Yearbook Chat with Jim
Behind every yearbook is a great story, and Jim Jordan is exploring those stories. Join Jim as he interviews the people behind the yearbook in Yearbook Chat with Jim, part of the Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Network (WYPN). From new advisers who just made it through their first year, to long-time yearbook lovers looking at retirement, Yearbook Chat with Jim shows the human side of creating a yearbook.
Episodes
70 episodes
Yearbook Adviser of Note: Brit Taylor, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida
Welcome to another exciting Adviser of Note episode of "Yearbook Chat with Jim." In this episode, Jim Jordan talks with the legendary Brit Taylor, CJE, a star of Florida scholastic journalism with 30 years of experience at Hagerty High School i...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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53:30
Susan Massy: Yearbook’s Queen of Storytelling
In the world of yearbooks, Susan Massy is a pretty big deal. Her program at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, is NSPA’s most-winning program of their prestigiou...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:02:51
Yearbook Adviser of Note Jim McCrossen, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Jim McCrossen is a mild-mannered yearbook adviser at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. Behind his gentle demeanor is a person with a wealth of interesting life experiences and a passion for making the world a better pl...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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57:35
Adviser of Note Tucker Love, Shawnee Mission South High School, Shawnee, Kansas
In this episode, Jim chats with Tucker Love, from Shawnee Mission South High School in Shawnee, Kansas. Tucker is in his fifth year of advising the Heritage yearbook, and his staff were recently named NSPA Pacemaker Award finalists.&nb...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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54:53
NSPA Pioneer April van Buren, Madison East High School, Madison, Wisconsin
In this episode, host Jim Jordan chats with April van Buren, from Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin. April was named an NSPA Pioneer in 2022, NSPA awards to journalism educators who make substantial contributions to high school jou...
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51:39
Rising Star Ben Langevin, Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
In this episode, Jim Jordan chats with Ben Langevin, the yearbook adviser at Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida. Ben was recently named a JEA Rising Star and his staff published an especially noteworthy yearbook in 2022.
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:02:48
Gary Lundgren - Critiques, Conventions and All Things Yearbook
Welcome to the sixth season of Yearbook Chat with Jim! In this season premiere, host Jim Jordan chats with Gary Lundgren, from the National Scholastic Press Association, about the state of yearbooks and scholastic journalism. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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56:48
Adviser of Note Jason Davis, Cactus Canyon Junior High, Apache Junction, Arizona
Jason Davis has had quite the journey. He grew up in Minnesota, but now lives in Arizona. His first job was as a fry cook in his family's restaurant, then as a professional journalist, and now is a teacher. He had no yearbook experience when he...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:00:44
State Student Journalists of the Year: Part 2
Host Jim Jordan recently discovered that seven of the JEA State Journalists of the Year winners all have yearbook in their resumes AND their schools published their books with Walsworth Yearbooks. He believes strongly that yearbook students are...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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58:00
State Student Journalists of the Year: Part 1
Host Jim Jordan recently discovered that six of the JEA State Journalists of the Year winners all have yearbook in their resumes AND their schools published their books with Walsworth Yearbooks. He believes strongly that yearbook students are a...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:01:36
Adviser of Note Monica Rodriguez
Monica Rodriguez – known to her students as M-rod – is the yearbook adviser at Gulliver Preparatory Upper School in Pinecrest, Florida. All of Monica's three staffs – the Reflections literary magazine, the Raider Voice news an...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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48:19
NSPA Pioneer Leland Mallett, Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
When NSPA announced the three 2021 recipients of their prestigious Pioneer Award and Jim saw long-time friend Leland Mallett on the list, he knew he wan...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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52:33
Rising Star Carly Gates, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
When JEA announced their 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. His third and final interview was with Carly Gates, from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the ...
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38:41
Rising Star Joanna Chadwick, Derby High School, Derby, Kansas
When JEA announced their 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. His second interview was with Joanna Chadwick, the yearbook adviser at Derby High School in D...
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49:45
Rising Star Laurel Wicke, Drake Middle School, Arvada, Colorado
When JEA announced their 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. His first interview was with Laurel Wicke, the yearbook adviser at Drake Middle School in Arv...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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39:32
Adviser of Note Karen Johnson, Kearney High School, Kearney, Missouri
Karen Johnson, MJE, always knew she wanted to be a teacher and a coach. When she started college, she realized that social studies (which often seems to go hand-in-hand with coaching) wasn't really for her. It wasn't long before she switched to...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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53:45
Bobby Hawthorne and the Writing Process
Bobby Hawthorne is a master storyteller and journalist. He's well known in the scholastic journalism world, and can frequently be found teaching at journalism workshops and seminars. In this episode, Hawthorne and your host, Jim Jordan, share w...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:07:14
Yearbook Adviser of Note Liz Luna, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, North Carolina
Elizabeth Luna sort of happened into graphic design, then wanted more, and now she's the yearbook adviser at a school that just won its first Pacemaker. She shared their journey over the last several years, and what it's like being the adviser ...
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1:05:51
Adviser of Note Ronna Sparks Woodward, Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri
Here it is! The official 50th episode! And what a great person to interview. Ronna Sparks-Woodward loves yearbooks. She knew while she was still in high school that she wanted to be a teacher, and specifically that she wanted to be...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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52:52
Our 50th Episode
It's our 50th episode! Today, we're sharing a mini-episode to reflect on where this podcast has taken us since we launched in 2018. Thank you to everyone who has been on this podcast journey with Jim and the Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Ne...
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Season 4
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4:01
Promote Yourself and Your Yearbook
In this extra special episode, Ask Mike and Yearbook Chat with Jim team up to talk about promoting your yearbook! Hosts Mike Taylor, CJE, and Jim Jordan are joined by three members of the Walsworth marketing team, Jenica Hallm...
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45:08
JEA Special Recognition Adviser Tiffany Kopcak, Colonial Forge High School, Stafford, Virginia
Tiffany Kopcak was recently named JEA's H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year Special Recognition Adviser. Her staff's 2020 yearbook was one of host Jim Jordan's favorite volumes, and they're known for their willingness to go in new directions...
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57:42
Rising Star Patty Gomez, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Patty Gomez has led an interesting life, and it's given her a unique perspective on education. She is the yearbook adviser at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was recently named a JEA Rising Star for her commitment to scholast...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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50:05
Rising Star Heather Rice, One School of the Arts, Longwood, Florida
For the first episode of 2021, host Jim Jordan interviews JEA Rising Star Heather Rice, from One School of the Arts in Longwood, Florida. Rising Star trophies are awarded to advisers who are in their first five years of advising and have shown ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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43:21