Judges carefully studied the approximately 700 entries in the 2008 Yearbook Design Contest before recognizing 23 middle school and high school students for their creativity.

The contest, in its third year, is jointly sponsored by Jostens and Adobe. Each participant submitted a complete yearbook spread designed using Adobe InDesign software.

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

The 23 winning designs will be featured in the fall issue of Jostens Adviser & Staff magazine and the 2009 Gotcha Covered Look Book.

Grand Prize Design
Bailey Atkinson, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS
C. Dow Tate, adviser
Prize: Laptop computer with Adobe Creative Suite software

First Place Design
Daniel McRee, Pisgah High School, Canton, NC
Shannon Hanson, adviser
Prize: Adobe Create Suite software

Second Place Design
Eugene Chang, Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights, CA
Daniel Mackey, adviser
Prize: Adobe InDesign software

Third Place Design
Ellie Lewis, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA
Martha Akers, adviser
Prize: Digital camera

Honorable Mention Designs
Sam Abood, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 
Deaná Brown, Cedar Valley Middle School, Austin, TX 
Kelly Nicole Carter, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 
Hannah Dawson, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA 
Grace Dworakowski, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Savannah Fenaes, Thomas L. Sims Middle School, Milton, FL 
Breanna Flores, Abilene High School, Abilene, TX 
John Francis, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS 
Eileen Guidice, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL 
Veronica Grable, Bryant High School, Bryant, AR 
Alicia Hensen, Issaquah High School, Issaquah, WA 
Cassandra Lam, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY 
Danielle Parker, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 
Leah Pickett, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS 
Francis Poon, Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights, CA 
Astrid Olsen, Cedar Park Christian School, Bothell, WA 
Victoria Shay, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY 
Carrie Spero, Gallatin High School, Gallatin, TN 
Katelyn Wickwire, Lifegate Christian School, Eugene, OR