The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

Spring Break! Time to sit on the beach, book in hand, and soak up the sun. Not so fast. For yearbook advisers, Spring Break is either your deadline or a to-the-finish line panic attack.

Let’s face it, life is stressful. And life for a yearbook adviser can double or triple that stress level. If we don’t manage our stress and take care of ourselves, someone else may end up taking care

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association honored 9 Balfour schools as 2023 Crown Finalists. CSPA announced the yearbook finalists on Twitter and their website.

Meet the winners of the Fall 2022 Balfour Great Shot Photo Contest. Nearly 1,000 excellent submissions challenged our panel of judges to narrow the field to the awardees below. Thank you to everyone

The ripple effects of the pandemic are still sending tremors. Students continue to struggle, and teachers are left to deal with the aftershocks. The stress is real, and only those who’ve been inside

The fall edition of the Great Shot Photo Contest. We have two brand new assignments for you—School Spirit and Creative Lighting. Let’s get snapping!

Share your best “School Spirit” or “Creative

What a week it was! Creative yearbook staffs everywhere went all out to #celebrateyearbook - and the importance of yearbooks - during National Yearbook Week October 2-8. The week was full of great

Congratulations to Kelley Lange of Ralston High School for being named a 2022 Rising Star. The Journalism Education Association recently named five teachers as Rising Star recipients, recognizing

Goodbye summer, hello yearbook! While you might not be ready to be back, we are ready to help you with a new school year and book. Let’s walk through checklists and resources for a successful start.