Covering a pre-K through 12th grade school spread out through two buildings can be daunting for a yearbook staff. But one off-hand suggestion from a yearbook staff member two years ago simplified our coverage, while also grooming future staff members at the same time.
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Recently there has been a significant increase in yearbooks that cover school events in chronological order. Some of the advisers who oversee those yearbooks say their chronological coverage books are here to stay for several years.
The occasional offbeat request from a parent is a reality for yearbook staffs. It helps to have a ready explanation – namely, that the yearbook is about what the kids in their school experience.
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.
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:
