The Yearbook Blog

Congratulations to the following school for being NSPA Pacemaker Finalists! All schools on the lists will be recognized at the Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Portland, April 15-18, and the announcement of the Pacemaker-winning books will be made at the Saturday afternoon awards ceremony there.

A very special round of applause to Evergreen Valley H.S. in San Jose, CA (one of The Yearbook Ladies’ own)!!!!!! WooHoo!!!

(Psssst! We couldn’t help but notice that 28 of these books are printed by Herff Jones. For those of you counting, that’s twice as many as any other yearbook company, and even any other two yearbook companies combined!)

**These schools are also on the CSPA Crown List. Wow!!!

HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS

Hornet, Bryant HS, Bryant, Ark.

**Titanium, Antelope HS, Antelope, Calif.

Ceralbus, Burbank HS, Burbank, Calif.

The Valkyrie, Pleasant Valley HS, Chico, Calif.

Hoofprint, San Dieguito Academy, Encinitas, Calif.

Decamhian, Del Campo HS, Fair Oaks, Calif.

Wingspan, James C. Enochs HS, Modesto, Calif.

Shield, Thomas Downey HS, Modesto, Calif.

**Rampages, Casa Roble HS, Orangevale, Calif.

Wings, Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, Calif.

**Pilot, Redondo Union HS, Redondo Beach, Calif.

Tonitrus, Rocklin HS, Rocklin, Calif.

Details, Whitney HS, Rocklin, Calif.

Ash a Wut, Gabrielino HS, San Gabriel, Calif.

Eye, Evergreen Valley HS, San Jose, Calif.

Cayuse, Walnut HS, Walnut, Calif.

Carpe Diem, North Forsyth HS, Cumming, Ga.

Log, Columbus North HS, Columbus, Ind.

Magician, Muncie Central HS, Muncie, Ind.

Logue, NorthWood HS, Nappanee, Ind.

Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.

Saga, Shawnee Mission West HS, Overland Park, Kan.

Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.

The JAG, Mill Valley HS, Shawnee, Kan.

Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.

Crimson, duPont Manual HS, Louisville, Ky.

Fentonian, Fenton HS, Fenton, Mich.

Ebb Tide, Carlson HS, Gibraltar, Mich.

Roundup, Great Falls HS, Great Falls, Mont.

Skjold, Corning Painted Post West HS, Painted Post, N.Y.

**Westwind, West Henderson HS, Hendersonville, N.C.

Governor, John B. Connally HS, Austin, Texas

El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas

Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, Texas

Pride, Franklin HS, El Paso, Texas

Triune, Trinity HS, Euless, Texas

Bobcat, Hallsville HS, Hallsville, Texas

Leopard, Lovejoy HS, Lucas, Texas

The Arena, Legacy HS, Mansfield, Texas

The Bronco, McKinney Boyd HS, McKinney, Texas

The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas

Reflections, McKinney North HS, McKinney, Texas

SHS Yearbook, Saginaw HS, Saginaw, Texas

**The Hawk, Pleasant Grove HS, Texarkana, Texas

**Crag, Turner Ashby HS, Bridgewater, Va.

Odyssey, Chantilly HS, Chantilly, Va.

Eyrie, Osbourn HS, Manassas, Va.

**The Clan, McLean HS, McLean, Va.

Saga, Loudoun Valley HS, Purcellville, Va.

North Star, Northside HS, Roanoke, Va.

**Laconian, Salem HS, Salem, Va.

The Edge, Glacier Peak HS, Snohomish, Wash.

JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL FINALISTS

Surfer, Coronado MS, Coronado, Calif.

LFMS Life & Style, Las Flores MS, Las Flores, Calif.

**The Patriot, Harvest Park MS, Pleasanton, Calif.

Prowler, Pioneer MS, Tustin, Calif.

The Prowl, Powell MS, Littleton, Colo.

**Sentry, Robinson MS, Fairfax, Va.

JUNIOR HIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Eagle Eye View, Sierra MS, Parker, Colo.

Stingray Tales, New Smyrna Beach MS, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Panther Pride, Lawton Chiles MS, Oviedo, Fla.

Eagle, Maize South MS, Wichita, Kan.

In my continued mission to convince yearbook staffs of the larger importance of yearbooks in our society, I am sharing this “feel good” story about a man, a class ring lost 20 years ago, and the yearbook that brought them back together…

http://www.delgazette.com/local.asp?ID=1600&Story=3

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando middle school student has raised more than $1,500 in her quest to purchase school yearbooks for her homeless classmates.

Rebekah Jenkins and her friends, all of whom are eighth-graders at Lee Middle School, have raised enough money to cover the cost of 68 students’ yearbooks. Jenkins said any extra money raised will be used to buy gift cards from Wal-Mart or Super Target for the students’ families.

Jenkins said she got the idea to help her classmates when she was ordering her yearbook.

“I was just thinking how sad it is for some of them not to have a yearbook, and how unfortunate they are not to remember everything that happened,” Jenkins told WKMG-TV.

Jenkins said she talked to her friends about the idea and they began fundraising.

Click here to read the full story.