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We also have those photo release permission sheets. When I first started until a few years ago, people would sign it because they didn’t want their children’s photo or information released, but when we would double check about the yearbook, they would usually say, “Oh no, not the yearbook!” There were a few situations where they really didn’t want them in the yearbook, but very few. I found that mostly, they were worried about their kids appearing on the TV News or Newspaper! The district switched to a very itemized release list they had to check each item they would allow. Then, a few years ago our district switched the permission sheet to a photo non-release statement, where they parents don’t just sign the form as a release, but only sign it and return it if they do not want their child to appear in anything. So instead of signing it to release it, they have to sign it and turn it in if they do not want it released.
That’s a great idea! Our elementary was larger and I would organize the spreadsheet of the orders by homeroom teacher, then count the number of books for each class with the print out of kids who purchased a book. We sort them on a conference room table so the teachers can pick up their stack on their schedule, instead of delivering books to the room – the kids lose all focus after they see those yearbooks! I had to learn that lesson!
I love using Pinterest to organize my theme ideas by ages (each school level has it’s own character and theme ideas) then I can use it year after year to reference. I like checking the trends and new ideas and Pinterest is a great way to help me remember and use it as an inspiration/idea board.
Hi Stacy-
Welcome to Yearbook Groupie!
Glad to meet you and I think we have some of the same experiences with multiple schools. I definitely had to learn that we’re all doing our best and mistakes happen and most can be fixed. I was fortunate to have a yearbook company that helped me when I was in a bind and even when I wasn’t!
Again, welcome and thank you for introducing yourself!Lynn
With taking any photos, sometimes it’s about patience and 1000 photos to just get the right 1! In the time of digital you can take a lot of photos and delete the ones that you don’t like, so be patient and take lots of photos, from lots of angles, the right one is in there.
WOW – making a yearbook in 7 days looks easy with that detailed day-by-day schedule! Having done the yearbook in a couple of weeks, it seems impossible, but with that list it seems more manageable! Love these tools that can help whether or not you want to do it in 7 days, it will still help keep organized and on track!
When I started as an advisor there were tons of words I didn’t know, but it didn’t stop me from creating a yearbook and learning new terms along with way! I would even say designing a yearbook made me more interested in learning the terminology and digital design!
I would say if you don’t know a term, come to your yearbook groupie friends and we would be happy to help you out!Only one year did I attempt to have a yearbook club/staff, but they wanted to have t-shirts so everyone knew they were part of the yearbook club/staff. We let the kids submit a few designs and then chose the final design. It was a tough decision on whether to use the yearbook theme on the shirt or just a fun yearbook logo, but in the end they wanted the theme to be a surprise, so they didn’t want to give it away on the shirts since they wanted to wear them all year!
Another great tip I learned is that the cameras on our phones have a manual setting, so with a little bit of knowledge and google searches, we can do a pretty good job with adjusting speed and aperture. I’m still trying to remember the difference and always work my angles to get a different viewpoint.
As someone who worked alone on yearbooks, I am curious about assembling a Yearbook Team – club or class. I’ve heard some Advisors have an application and interview process, while others will take anyone who signs up, and others only allow Juniors and Seniors. I’d love to get some feedback from some HS Advisors…
Hi Jen and welcome!!
I have been in your shoes, sort of… I never had a class of 27 students, but I remember being a new advisor and being so overwhelmed with all there is to do! As a matter of fact I think most of us were overwhelmed the first year! Take a look at our blog posts and always feel free to reach out to us in the forums and we will be happy to help however we can!NAMES – Misspellings, names cut off in the text box because they are longer than the box allowed and I missed it! – spelling a name wrong or putting their full name instead of the name they go by, ie Isabella v Bella or first name is Robert, but they use their middle name, and vice versa.
Hey Jackie!
Thanks for introducing yourself and I’m glad to have you here! I loved your advice – giving students the tools and space to get creative is such a good way to get them to feel ownership in the book and be able to take charge of the yearbook! I also loved reading your contribution to the blog!
