Students need to select the best story-telling photos for their spreads. The advice here will help your students with their remaining deadlines, or if your book is complete, can be used to train your next staff. At a major school event, hundreds of photos may be taken in just an hour. After you’ve sorted out the good from the bad …
Many freshmen walk into high school on the first day without that one class, teacher or group that provides a sense of belonging. Besides creating an amazing yearbook our school can be proud of, my goal as a yearbook adviser has always been to give my students a place to belong in junior high. Another goal of mine has been …
For many Online Design schools, first deadlines arrive in January. Portrait pages are likely to be included in that deadline. You might think you have all the bases covered, but there’s a chance you might be forgetting something. Over on Yearbook Help, we’ve compiled a list of 10 portrait and index tips you should know, specifically for first deadline. Kudos …
As the year progresses, your staff may get stressed during deadlines; tension may even appear in the classroom. That’s why students need to continue to work on team building to keep relationships strong. Also, games and activities relieve stress and foster comradery while bringing fun into the yearbook room. Try “Get to Know You Bingo.” Create a Bingo sheet with …
While being a journalism teacher is fun, it entails so much more than I ever thought it could. Teaching is a challenging profession already, and then throw in deadlines, budgets and high school hormones and it takes on an entirely new complexity level. But through all of the trials and tribulations, I’ve learned that journalism teachers and journalism curriculum really …
Icebreakers and games help students bond and work together more productively. Games will also reduce stress during deadlines throughout the year. Use the “Teambuilding Through Staff Management” unit of the Yearbook Suite to get your staff working together in harmony quickly. That unit was written by Jessica Young, adviser at Orange Glen High School in Escondido, California, who also wrote …
Many yearbook staffs have already begun dealing with their first page deadlines of the year, with even more submission dates still to come. Meeting deadlines and good proofreading are equally important. You can’t have one without the other if you want to have an outstanding yearbook. Fortunately, we have some resources here at walsworthyearbooks.com that provide some great copy editing …
If you were a visitor to Steven Jay Thor’s yearbook room over the course of his career as a yearbook adviser, chances are you probably remembered it. And remembered him. Whether it was the life-sized posters adorning the walls, or the souvenir Thor’s hammer given to him as a gift by his students, when you walked into Mr. Thor’s room …
For many high school students, working on the yearbook staff provides the perfect experience to prepare them for college life and beyond.
Sell With Passion, Lead with Impact — Your Yearbook Sales Career Starts Here! Territory Yearbook Sales Representative What You’ll Do: Manage Accounts: Travel daily to schools, supporting existing customers and adding new customers. Support Schools: Support Schools: Offer creative advice and technical support to yearbook staffs and advisers. Lead Projects: Keep schools on track with deadlines, budgets and revenue generation. What We’re Looking …