Our school is located in an isolated, rural, coastal community with a huge summer population of visitors and beautiful natural resources. In the two years I have been in charge of the yearbook, we have experienced sales growth that can be attributed to our commercial advertising on our weekly student news productions. Each Friday, our student-produced weekly video announcements air …
Just say, “Where do I go to get my credentials?” Don’t say anything else. Don’t say ANYTHING else. Act like you’ve done this a million times before. Remember, he said that 18 to 24-year-olds will determine the outcome of this election. That’s why you are here. That’s why a journalism teacher is here. I kept telling myself this as I …
Rolla High School just celebrated its 76th volume of the Growler yearbook, and the local business community has been one of our biggest supporters over those past seven decades. When I accepted the role of yearbook adviser in the fall of 2022, I excitedly collected and displayed books from years past. The display garnered the attention of many passersby, and …
Whether you have dreamed of being a yearbook adviser since you were the editor of your high school yearbook or you were volun-told to do it, you are in for a wild ride. No other teaching job requires you to plan, create, market and deliver a product with a group of unpredictable, emotional teens. Sounds like the makings of a …
No matter the size of your book or staff, creating a yearbook is a significant undertaking. It can’t be done by one person alone, but I would argue it also shouldn’t be done by students working in isolation or even partners on assignments. There is strength in numbers, which is why I utilize a team system for my yearbook staff. …
As a yearbook adviser, one of your top priorities is building a cohesive, collaborative staff that works well together to create an amazing yearbook. But let’s be honest – getting a diverse group of students, from freshmen to seniors, to bond and function as a team can be challenging. That’s why That Yearbook Podcast is starting its latest season strong …
When working in a group setting with others, it’s essential to ensure everyone has a good time, completes their work and gets along with one another. When this happens, working together becomes easy and fun. It can be difficult at times, especially at 10 p.m. when a deadline looms and everyone is on edge. We provided a few ways to …
The Journalism Education Association named Therasia Brautigam from Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri, as a 2024 JEA Rising Star on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, along with eight other journalism teachers. JEA presents the award to advisers in their first five years of advising who demonstrate “commitment to scholastic journalism,” according to the JEA website, and the award is …
With a fresh new look and a host of updated features, selling your yearbooks and ads online with School Store just got even easier. The latest enhancements to School Store on yearbookforever.com now allow Walsworth schools to further customize their online store with new features including adding a school mascot, enabling donations, automating ad price changes and more. Our enhanced …
Imagine this: You sit down with your editors and top yearbook students to discuss what your yearbook theme should be. The ever-growing list contains at least 10 different themes with absolutely no commonalities. The tension in the room mounts because no one can agree, and strong personality types begin to clash. Meanwhile, you sigh because everything you hear feels so …