I suffered from deadline dread my first year as adviser of The Spinnaker at Laney High School. Despite those early days when pages were turned in the day of shipping for the mad dash to the plant, I have survived and learned from my mistakes. While I still have a lot to learn about yearbook publishing, I have come to understand that deadlines are a necessary evil.
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. …
Hello I’m Anne Zankowski Walsworth Yearbooks Representative Eastern Montana, Wyoming, Western South Dakota Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Philosophy As your Walsworth Yearbook Representative, my goal is to provide you with all the knowledge you need to make the best yearbook possible and having a fun time doing it! With more than 30 years of experience in publishing, …
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 …
When Steven Covey penned his bestseller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he might have visited the typical yearbook room beforehand for ideas. In many of these rooms are the most productive, creative and effective people on the planet.
This is not to say that all yearbook staffs are well-run machines. The ones that struggle may benefit from these tried-and-true methods used by highly effective yearbook staffs.
Your Walsworth Yearbooks Sales Representative has nominated you to mentor a new yearbook adviser. Mentoring provides you an opportunity to “pay it forward” by helping guide a first- or second-year adviser with the expertise you have developed over time. You can offer your unique perspective, experience and love for yearbooks on topics such as: Setting and meeting deadlines Grading Working …
Hello I’m Risa Nitkin Walsworth Yearbooks Representative Northeast/Hamden, Connecticut Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.” That’s when you have some idea of what it takes to be a yearbook adviser. Preserving school memories has been an important part of my life. As a classroom teacher, creating memories inside and outside of …
Hello I’m Allison Cisneros Walsworth Yearbooks Representative North/West Texas Area Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Philosophy I started as a yearbook adviser with NO yearbook experience in my past. I had a journalism degree, but I had no idea what a ladder was, I didn’t remember how to use InDesign and deadlines were terrifying. This 440-page yearbook wasn’t …