Kel Lemons

Recent Posts

These students know how to create great yearbooks

Quill and Scroll announced the winners of its 2014 Yearbook Excellence Contest recognizing the best in high school yearbook publishing. Students from nine Balfour schools received awards for their

Awesome ideas for fine tuning the yearbook

This time of year typically comes with numerous pages of proofs to correct. It’s time for everyone on staff to pay attention to the details and help keep the book consistent from cover to cover.

Photo sharing app enhances yearbook coverage

Meet Image Share, a community photo app that your yearbook staff and school community will love. Image Share allows students, parents and faculty in the school community to contribute content for the

Increase sales with THE GREEN KIT

Do you need ideas for last-minute yearbook sales? Are you struggling to reach students who haven’t bought a yearbook? Check out the GREEN KIT, a detailed plan for targeting non-buyers.

Rathbun named JEA Distinguished Yearbook Adviser

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” In that case, Kristi Rathbun will live a good long time.

A picture perfect yearbook

As much as the yearbook staff enjoys a well-developed theme and beautiful page design, people buy the yearbook to look at the pictures.

Glacier Peak staff shares holiday traditions

The holiday season is a time for warmth and giving, a time to place the needs, wants and wishes of others before our own. Annie Green, the adviser at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish,

Luck has little to do with it for these 13 finalists

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association released its list of Crown Award finalists for publications published during the 2013-14 academic year. Balfour is both honored and delighted to work with 13

eYearbook PLUS a printed book

Establish a new yearbook tradition with an eYearbook. Its flexible format provides more room for memories. Add video, photos and audio without adding pages to the print book.

So, now students can

Sign up to get yearbook tips and best practices straight to your inbox!