Several student photographers from yearbook staffs of 2016 books printed by Walsworth Yearbooks were among those named as Finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) today in its 2016 Picture of the Year Contest. The Lion yearbook staff from McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas, was honored with two Finalists – Isaac Phillips in…
Jami Williams, the yearbook and publications adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school Mexico High School in Mexico, Missouri, was named a Special Recognition Adviser today when the Dow Jones News Fund announced its annual award recipients. Lori Keekley, an English teacher and media adviser at St. Louis Park High School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was…
Heather Rollins and Brandon Lee of the Masterpiece staff from Walsworth Yearbooks school Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, have been named Finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) in its 2016 Story of the Year contest. Rollins and Lee were named Finalists in the Diversity Story category for…
The Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced today that five individuals will be recipients of the Medal of Merit, an honor awarded each year to recognize exceptional service to JEA, state and regional scholastic journalism associations and the teaching profession at large. This year’s Medal of Merit recipients include: Susan Gregory, MJE, adviser at Conestoga High…
The Journalism Education Association (JEA) announced today that Samuel “Butch” Keller, the Upper School division head of The Harker School in San Jose, California, has been selected as the organization’s Administrator of the Year. JEA annually presents its award to administrators who show exceptional support of scholastic journalism. Keller has been at The Harker School…
Robin Sawyer, recently retired journalism adviser from First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, was one of 10 educators to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award today by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Sawyer advised media, including yearbook, at Manteo High School in Kill Devil Hills before moving to First Flight…
The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) announced the 2016 winners of its annual awards last week at its Summer Institute at the University of North Carolina and several Walsworth Yearbooks schools were honored. The 2016 yearbooks from Athens Drive High School, Davie County High School and First Flight High School were recipients of the…
It was another spectacular year for the Walsworth Yearbooks Photo Contest! The 2016 Photo Contest once again drew more than 3,700 entries. Thank you to all the talented yearbook photographers for submitting their outstanding work. Congratulations to this year’s top prize winners in each of the following categories: Academics – Jacob Moscovitch, Westlake High School,…
Benjamin Rascon Gracia, the editor-in-chief of the 2016 Scrapbook yearbook from Westfield Middle School in Westfield, Indiana, and past contributor for the Walsworth Yearbooks Blog, was recently named the winner of the Aspiring Young Journalist award by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). Each year, JEA presents the Aspiring Young Journalist honor to “junior high/middle school…
Karen Henry, the yearbook adviser at Walsworth Yearbooks school Haas Hall Academy in Fayetteville, Arkansas, received the 2016 Adviser of the Year award this week from the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA). Henry, who has been the adviser of the school’s award-winning yearbook and newspaper since 2010, was honored at the ASPA’s annual state convention…
