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Encore, the yearbook industry's first HTML5 software, recently celebrated its THIRD birthday! We continue to improve the program, adding feature enhancements based on your input and requests. Check

Creating substitute plans can be more work than it’s worth. It can be especially complicated when students aren’t allowed on computers while you’re out. Here’s one lesson plan that will make your

We are excited to announce the winners of the Fall 2019 edition of Balfour’s Great Shot Photo Contest. This semester’s contest included the categories Autumn and Leading Lines, and a K-8 category.

Unexpected snow and Christmas lights. Pumpkin spice lattes and holiday getaways. Chilly weather and winter breaks are the perfect excuses for seasonal coverage. Bring on the winter wonderland spreads!

Sports coverage shouldn’t be terrible. But often our unfamiliarity with sports terminology or the season’s outcome results in vague or fluff-filled stories. Worse, sometimes the story is omitted

Eight schools placed in design, photo, story and portfolio categories of NSPA’s 2019 Individual Awards.

Get more bang for your buck with modular design. Modules provide more: more compelling design, more storytelling formats and more opportunities to feature students, classes, clubs and sports.

Everyone see the lovely yearbooks? Now, watch them disappear! Ah, if only it was as easy as a magic trick. But we can become yearbook magicians with a little marketing magic. In this two-part post,

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.

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.

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,