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Yearbook: The ideal life prep course
For many high school students, working on the yearbook staff provides the perfect experience to prepare them for college life and beyond.
March 23, 2015
Yearbook Staff Management
Photo By Zoe Yim
Yearbook: Real-world training
Despite not going into a field related to journalism and print media, my experience on the yearbook staff, including a year as editor-in-chief, at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Md., has helped me succeed in my career as a software engineer. Just as I would edit and write copy then, now I edit code through code reviews and write using code.
March 10, 2014
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East Rockaway presses on with yearbook after the storm
Tom Schloen thinks about the theme his East Rockaway High School yearbook staff developed for the 2013 yearbook, and when he tells you what it is, in light of everything that’s happened over the past six weeks, it’s almost impossible to believe. “Organized chaos,” said Schloen. “That was the theme of this year’s book before all this happened, if you
December 11, 2012
How much do you love yearbooks?
Do you love yearbooks as much as the yearbook staff at Ashley High School in Wilmington, N.C.?
Ashley yearbook adviser Katie Barsaleau recently attended one of Walsworth’s Show-Me Seminars in Kansas City, and got a kick out of the “I heart YBK” logo that can be seen on Walsworth’s Facebook page and on buttons and stickers the company hands out.
April 24, 2012
Keep your staff and yearbook moving during the winter months
It’s the middle of winter and your students are working hard, but they may be slowing down a bit. Days of limited daylight and less time outdoors may be taking its toll. So, get your staff moving to keep the doldrums and stress at bay.
Brain teasers and small bursts of exercise will help them clear their brain and keep them inspired as they continue to work on their yearbook.
January 19, 2012
Yearbook Staff Management
Start the year by evaluating your yearbook staff
Every fall we return to school with an eagerness to start the new yearbook. As the days turn into weeks and the first deadline approaches, an adviser needs to provide guidance as the staff learns what is required of them as individuals of this team effort.
August 24, 2011
This is the time of year to relax, bond with your yearbook staff
It is that time of year when one yearbook staff is wrapping up and another is beginning its work. An awards ceremony, with a fancy or casual banquet, is a great way to cap the year. Whether this is held at a small banquet room at a nearby hotel or at a park shelter, invite next year’s staff to give them something to look forward to.
If you have a summer or fall delivery book, you may have a staff that is still producing their book. Your staff for next year should have plans to sell ads this summer and go to workshop. Consider some of these ideas for relieving stress or bonding, depending on your staff’s needs.
May 13, 2011
Using music as a motivator in the yearbook room
A little music in the yearbook room can pick up the spirits during these busy days.
Some people work better to music and others do not. Poll your staff to see how they like to work.
January 19, 2011
Take a break from the yearbook work for some food and holiday fun
In December, the sun only shines about nine and a half hours a day – less in Alaska. Your yearbook staff may be getting to school when it’s dark and leaving when it’s dark. And the upcoming holidays only bring stress, as you and your students work to meet deadlines and prepare for the festivities.
So, take your own break before your school break with one of these ideas for celebrating the season and having fun.
December 7, 2010
Claremont High uses socks to create yearbook staff bond
The yearbook staff at Claremont High School in Claremont, Calif., has been using the fun idea of staff socks up on the wall to spread cheer around the yearbook room.
As a team-building exercise, staff members slip encouraging and lighthearted notes and thoughts into other staffer’s sock.
November 29, 2010
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