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Understanding Photography: beginner tips

This is part of an occasional photography series. This inaugural post starts at the beginning--;with the basics. Let's walk through simple dos and don'ts of photography.

One Adviser’s Journey: the Road to the 5-0 Picture

For her school’s 50th anniversary, yearbook adviser Susannah Keneda wanted a special photo to pay tribute to the milestone. Here’s how she made it happen.

ACP honors Pacemaker Finalists, University of Miami wins Pacemaker

The Ibis was named a 2019 Pacemaker Winner by the Associated Collegiate Press, Nov. 2. ACP honored the seven finalists and three winners at the Fall National College Media Convention, in Washington,

Magnificent morsels: everything’s better with food pages

Donuts. Pizza. Ice cream. Whether it’s snacking in class or munching late at night, we love dishing on our favorite foods. Let’s turn our love affair with food into a testament of tastiness.

Win big with the Great Shot Photo Contest!

Fall is here and so is the Great Shot Photo Contest! Our semi-annual photography competition is back for its fall semester iteration and we have two great categories for you to enter.

Ten Balfour yearbooks named Crown finalists

Ten Balfour yearbooks were recently named 2020 Crown Finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Each year CSPA honors the best middle school, high school and college books from across

Track students in the book

After the book arrives, it can be frustrating to realize a handful of students ended up all over the book. If you’ve never kept track or want a better system, here are suggestions for tracking

Middle school yearbook staffers named finalists in three categories

Three Balfour schools were recently named finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s middle school competition

National Buy Your Yearbook Day 2019: Here are the winners!

WOW! It was another incredible National Buy Your Yearbook Day! Wednesday was full of amazing contest entries, and we’re excited to announce the winners of our contests! Every year we’re inspired and

National Buy Your Yearbook Day contests: Here's how to enter

It’s time for our annual National Buy Your Yearbook Day contests! We’re excited to share the four categories and how to enter the contests.

Twenty theme ideas for 2020

It’s a once in a millennium moment. We won’t have a repeating double digit year again for a thousand years. If you were planning a 2020-related theme, we have a vision for you. Advisers have been

2019 National Yearbook Week: Here are the winners!

National Yearbook Week was a wonderful chance to celebrate yearbook staffs and the importance of yearbooks. The week was full of great contest entries (especially in the munchie category!) and we’re

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