Idea File Fall 2023

Timothy Cain, CJE • Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NH • 34 years teaching; 20 years advising yearbook • 2022 NSPA Critique: All-American; 2019 Adviser of the Month; 2022 Pinkerton Academy Joanna Chadwick • Derby High School, Derby, KS • 8 years as a journalism adviser, 20 years covering high school sports for the Wichita Eagle . • 2021 JEA Rising Star, 2016 KSHSAA Sportswriter of the Year, Sportswriter of the Year for the athletic directors’ association, tennis coaches’ association and wrestling coaches’ association • Has had 4 students in 7 years who enjoyed sports writing – 3 were her sons; spends free time watching her sons play sports and her husband coach

Raylee Mallett • Legacy High School, 1ERWƼIPH 8< • 2 years on staff - 1 as a staffer and 1 as EIC • Plans to go to a private Christian university to study psychology • CSPA Silver Crown, Texas Silver Star, NSPA Best of Show 9 th place, 4 ILPC individual awards • Sings in Legacy’s varsity treble choir, on the bowling team, journalism is a family business – dad is adviser, Brandon Meyer • Beaumont High School, Beaumont, CA • 13 years teaching, 8 years advising yearbook • Awarded Outstanding Headline Writer at the Daily Nexus newspaper at UC Santa Barbara • Award-winning poet and a PMZI QYWMG EƼGMSREHS [LS has seen over 400 bands in concert sister is photo editor, brother was newspaper editor, mom cooks for work nights

Laurel Wicke • Drake Middle School, Arvada, CO • 5 years advising yearbook • CSMA All-Colorado publication, CSPA Silver Crown, NSPA Pacemaker and Pacemaker Finalist, students were 2019 NSPA Junior High/Middle School Design of the Year and 2021 CSMA Middle School Journalist of the Year winners • English and Theater degree from University of Wyoming, also teaches drama, and will give up the job only when they pry it out of her cold, dead hands Kari Riemer, CJE • Hendrickson High School, 4ƽYKIVZMPPI 8< • 35 years teaching, has advised school publications for most of them • Nationally recognized newspaper and yearbook, Edith Fox King award

Hall of Fame Inductee, JEA NH State Director

recipient for outstanding dedication to scholastic journalism, president of the Texas Association of Journalism Educators, 2023 Texas Journalism Teacher of the Year

• Loves live music and traveling

Sarah McCambridge • Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park, KS • 11 years teaching, 5 years advising yearbook • All-Kansas publication from KSPA • Has been to 4 continents outside of North America (Australia and Antarctica left) and will read over 100 books this year

Jim Jordan • Walsworth Special Consultant • 35 years teaching as award winning adviser at Del Campo High School, Fair Oaks, CA • 27 NSPA Pacemakers/ Finalists, 20 CSPA Crowns, JEA Adviser of the Year and JEA Lifetime Achievement Award • Host of Yearbook Chat with Jim podcast — Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Network (WYPN) • Bow tie connoisseur

Mike Taylor, CJE • Walsworth Journalism Specialist • 13 years as award-winning yearbook adviser at Lecanto High School, Lecanto, FL • JEA Medal of Merit, CSPA Gold Key and FSPA Gold Medallion • Host of Ask Mike podcast — Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Network (WYPN) • Always check out his shoes

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