It’s spring, that time of year associated with cleaning. It’s also Earth Day, which urges each of us to consider ways to recycle, repurpose and reuse. As a yearbook staff, you are probably eagerly anticipating the smell of fresh yearbooks arriving. But, where are you going to put them? In case you have a couple…
For season five, episode seven, Ask Mike podcast host Mike Taylor, CJE, interviews the Chisholm Trail High School yearbook adviser and copy editor about their 2023 school year and their effective yearbook deadline system. Cortney Wood is in her first year of advising yearbook. She’s new to advising but has experience working on yearbook staffs…
For most people, January is the calm after the holiday rush. For yearbook advisers, I would say it is the opposite. In my case, my last day with my students was Dec. 14, and I didn’t see any of them again until Jan. 9, which was the first day of a new semester, with just…
The keys to making any yearbook program run smoothly and minimizing work and stress involve organization and continuity, and this is especially true when you are faced with the added challenge of your staff meeting as an after-school club.
I’m incredibly proud to say that I’m a teacher. I’m lucky to teach photography, graphic design and journalism – subjects that many other publication advisers do as well. “Oh, the fun stuff!” is usually the response whenever I tell someone this. I do teach the fun stuff, but that doesn’t mean that advising student publications is…
Whether you are a new adviser or a veteran, you know the value of getting your staff working the moment they walk in the door. We wanted to help you do just that. Over the last several years, Walsworth Yearbooks has hosted more than 50 informative webinars covering dozens of topics, each with guest presenters…
Putting together a yearbook is stressful. To help your staff get to know each other and work as a team, use ice breakers, team builders and get-to-know-you activities. Tweak these games to fit your students, school and environment.
Who doesn’t love a good folder hack? Utilizing a folder system for your staff to keep important documents will provide you and your team with a one-stop-shop for all things yearbook. Here are some essentials you need to consider for your staff folders. Folder Types Folders with pockets are ideal for this system since you…
Like yearbook advisers all over the country at this time of year, I am exhausted but also proud and grateful for what my yearbook staff designed and produced in telling our school community’s stories. As summer break begins and I reflect about the past year, I recall what my favorite TV series character President Jeb…
The final deadline has passed, and your book has been submitted. Now what? If you have a spring delivery, you might be struggling to find something to do with your staff for the rest of the school year. As a brand-new yearbook adviser, I know I was. Although I’ve taught English for nearly 20 years,…
