New Advisers

• Reteach Basic Design-During the grind of publishing pages for deadline, we often get lazy with designing pages. Take a few minutes this week to reteach basic design. See some resources below.
• Prepare to Submit- Use this list below to get pages ready to submit.
• Promote Summer Workshops- Hopefully, you've emailed parents about workshop dates. Start talking with students and getting them excited about attending.

This short presentation shows students how to build a page and why to start from the middle of the page and work to the outside of the page. And why leaving white space to the outside is important to make the page look clean. Click here for the presentation.

Here is a design class starter if you're looking for more lessons.

Before clicking the submit button, have students zoom in and get all elements on the grid. To turn on the grid, click VIEW and VIEW GRID.

Do the few things (and add theme items) before clicking submit.

• Grid/Spacing
• Spell Check
• Name Check/Tag
• Fix Overset Text
• Check Folio
• Blue Trim Area- (unless bleeding images)
• Captions Match Photos

Email jill.chittum@walsworth, debbie.vaughn@walsworth.com or leland.mallett@walsworth.com for details.

A group of first-year (or new) advisers. Your Walsworth rep has added you to this group for new advisers. If you would like to be removed, please email me and let me know. Most Sundays, I’ll send updates to help you in your classroom. Each update will be full of checklists, classroom help and pro tips.

After accidentally joining newspaper class in seventh grade, I’ve been hooked on student journalism ever since. I advised yearbook and newspaper at Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas for 18 years and in Big Spring, Texas for seven. Legacy’s publications have earned CSPA Crowns, NSPA Pacemakers and ILPC Stars. I’ve served as Webmaster for the Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE) and received multiple honors, including:

• 2025 Commended Adviser Award
• 2024 CSPA’s Distinguished Adviser Award
• 2022 JEA Media of Merit Award
• 2021 NSPA Pioneer Award
• 2018 JEA Distinguished Adviser Award
• 2015 Max Haddick Texas Adviser of the Year
• 2013 TAJE Trailblazer
• 2010 Edith Fox King Texas Journalism Teacher Award

In June, I joined the Walsworth family as the Texas Education Specialist. My job is to help you and your students build a stronger yearbook while making your job easier.

Cell- 817.253.7813

leland.mallett@walsworth.com

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