Amid the rush of deadlines and the holidays, did someone forget to plan a staff activity to pause and mark the occasion? Maybe this is the year for some spontaneity.
Here are some ideas for both fun and meaningful activities that can still be done before the winter break.
Halloween week is only a couple days away and the fall holiday should be a festive time for your yearbook staff. Take time to bring in some food and candy. If your school allows it, even have fun getting into costumes for a staff party. Along with all the Halloween fun, you can still be…
That celebratory feeling is in the air – National Yearbook Week is only a few days away and Walsworth Yearbooks has been making party plans. First let’s start with the back story in case you’re new to yearbook. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan declared the week of Oct. 4 each year as “National Yearbook Week.”…
For their 2017 yearbook, the staff at Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth, Texas, chose the unifying, inclusive theme of “Shine Brighter Together.” That’s why when students received their books earlier this months and began flipping through the People section, they found a portrait of service dog Soldier Campbell mixed in with the freshmen,…
Here’s a cool idea from the yearbook staff at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, for a way to put those unused photos that didn’t make it into the yearbook to use. The First Flight staff was looking to make one final sales push as they headed into May with 100…
If you need a good idea to help your recruiting for next year’s yearbook staff, or you simply want to create some good yearbook culture at your school, take a cue from Indian Rocks Christian School in Largo, Florida. The Indian Rocks staff recently held a Yearbook Open House and allowed students to come in…
As we get closer to the holidays, here’s another fun story to remind you just how special yearbooks can be. The 2016 yearbook staff at Walsworth Yearbooks school Windsor High School in Windsor, California, had a braille version of their book printed for blind student Maycie Vorreiter. Vorreiter had always ordered a yearbook, but needed…
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.”…
National Yearbook Week is here once again! That means it’s time to celebrate all things yearbook. From Oct. 4-10 every year, yearbook staffs across the country take a little extra time to have fun and promote all the hard work they put in to their books. This year, Walsworth Yearbooks will be observing National Yearbook…
Yearbook distribution days are taking place all over the country this month, and we want to hear your stories and see your pictures! Visit the Walsworth Yearbooks Facebook and Twitter pages (@yearbookforever) to see posts and retweets from schools celebrating their distribution days. Send us your distribution day pics! You can message us on Facebook,…