With an increasing number of staffs creating yearbook pages using Jostens YearTech® Online, a new contest was launched this year to recognize outstanding spreads created online.

Judges carefully studied the approximately 1,600 entries in the 2008 YearTech Online Yearbook Design Contest before recognizing 26 middle school and high school students for their creativity.

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

Grand Prize Design
Jasmine Au, Red Bank High School, Chattanooga, TN
Tara Tharp, adviser
Prize: Laptop computer
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First Place Design
Bree Rogers, Lake Dallas High School, Corinth, TX
Caterina Craig, adviser
Prize: Digital camcorder
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Second Place Design
Julia DiOrio, Tabb Middle School, Yorktown, VA
Terry Payne, adviser
Prize: Digital camera
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Third Place Design
Kelvin Lee, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, CA
Terri Brandt, adviser
Prize: Apple iPod Nano
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Honorable Mention Designs
Eileen Almaguer, Legacy High School, North Las Vegas, NV View design
Reina Amaya, Hawthorne Math and Science Academy, Hawthorne, CA View design
Breeah Araiza, Rancho Verde High School, Moreno Valley, CA View design
Andrea Bernardo, Marion L. Steele High School, Amherst, OH View design
Destiny Cano, Hanna High School,Brownsville, TX View design
Jordan Carson, Lonoke High School, Lonoke, AR View design
Charity Chan, La Mirada High School, La Mirada, CA View design
Bonnie Duncan, San Benito High School, San Benito, TX View design
Abby Fass, Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, CA View design
Amy Garrington, Bruton High School, Williamsburg, VA View design
Andrea Hambrick, Lonoke High School, Lonoke, AR View design
Sami Henke, Hudson High School, Hudson, IA View design
Kelsea Hickman, Red Bank High School, Chattanooga, TN View design
Rachel Johnstone, Central High School, Keller, TX View design
Leah Leiding, Blalack Middle School, Carrollton, TX View design
Haley Patterson, Southern High School, Louisville, KY View design
Lauren Scogin, Madison County High School, Danielsville, GA View design
Haley Slater, Komachin Middle School, Lacey, WA View design
Camie Tomlinson, Gaston Christian School. Belmont, NC View design
Amanda Torres, San Benito High School, San Benito, TX View design
Dakota Willis, Louisa County High School, Mineral, VA View design
Ivana Wynn, La Mirada High School, La Mirada, CA View design