Stillman Valley High School earns Jostens National Yearbook Design recognition

STILLMAN VALLEY – Stillman Valley High School’s yearbook, the Cardinal, has been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2016 Jostens Look Book, celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage. The Jostens Look Book is a collection of spreads and photos from outstanding yearbooks and their creative themes, cool covers, dazzling designs, relevant coverage, storytelling copy and action-packed photography. Along with design excellence, the annually published Look Book honors the important role well-crafted yearbooks play in helping schools chronicle the experiences, stories and achievements most relevant to students and that academic year.

The Cardinal was created by Hannah Miller, senior co-editor; Katelyn Mernack, senior co-editor; Francie Kerr, junior co-editor; and Makala Arn, junior co-editor under the direction of Karen Frank, Stillman Valley High School yearbook adviser.

“The 2015 yearbook staff worked collaboratively to create a traditional, yet contemporary design for the cover. They chose an inspirational theme “Leave Your Mark” and were quite successful in working to convey a sophisticated but playful mood with their color, font and design choices,” Frank said.

The Cardinal was one of only 494 yearbooks selected from approximately 3,000. The 2016 panel of judges, comprised of nationally recognized scholastic journalism professionals and award-winning yearbook advisers, selected the best examples of yearbook spreads and covers to make up the 320-page 2016 Look Book.

“Yearbooks are unique, limited edition books created by students to capture the stories and events for all of the school’s students and Jostens is proud to celebrate the yearbook tradition and the 494 yearbooks selected for the 2016 Jostens Look Book, said Gary Lundgren, editor. “Today’s yearbooks are very sophisticated in terms of visual presentation and the relevant and inclusive content that is featured.”

Karen Frank and her yearbook staff received a copy of the 2016 Jostens Look Book and certificate from Jostens to recognize their outstanding achievement.

The Jostens Look Book is a must-have resource for yearbook advisers and staffs seeking creative design and coverage ideas, trends and inspiration. The Look Book complements www.YearbookAvenue.com and www.facebook.com/JostensAdviserandStaff, Jostens online destinations for yearbook creation ideas.