Judges carefully studied the approximately 2,500 entries in the 2009 YearTech® Online Yearbook Design Contest before recognizing 24 middle school and high school students for their creativity.

With an increasing number of staffs creating yearbook pages using Jostens YearTech Online, a contest was launched to recognize outstanding spreads created online. In its second year, 2,500 entries were submitted, a significant increase from the 1,600 entries submitted in the contest’s inaugural year

The winning entries displayed an awareness of accepted design standards while effectively presenting visual and verbal content in a creative, reader-friendly way.

The winning designs will be featured in the fall issue of Jostens Adviser & Staff magazine and the 2010 Gotcha Covered Look Book.

Grand Prize Design
Megan Kelly, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, NY
Renee Levy, adviser
Prize: Laptop computer with Adobe Creative Suite software
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First Place Design
Matthew Klein, La Plata High School, La Plata, MD
John Childers, adviser
Prize: Digital camera
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Second Place Design
Michael Bryce, Red Mountain High School, Mesa, AZ
Jan Saquella, adviser
Prize: iPod Touch
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Third Place Design
Zachary Thomas, Glenbard North High School, Carol Stream, IL
Rosemary Borzym, adviser
Prize: Camcorder
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Honorable Mention Designs
Elizabeth Barker, Asheville Christian Academy, Swannanoa, NC View design
Dan Chu, Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Atchison, KS View design
Kathleen Elkins, Woodlawn School, Davidson, NC View design
Emily Jitsumasa, Sierra Vista High School, Las Vegas, NV View design
Jessie LaChance, Fort Zumwalt South High School, St. Peters, MO View design
Dwight Lacy, Mount Pleasant High School, Wilmington, DE View design
Jennifer Langston, Lake Dallas High School, Corinth, TX View design
Katelyn Lavrich, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, NY View design
Madison Mackie, St. Stephens High School, Hickory, NC View design
Sarah Marshall, Blairsville High School, Blairsville, PA View design
Hannah Melby, Hudson High School, Hudson, IA View design
Carrie Merryman, King George High School, King George,VA View design
Skyler Place, Tabb Middle School, Yorktown, VA View design
Jennifer Santos, St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School, Vancouver, BC View design
Sarah Schippers, Solon High School, Solon, OH View design
Natalie Stanley, Geneva Area High School, Geneva, OH View design
Kristi Soto, Lake Dallas High School, Corinth, TX View design
Lauren Wittig, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, NY View design
Sally Wynalda, NorthPointe Christian High School, Grand Rapids, MI View design
James Yee, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, CA View design