School gets back in session sometime between August 1 and Labor Day. As we get back to our classrooms and our staffs are back in school full time, consider putting these systems in place to get you and your staff off to the strongest possible start for the 2022 year. 1. System of Communication In my 40 years of advising …
Most students get to keep their homework private between themselves and their teacher. It’s a learning experience, and if they miss a step in a math equation or conjugate a Spanish verb incorrectly, no one else has to know. That’s not the case with yearbook. Criticism can be hurtful to students who worked so hard on this book. That’s why …
Students and teachers across the nation persevered and showcased creativity throughout this year of unprecedented challenges. Your staff proved that a non-traditional school year was anything but boring by illustrating stories and events while bringing the yearbook to life. Now is the exciting time to prepare to reveal all your hard work on yearbook distribution day. Schools are beginning to …
It’s always just a little bit difficult to get back in the groove after returning from Winter Break. You’ve been hanging around, staying up late and sleeping in, doing as little as possible, playing hours of video games, bingeing on every show you can. But now it’s time to get back on the horse and start riding again even though …
Yearbook staffers from Walsworth Yearbooks schools Cactus Canyon Junior High School in Apache Junction, Arizona, and Woodland Junior High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, appeared in all three categories when the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) revealed the Finalists in its 2020 middle school contests earlier this month. In the middle school Photo of the Year contest, six of the 10 …
Preparing Middle School Students for High School Middle school students are enthusiastic, energetic and ready to learn; however, they lack basic skills needed for high school journalism. These helpful tips will prepare students for the advanced journalistic writing they will encounter in high school. Begin with Basics Start with summary writing – who, what, when, where, why and how. Students …
Being a boss and friend with your yearbook staff can be a tough balancing act that can take a couple of tries to get down. Because you have likely worked with some members before you were editor and others may be new to staff, each member will need something a little different from you. You may need to work on …
I have been schooled. I attended the Becky Tate School of Google Forms. If you know Becky Tate, the yearbook adviser of Shawnee Mission North High School in Shawnee, Kansas, or if you know me, you understand that getting us to focus long enough to teach each other something is a miracle. But we did manage to focus – or …
What a crazy year it’s been, and the crazy isn’t slowing down. My love and support go out to you. You are all truly my heroes. Regardless of how and when you are starting school, here are some helpful systems you should consider getting in place as your year gets underway. 1. Develop Your Team Building System Especially if you …
Yearbook distribution day is the day yearbookers look forward to all year. Even though your initial distribution plans may have been thwarted this year by COVID-19, there’s no need to worry! You will have to make some changes, but your distribution can still be wildly successful! Necessity produces creativity. While we’ll talk largely about spring delivery schools, this can still …