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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2



                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
               18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED AND PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



    In connection with the quarterly report of American Achievement Corporation
on Form 10-Q/A for the period ending May 25, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David G. Fiore,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:



    (1) The Report fully complies with requirements of Section 13(a) or
       15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act 1934; and



    (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
       respects, the financial condition and results of operations of American
       Achievement Corporation.



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Dated: September 9, 2002                                                /s/ DAVID G. FIORE
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                                                                          David G. Fiore
                                                                     CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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