Who are the 2011 JEA advisers of the year?

It’s great to see advisers recognized for their work and dedication, but it’s even more fun when so many of those on stage are friends.

Oh Happy Day!

At the Herff Jones-sponsored Saturday Adviser Luncheon in Seattle, Kim Green was honored as JEA’s national Yearbook Adviser of the Year and three other Herff Jones advisers were recognized in that competition. In addition, three other HJ advisers received JEA’s Rising Star award.

Most importantly, I want [my students] to be good people and that means they have to understand WHY we do what we do.”
Kim Green
Columbus (IN) North HS
2011 Yearbook Adviser of the Year

CELEBRATIONS GALORE! From hugs by her three (now four)-year-old granddaughter, Annie, and the presence of family members galore at the YAOY announcement to posing with the seniors on her yearbook staff and Herff Jones rep Cathy Wines, Kim Green is all about celebrations. Every staff birthday brings out the boa and the candle glasses and the class serenades the birthday baby yearbook staff style.

“Yearbook is the ultimate group project. It’s the best career preparation you can do in high school.”
Brian Wilson, Distinguished Adviser
Waterford (MI) Kettering HS

“Every time I get ready to go to a yearbook event, I know I am going to see my tribe. Personally and professionally, that makes me proud to be involved.”
Mike Simons, Special Recognition Adviser
Corning Painted Post (NY) West HS

“I love just watching them on deadline. It just comes together. It’s so cool to set them on a course, make sure they are prepared and then let them go.”
Eric Thomas, Special Recognition Adviser
St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, MO

“It’s different every day — and I feel so lucky to develop real relationships with my students. We have a lot of fun.”
Stephanie Keagle, Rising Star
Auburn (WA) Mountainview HS

“We really are building a legacy. What the staff does each year affects the next book. It’s so much fun to watch them raise the bar year after year.”
Heather Hanks, Rising Star
Bloomingdale HS, Valrico, FL

“Telling the stories and finding new ways to make coverage fresh are important, but when staffers find their voice and their place on the team, that’s the best.”
Timothy Yorke, Rising Star
Heritage HS, Leesburg, VA

Yearbook Discoveries Volume 16 Issue 3