Jordan-Matthews named Jostens 2021 National Yearbook ‘Program of Excellence’

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SILER CITY — Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and student-created content, announced that Jordan-Matthews’s yearbook program has achieved the Jostens 2021 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the Bronze Level.

The National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body while helping students develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration, and information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy.

The Jordan-Matthews award-winning yearbook program is led by the Contrails staff under the direction of Jessica Kimrey, Jordan-Matthews’ yearbook adviser.

“The yearbook program and J-M has been a passion of mine since I was a yearbook staff member at J-M,” she said. “This is a program I am proud of and a staff who has created amazing publications even under the circumstances of a pandemic. I could not be more proud of the work my staffs, past and present, have done to make our program award winning.”

Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence Awards are presented twice a year, in spring and in fall based on the yearbook’s arrival date at the school. The award was presented to the Jordan-Matthews yearbook program for achieving defined criteria in between one and three of the following categories: creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school engagement, and successfully managing the yearbook creation process.

“Jostens is proud to recognize those individuals who have created an exceptional yearbook for their school and community,” said Tammy Whitaker, Jostens VP and COO Yearbook Division. “These schools did an exceptional job on multiple levels, despite the challenges presented by this school year. Yearbooks are a critical part of capturing and telling a school’s story, and Jostens is dedicated to supporting yearbook staff members as they do their important work.”