2025 Yearbook Wins Award
The Chatham Charter School’s yearbook program has achieved the Jostens 2025 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the Gold 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 2024-2025 Chatham Charter yearbook holds a special place in my heart: not only was last year my first year as yearbook advisor, which allowed me to create great memories with my staff throughout the process of creating the book as we all learned together, but our Yearbook was also recognized on the national level by Jostens. I am so proud of the Chatham Charter yearbook staff for all of their hard work, as well as for their dedication to capturing our school’s memories each year. We can’t wait to share what we’re working on this year with our wonderful community,” said Olivia Bennett, yearbook advisor.
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 Chatham Charter School’s 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.”
Comments by Returning Staff From Last Year
Faith Williams, senior editor (12th): “My favorite thing about yearbook is being a part of making something that gets seen by the entire school.”
Cadey Clark, assistant editor (11th): “One of my favorite things about yearbook is all of the different ideas and the individual tastes of each person on the yearbook staff coming together to make something that everyone can enjoy. I am really excited for people to see all of the creative ways we reflect the theme throughout the book.”
Lauren Payne (10th): “I love being creative and having fun, which is what yearbook is all about. I am excited for everyone to see how hard we worked on it!”
Emily Scheidt (10th): “I am excited for people to see the theme and design of the yearbook this year!”
Camryn Shelton (11th): “In the 2025-2026 yearbook, I am excited for people to see the hard work that our class will have put in, and to also have something to look back at after this school year.”
Evelyn Warf (11th): “My favorite thing about the yearbook is seeing everyone do the activities at the school such as spirit week, Knights Family Weekend, and Halloween. It’s so fun seeing everyone dress up and being able to capture the moments to put in the yearbook.”
Pre-Orders for the 2026 Yearbook
From now until September 30th as part of a back-to-school promotion, yearbook prices are at their lowest. Purchase your yearbook now for $40, and added icons are free. After September 30th, the price will increase to $45, and icons will no longer be available for free, so don’t hesitate; get your Chatham Charter yearbook today. Purchase through the Jostens ordering link.
For more updates, behind-the-scenes, and sneak peeks at the yearbook, follow @chathamcharteryearbook on Instagram.