
As the largest printing company in the yearbook industry, we have so many storytellers in our international network to celebrate.
The following 11 publications garnered recognition based on their inclusivity, representation, overall reporting, writing and editing. In addition, books were evaluated for innovation in design, content, concept, photography, art and graphics.
“These publications stand in stark contrast to the yearbooks our parents stored on shelves,” Pictavo’s chief marketing officer and head of research and development, Steve Kent said. “The recognized student staffers have committed themselves to creating the ‘new yearbook,’ one that is visually and conceptually relevant, and filled with student voices.”
The panel named 34 books finalists for the recognition, and of those, 11 were named as a “Yearbook Of The Year.” The recognized books share a commitment to the highest standards established by national and state scholastic press associations.
“Our panel consists of professional journalists with experiences in magazines, design, photography, software development and journalism curriculum development. There are also former award-winning advisers and student creators,” Kent said. “Panelists review every detail of the books. Then, they cull the group until they feel the remaining publications represent the very best student work in our network.”
The announcement of both its International Honor Roll and, from that, its Books of the Year are part of Pictavo’s observance of National Yearbook Week in America. Pictavo is the yearbook division of Minnesota-based Taylor Corporation.

The following 34 publications garnered recognition based on their inclusivity, representation and overall content.
“To become a finalist, these publications had to stand out among the thousands of books we print a year,” Pictavo’s chief marketing officer and head of research and development, Steve Kent said. “The recognized student staffers committed themselves to creating a yearbook that is visually and conceptually relevant to their student bodies.”
The recognized books document their communities, often meeting the standards established by their state scholastic press associations. In addition, books were evaluated for innovation in design, concept, photography, art and graphics.

More than 200 publications garnered recognition based on their inclusivity, representation and overall content. In addition, books were evaluated for innovation in design, concept, photography, art and graphics.
“These publications hit the mark for their communities and showcased creativity in how they covered their student bodies,” Pictavo’s chief marketing officer and head of research and development, Steve Kent said. “These staffs committed themselves to creating a book that was meaningful, inclusive and filled with OMG moments — three necessary elements of creating a modern yearbook.”
The recognized books share a commitment to creating one-of-a-kind keepsakes their communities will always cherish.
Abraham Lincoln High School, San Jose, CA
Ainsworth High School, Ainsworth, NE
Alamogordo High School, Alamogordo, NM
Alexandria High School, Alexandria, AL
Alexandria Middle School, Alexandria, AL
Allentown Central Catholic High School, Allentown, PA
Andalusia Elementary School, Andalusia, AL
Arcadia Baptist Christian School, Santa Fe, TX
Ashland High School, Ashland, MA
Barrington High School, Barrington, RI
Beijing Dulwich International School – SS, Beijing, China
Berryville High School, Berryville, AR
Berwick Academy, South Berwick, ME
Bethlehem Elementary School, Taylorsville, NC
Bettendorf High School, Bettendorf, IA
Big Sandy High School, Big Sandy, MT
Bloomingdale High School, Viero, FL
Brandywine Heights High School, Topton, PA
British International School, Lincoln, Evergreen Park, IL
Brooklyn High School, Brooklyn, OH
Browns Valley Elementary School, Vacaville, CA
Bruce High School, Bruce, MS
Calabasas High School, Hidden Hills, CA
Cascade High School, Bell Buckle, TN
CIMS (Collegiate Institute for Math and Science), Bronx, NY
Cabrini High School, New Orleans, LA
Canadian International School of Beijing, Beijing, China
Canton High School, Canton, CT
Carroll County High School, Hillsville, VA
Cascade Elementary School, Marysville, WA
Catlin Gabel School, Portland, OR
Centerville Middle School, Fremont, CA
Central Magnet High School, Murfreesboro, TN
Chase Middle School, Spokane, WA
Cherryville High School, Cherryville, NC
Chester Joplin Inverness, Chester, MT
Chicago Waldorf School, Chicago, IL
Chinook High School, Chinook, MT
Chisum High School, Paris, TX
Clarksville High School, Clarksville, TN
Colonie High School, Albany, NY
Columbia High School, East Greenbush, NY
Cottage Grove High School, Cottage Grove, OR
Cramerton Middle School, Cramerton, NC
Creekside High School, St. Johns, FL
Creighton’s Corner Elementary School, Ashburn, VA
Crosspoint Christian School, Villa Ridge, MO
Cumberland High School, Cumberland, RI
Cypress Lake High School, Ft. Myers, FL
Davis Junior High School, Shelby Twp, MI
DeQueen High School, DeQueen, AR
Deary High School, Deary, ID
Delta Academy, Marks, MS
Delta Kelly Elementary, Oakland, MI
Desoto School, West Helena, AR
Detroit Lakes High School, Detroit Lakes, MN
Dexter High School, Dexter, MI
Doral Academy Cactus Campus, Las Vegas, NV
Doral Academy Red Rock High School, Las Vegas, NV
Duxbury High School, Duxbury, MA
Eagle Academy, Eagle, ID
Earl Legette Elementary School, Fair Oaks, CA
East Central Middle School, Brookville, IN
East Gaston High School, Mt. Holly, NC
East Senior High School, West Seneca, NY
East Union High School, Blue Springs, MS
Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne, FL
Emerald Hills Elementary School, Bonney Lake, WA
Fargo North High School, Fargo, ND
Fargo South High School, Fargo, ND
Faribault High School, Faribault, MN
Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School, Rancho Cordova, CA
Ft. Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott, KS
Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne, TX
George Washington High School, Philadelphia, PA
Granite Falls Middle School, Granite Falls, NC
Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, MI
Guilderland High School, Guiderland Center, NY
Hana High School, Hana, HI
Hardeeville Junior and Senior High School, Hardeeville, SC
Harding County High School, Buffalo, SD
Harlem High School, Harlem, MT
Hendrick Hudson High School, Montrose, NY
Herndon Magnet School, Belcher, LA
High Tech High, Van Nuys, CA
Hill Country Christian School of Austin, Austin, TX
Hill Murray School, Maplewood, MN
Hillcrest Christian School, Thousand Oaks, CA
Hilliard Middle Senior High School, Hilliard, FL
Hopkins North Middle School, Minnetonka, MN
Hudson Middle School, Hudson, NC
Hunter’s Point Middle School, Long Island City, NY
Huntland School, Huntland, TN
IS 27 Anning S Prall, Staten Island, NY
Ilako Elementary School, Auburn, WA
Indian River Charter High School, Vero Beach, FL
International School of Aruba, Oranjestad, Aruba
International School of Beaverton, Beaverton, OR
Inverness Elementary School, Birmingham, AL
Irvington Elementary School, Portland, OR
Janesville Waldorf Pemberton High School, Janesville, MN
Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT
Joel E. Ferris High School, Spokane, WA
Johnson County High School, Wrightsville, GA
Junction City High School, Junction City, OR
Kake City School, Kake, AK
Kennett High School, North Conway, NH
Kensington Woods High School, Pinckney, MI
Kingdom Collegiate Academy, Dallas, TX
Kingswood-Oxford School, West Hartford, CT
Kirk Academy, Grenada, MS
Kulanihakoi High School, Makawao, HI
LaVergne High School, La Vergne, TN
Lakeland School, Elkhorn, WI
Lancaster High School, Lancaster, NY
Las Cruces High School, Las Cruces, NM
Leeds Primary School, Leeds, AL
Lincoln Jr. Sr. High School, Cambridge City, IN
Lincoln County High School, Fayetteville, TN
Lincolnton High School, Lincolnton, NC
Lindero Canyon Middle School, Agoura Hills, CA
Little Schoolhouse on Maine, NAS Brunswick, ME
Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, NM
Lowcountry Christian Home Educators Association, Holly Hill, SC
Mahopac High School, Mahopac, NY
Mankato West High School, Mankato, MN
Maple Grove Senior High School, Maple Grove, MN
Martha Lake Elementary School, Lynnwood, WA
Maury High School, Norfolk, VA
Minnetonka Middle School East, Minnetonka, MN
Monett High School, Monett, MO
Monroe County High School, Tompkinsville, KY
Montevideo High School, Montevideo, MN
Moorhead High School, Moorhead, MN
Morrison Christian Academy, Taichung City, Taiwan
Moses Brown Upper School, Providence, RI
Mt. Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, TX
Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk, NE
North High School, North St. Paul, MN
North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morganton, NC
North Fort Myers High School, North Fort Myers, FL
North Star High School, Rudyard, MT
North Tonawanda High School, North Tonawanda, NY
Northside Middle School, Muncie, IN
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
Oak Park High School, Oak Park, CA
Ohatchee High School, Ohatchee, AL
Olympia High School, Orlando, FL
Orange Hunt Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Orangeburg Wilkinson High School, Orangeburg, SC
Orchard Park Middle School, Orchard Park, NY
P.S. 5 The Huguenot School, Staten Island, NY
P.S. 53 The Barbara Esselborn School, Staten Island, NY
P.S. 56 The Louis Deario School, Staten Island, NY
PS 153 Maspeth Elementary School, Queens, NY
PS 3 Margaret Gioiosa School, Staten Island, NY
Pauline Flett Middle School, Spokane, WA
Pender High School, Pender, NE
Piedra Vista High School, Farmington, NM
Pingree School, South Hamilton, MA
Pioneer Middle School, Walla Walla, WA
Poteau High School, Poteau, OK
Prior Lake High School, Prior Lake, MN
Providence Hall Junior High School, Herriman, UT
QSI International School of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
Quarry Trail Elementary School, Rocklin, CA
R.L. Stevenson Elementary School, Burbank, CA
Ramapo Ridge Middle School, Mahwah, NJ
Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts, Bronx, NY
Rivercrest High School, Bogata, TX
Riverdale Academy, Coushatta, LA
Roanoke Catholic School, Roanoke, VA
Rockvale High School, Rockvale, TN
Rocky Hill School, East Greenwich, RI
Roy C. Ketcham High School, Wappinger Falls, NY
Rutland High School, Rutland, VT
Saint Agnes Upper School, St. Paul, MN
Sarasota Military Academy, Sarasota, FL
Schroeder Elementary School, Troy, MI
Sebastian River High School, Sebastian, FL
Self Development Academy, Mesa, AZ
Selma Middle School, Selma, IN
Seoul Foreign British School, Seoul, South Korea
Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
Shadle Park High School, Spokane, WA
Shanghai Community International School, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Community International School, Shanghai, China
Shepherd Elementary School, Mooresville, NC
Skyline High School, Dallas, TX
Smith Middle School, Troy, MI
Smyrna Elementary School, Smyrna, DE
Snowdon Elementary School, Spokane, WA
Sonshine Christian School, Nogales, AZ
South Lake High School, St. Clair Shores, MI
South Panola High School, Batesville, MS
Southern Lehigh High School, Center Valley, PA
St. Anthony School, Wailuku, HI
St. Jakobi Lutheran School, South Australia
St. Mary’s Academy, St. Marys, KS
St. Mel Elementary School, Woodland Hills, CA
St. Michael’s Academy, Warrenton, VA
Star Middle School, Star, ID
Stewarts Creek High School, Smyrna, TN
Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater, MN
Sunnyside Elementary School, Smyrna, DE
Sutter Middle School, Folsom, CA
Tatum High School, Tatum, TX
The British School of Beijing, Shunyi, Beijing, China
The British School of Guangzhou, Baiyum, China
The Calverton School, Huntingtown, MD
The Carolina Academy, Lake City, SC
The Frederick Gunn School, Washington Depot, CT
The Lamplighter School, Dallas, TX
Tocoi Creek High School, St. Augustine, FL
Union City Jr. Sr. High School, Union City, IN
Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology, New York, NY
Vail Academy and High School, Tucson, AZ
Valley Christian Elementary School, San Jose, CA
Valley Christian Junior High School, San Jose, CA
Valliant High School, Valliant, OK
Visitation Catholic School, Kansas City, MO
Wading River Elementary School, Wading River, NY
Walnut High School, Walnut, MS
Waseca High School, Waseca, MN
Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
Webster County High School, Dixon, KY
Webster School, Grantsburg, WI
West High School, Weston, MA
West Lincoln Middle School, Lincolnton, NC
West Park Place Elementary School, Newark, DE
White Bear Lake High School, White Bear Lake, MN
White Bluffs Elementary School, Richland, WA
White Lake School, White Lake, WI
Williamsville East High School, East Amherst, NY
Woodbury High School, Woodbury, MN
Woodmore High School, Elmore, OH
Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, WV
Yasuhara Middle School, Spokane, WA
BETTENDORF HIGH SCHOOL | BETTENDORF, IA | THE BEACON
CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | CLARKSVILLE, TN | THE WILDCAT
COTTAGE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL | COTTAGE GROVE, OR | LION TRACKS
CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | ST. JOHNS, FL | THE TRIBUTARY
GENEVA SCHOOL OF BOERNE | BOERNE, TX | THE BOARDWALK
HILLIARD MIDDLE SENIOR | HILLIARD, FL | PAST TIME
HILL COUNTRY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | AUSTIN, TX | THE BARD
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL | JUNCTION CITY, OR | FELIS TIGRIS
ROCKVALE HIGH SCHOOL | ROCKVALE, TN | THE ROCKET
TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | ST. AUGUSTINE, FL | THE TERRITORIAL
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, VA | CALYX
BERWICK ACADEMY | SOUTH BERWICK, ME
BETTENDORF HIGH SCHOOL | BETTENDORF, IA | THE BEACON
SHADLE PARK HIGH SCHOOL | SPOKANE, WA | SPORRAN
SAINT AGNES UPPER SCHOOL | ST. PAUL, MN
MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | MAPLE GROVE, MN
THE FREDERICK GUNN SCHOOL | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | THE RED & GREY
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, VA | CALYX
CASCADE HIGH SCHOOL | BELL BUCKLE, TN | THE CHAMPION
HILLIARD MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HILLIARD, FL | PAST TIME
KENSINGTON WOODS HIGH SCHOOL | PINCKNEY, MI
HILL COUNTRY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | AUSTIN, TX | THE BARD
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL | LANCASTER, NY | CAYUGAN
SUTTER MIDDLE SCHOOL | FOLSOM, CA
VALLEY CHRISTIAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA
CALABASAS HIGH SCHOOL | HIDDEN HILLS, CA | ORACLE
MONTEVIDEO HIGH SCHOOL | MONTEVIDEO, MN
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL | JUNCTION CITY, OR | FELIS TIGRIS
INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | VERO BEACH, FL | THE CHARTER WAY
CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | CLARKSVILLE, TN | THE WILDCAT
GENEVA SCHOOL OF BOERNE | BOERNE, TX | THE BOARDWALK
MINETONKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST | MINETONKA, MN
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH FORT MYERS, FL | THE LANCE
WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA HIGH SCHOOL | WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN | MATOSKAN
WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOL | EAST AMHERST, NY | SPARK
BERWICK ACADEMY | SOUTH BERWICK, ME
COTTAGE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL | COTTAGE GROVE, OR | LION TRACKS
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH ST. PAUL, MN | POLARIS
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL | ORCHARD PARK, NY
CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | ST. JOHNS, FL | THE TRIBUTARY
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | FAYETTEVILLE, TN | THE FALCON
ROCKVALE HIGH SCHOOL | ROCKVALE, TN | THE ROCKET
HILL MURRAY SCHOOL | MAPLEWOOD, MN
TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | ST. AUGUSTINE, FL | THE TERRITORIAL
LOS ALAMOS HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ALAMOS, NM | LA LOMA
BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL | VALRICO, FL | MINOTAUR