For some schools, a healthy portion of the yearbook should already be done. But almost half the school year is left, which means most staffs still have events to cover and plenty of work left to do. It’s not too late to examine your coverage and writing to make sure it is providing an interesting variety to the reader.
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Idea File magazine has been a valuable resource for yearbook staffs everywhere for 20 years! In the new Fall 2009 issue, we take a look back at those 20 years and how the magazine has evolved. Plus, all of Idea File’s great informative sections!
You can fine-tune the writing on your yearbook’s sports pages with these easy tips on word usage and coverage.
Yearbooks thrive on ideas. Designs, photos, articles, themes – all the elements of a yearbook need them. The thoughts generated from frequent brainstorming sessions are the lifeblood of any publication.
Bring the importance of national and world news stories home to your school by writing about how they affected students during the year.
STEP 1 -Determine if the issue will be covered by considering the following points:
100 ideas for writing sports specific features
Yearbook staffs can capture reader interest with stories that reflect students’ lives today. Feature stories should reflect student interests, concerns and lifestyles.
Shopping malls are great places to get ideas for designs, fonts, headlines, subheads, folios, and even stories. Trips to two malls with two yearbook advisers and staff members yielded plenty of ideas for yearbooks. The ideas can be found in the Spring 2004 issue of Idea File, Volume 14, Issue 3. However, there were too many good ideas to fit in the printed issue. Here are additional images from the two trips with ideas that you may find useful.
