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Talon Yearbook featured in Jostens Look Book 2024
(College Place, WA) College Place High School’s 2022-2023 yearbook, has been recognized for excellence and featured in the Jostens Look Book 2024, celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and inclusivity. The Jostens Look Book is a collection of outstanding yearbooks and their creative themes, cool covers, beautiful designs, relevant coverage of school events, meaningful storytelling, and stunning photography. Along with design excellence, the annually published Look Book honors the work of the students who created the yearbook over the course of the school year. Through it, they chronicle the experiences, stories, and achievements most relevant to students and that academic year.
The College Place High School Yearbook was created by the 2022-2023 Talon Yearbook Staff under the direction of Cathy Mebes, College Place High School yearbook adviser.
“We could not be more proud of the young professionals that serve on the Talon staff each and every year. Our student’s attention to detail and keen design skills, coupled with their superior level of professionalism, is unsurpassed and to be commended,” shared Mebes. “We are elated that Josten’s has recognized their hard work and dedication as our Talon Staffers strive for excellence and we are pleased that the students are being recognized.” Mebes was named Washington state’s 2021 Journalism Adviser of the Year by the Washington Journalism Education Association (WJEA) and 2021 Walla Walla Valley Hometown Hero Educator of the Year by the Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce.
“The Jostens Look Book showcases the hard work and dedication of students who tell the story of the school year through photos and words. It is their collaboration and communication, as well as creative thinking in challenging situations, that results in the fine designs shown in this book,” said Kristen Scott, Yearbook Marketing Manager at Jostens. “We are very proud to celebrate the ability of this country’s future leaders and communicators by showcasing their sophisticated designs and photography.”
The Talon Yearbook staff received a copy of the Jostens Look Book 2024 with a plaque and banner (pictured) from Jostens to recognize their outstanding achievement.