This episode is the first in a series of interviews with past JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year honorees — and we go back to where it all began, with 1995 inaugural winner H.L. Hall, now retired from advising the Pioneer yearbook at Kirkwood High School (Mo.). H.L. shares insights from more than 25 years as a journalism educator, reflecting on his students' early books, his mentors, changes in yearbooks in the late 70s and 80s, and his remarkable contributions in evaluating over 6,000 yearbooks (and counting) for staffs around the country.

In this episode, we discuss the Journalism Education Association (jea.org) and lift up the Eagle Eye (@EagleEyeMSD) and Aerie yearbook (@AerieYearbook) staffs at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida - if you'd like to contribute to their GoFundMe campaign, you can do so here: https://www.gofundme.com/stoneman-douglas-yearbooks

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