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 February 23, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David
G. Fiore, Chief Executive Officer of American Achievement Corporation, 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.

                                                      
Dated: September 10, 2002                                               /s/ DAVID G. FIORE
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                                                                          David G. Fiore
                                                                     CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER