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Balfour schools win two Best of Show categories

Yearbook staffs rack up 14 awards during NSPA’s spring live awards ceremony, including two Best of Show finishes.

Four Balfour schools win NSPA Pacemakers

The National Scholastic Press Association honored four Balfour schools as 2019 NSPA Pacemaker Winners, Friday, April 17, 2020.

Make a GREAT DESIGN

We love a good challenge! Show off a great spread design from your yearbook. Or, even better, get a jumpstart on designing your 2021 book. Here is an assignment that will engage your students to hone

Thankful Thoughts

In these unprecedented times, we find comfort in the small things. In honor of #ThankfulThursday, Balfour advisers and representatives share what they’re grateful for.

’21 Jumpstart: Festival Line-Up

We have an incredible day planned for you, with nine, high-impact sessions on design, photography, writing and more. Here’s the line-up.

The faculty meme challenge

There’s a meme for that. Yearbook staffs smartly use humorous memes to promote ad sales and distribution information. But a clever new strategy has schools utilizing their faculty and staff to

Share Your GREAT STORY

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented stories. Tell us how life has changed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Solve sports problems with crowdsourcing and simplified layouts

March is when advisers capitalize on snagging action shots, team photos and missing captions. But Team Coronavirus didn’t play by the rules and now we’re all on the sidelines. Here’s how to problem

De-stress with 20+ pages of ready-to-go COVID-19 coverage

The pandemic forced staffs to say goodbye to planned spring coverage. Now, say hello to coronavirus pages created for you.

A digital love letter to yearbook staffs everywhere

Despite school closures and social distancing, Balfour staffs are determined to finish their 2020 yearbooks. Take a look at how staffs nationwide are making it happen.

Save the date! Join us for a virtual journalism festival, April 21

JUMPSTART your 2021 publications with virtual training for your newspaper and yearbook staffs.

Photography help to finish spring sports

Spring sports pages are about as empty as the nation’s stadiums and locker rooms. We have 30 images and illustrations to help you fill in those spreads.

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