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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,…
The fireworks on the screen go off – this is what you and your staff have been working towards all year. Your book and the final pages have been submitted. Let out a sigh of relief and kick off your shoes … for a moment. You’re not done, because now it’s the time to prep…
What’s the worst thing that could happen the day after you submit your yearbook? The plant accidentally losing all your work and having to rewrite all your spring sports pages again? This didn’t happen, of course, but when the staff walked into class expecting a relaxing day for the first time in weeks, this is…
Now, I’m not usually the teacher who plays pranks on students but with everything we’ve been dealt this school year (for me – leaking ceiling, a classroom with no outlets, class size over 40 students) it’s about time to have some fun and roll with the punches. This April Fools’ Day, why not try out…
It is the Friday before Spring Break. The only car left in the parking lot is yours. Your kids have gone home, all the teachers are gone, even the janitors left. The last pages of the 2022 yearbook went in a few minutes ago, at 11:30 p.m. It is time to celebrate. After your week…
We all know someone who has had COVID-19, and it’s very possible someone on your staff has had it. But if you plan ahead, there are some steps you can take to make sure that a COVID quarantine doesn’t stop the production of your yearbook. Make a plan to retrieve or drop off equipment. One…
Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks The holiday season is here, but you are probably well aware that a little yearbook work needs to be mixed in with all the upcoming festivities and family time. Now is a great time to plan student life coverage for the winter break. Editors need to put into place plans to…
The holidays are approaching, which at most schools means two weeks off from school. The anticipation is overwhelming – so overwhelming that it can be hard to keep your staff on task to make those December deadlines. So how do you do it? Many yearbook advisers use a mixture of work and fun to keep students focused.
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