth.com; Amanda Tillery, 660-734-4009, amanda.tillery@walsworth.com; Anessa Musgrave, 417-425-8197, anessa.musgrave@walsworth.com; Angie Howard, 417-437-3533, angie.howard@walsworth.com; John Kelley, 816-805-1622, john.kelley@walsworth.com; Tracy Tuley CJE, 314-458-5653, tracy.tuley@walsworth.com

SoCal Yearbook Workshop

Location: California Baptist University
City/State: Riverside, California
Dates: July 11-14, 2024
Curriculum: Where fun and creativity meet! We are a comprehensive journalism workshop covering designing with both Adobe InDesign and Yearbook360, copywriting, business and marketing, staff organization and motivation, leadership, digital photography and photojournalism, Adobe Photoshop and Photopea, yearbook trends and much more. For more information, visit socalyearbooksworkshop.com to register.
Cost: Coming soon!
Contact: Brooke Renna Pang CJE, 951-692-8817, brooke.renna@walsworth.com; Carlos Giron, 818-404-3196, carlos.giron@walsworth.com; Erin Stoskopf, 913-980-7077, erin.stoskopf@walsworth.com; Monica Loera, 951-288-3713, monica.loera@walsworth.com

Yearbook East

Location: James Madison University
City/State: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dates: July 15-18, 2024
Curriculum: Join us for the Yearbook East Summer Workshop at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., July 15-18. This workshop will focus on theme development, technology training with some team-building and leadership skills sprinkled in. Our hope is that you leave camp with a solid thematic concept and design, a plan for yearbook coverage and develop a marketing and sales strategy. You’ll also experience a little bit of college life - staying at the newest dorm facilities, dining hall and enjoying all amenities of JMU in a smaller, summer environment. We can’t wait to see you all there to make the 2024 workshop the best yet!
Cost: $450 for a double room, $500 for single, $100 for day pass
Contact: Brian Flamm, 434-989-4529, brian.shelby@walsworth.com; Shelby Flamm, 434-232-8281, brian.shelby@walsworth.com

Biggest Little Yearbook Camp

Location: TBD
City/State: Reno, Nevada
Dates: July 15-17, 2024
Curriculum: This comprehensive workshop covers design with Online Design, copywriting, staff organization, content and coverage, trends, theme development, marketing and much more. The workshop has separate tracks for beginning and advanced yearbook staff members. A company artist will be available to virtually bring your cover and theme spreads to life. Join us to get off to a fast start on your 2025 yearbook!
Cost: Coming soon!
Contact: Natasha Volpe, 775-737-1118, natasha.volpe@walsworth.com

Camp Carolina

Location: Covenant Day School
City/State: Matthews, North Carolina
Dates: July 30 - Aug. 1, 2024
Curriculum: Work with our team at Camp Carolina this summer and discover how to reveal the Heart + Soul of 2025. Work on executing your theme, explore the latest in design trends, refine your photojournalism skills and train with state-of-the-art technology. You’ll also meet with a cover artist to create your best cover yet! Specific tracks include Basic Design Using YB360, Basic Design Using InDesign, Advanced Design and Theme Development, and Photography. Various breakouts will also be offered covering headlines, captions, marketing, and photo editing plus crazy activities to promote team building. You will leave Camp Carolina with your Theme and Marketing Plans in place for 2025. Featured Instructors include Jim Jordan, Missy Green and Samantha Berry. We can’t wait to see you there!

Registration deadline is May 31. You can register by clicking here. Hotel accomodations provided at the Courtyard Charlotte Matthews for $122 a night (breakfast included). You can click here to reserve a room.
Cost: $200
Contact: Brooke Smith, 919-428-3580, brooke.smith@walsworth.com; Carolyn Henderson CJE, 704-576-4309, carolyn.henderson@walsworth.com; Jim Channell, 803-261-5565, jim.channell@walsworth.com; Kirsten Smith, 812-371-8575, kirsten.smith@walsworth.com; Victoria Newnam, 919-606-0560, victoria.newnam@walsworth.com