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Yearbook classes are becoming increasingly popular as students look for creative outlets to express themselves and capture memories of their school years. Yearbook class offers a unique opportunity for students to learn a range of skills, from photography and design to teamwork and time management.  If you’re teaching a yearbook class, it’s important to focus […]

Where do you find your Inspiration? Now that your head is clearing from all the school year schedules, where do you find your inspiration? Do you think about little pieces of yearbook ideas or big ideas? Sometimes I get an idea in my head for a theme or a style and I just can’t shake

Are you a yearbook advisor looking for ways to enhance your students’ learning experience? Consider taking them on a field trip to a printing company to witness the book printing process firsthand. Picture this – you take your students on an exhilarating adventure to a state-of-the-art printing company! This once-in-a-lifetime experience will provide them with

When summer break arrives, the focus and flow of your days and weeks change—taking a break from the day-to-day school schedule, a break from all the planning for each day and lesson, and a break from school activities and sports schedules. Of course, summer break may mean new schedules, new activities, vacations, etc, but it

Your book is submitted – HOORAY!!! Now, what do you do? Now is a great time not just to celebrate the amazing task of finishing the yearbook on schedule but to reflect on what you did well and what you can improve for the next book. I like to make a list of the different

As a parent with five kids in the district, I knew a lot of people from the various activities, years of being the “Yearbook Lady,” and being involved with the PTO and the school. With that comes a certain amount of people thinking we are good friends, the kind of friends that will do a

As spring is in full swing, many high schools across the country are preparing to induct new members into the prestigious Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists. I was personally inducted in 1990 as a member of my Yearbook staff, and even though it was something quick, it was memorable. I

One of the first things you have to decide as a yearbook advisor is when you will distribute your yearbook – OR Maybe you walked into a plan already in place for years and years.The rest of the deadlines are worked backwards from that date – it’s basically the north star of yearbooks. There are

It’s common to think that we’ll remember everything forever, but the truth is that with time, we tend to forget a lot of things. This is a good reason to buy a yearbook. It helps also to have everything captured in the yearbook to preserve the moments and milestones that will be cherished for years