As the end of summer draws closer and you prepare to return to the classroom, it’s time to start thinking about your yearbook staff! What better way to prep for yearbook than with a boot camp? Yearbook experts Mike Taylor, CJE, Jim Jordan and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE, explained how in the training session How to…
Yearbooks remain a fantastic way for schools to remember peak moments of the school year. Students look forward to signing the autograph pages as well as seeing themselves and their favorite memories celebrated throughout the pages. But creating an unforgettable yearbook requires a dedicated staff who can bring your ideas to life. To best equip…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Before the school year starts, considering school supplies is a must. Planning for activities, events and other miscellaneous needs for your staff is a great place to begin when stepping back into your classroom. Here is a list of some supplies to consider ordering before the first day. Anchor Charts: Having visual representations of classroom…
During your much-needed summer vacation you may get an urgent email from your new school’s front office staff. You have dozens of yearbook boxes stacked in the front lobby and you need to take care of them ASAP. Where do you begin? For the new adviser with a summer/fall delivery, this is one of the…
Now that you’ve finished the 2021 book, there is still so much you can do before school is out. I just got my first printed yearbooks in the mail this week! We all thought it might be impossible to create a book during a full year of living through a pandemic, but you and your…
It’s late January and that means it’s time to start thinking about recruiting for next year. Compounded by the challenges brought on by the ongoing pandemic that may mean recruiting will need to be done remotely, this process will take more creativity and focus than ever as you gather your 2022 staff. Each and every…
