Nothing slips past you. You’re the quality guardian – the one who notices that comma, that color mismatch, that missing credit. The Eagle Eye ensures the book looks polished and professional from cover to cover.
What makes an Eagle Eye shine
You see what others miss.
- You spot typos, misalignments and inconsistencies instantly.
- You care deeply about accuracy and precision.
- You believe quality shows respect for your readers.
- Sometimes you get caught in the details, but your careful eye gives the whole staff confidence.
💫 If you’re a student Eagle Eye
You’re the team’s final defense against mistakes.
- Review the Yearbook Spread Checklist before any page gets submitted.
- Brush up on your AP style knowledge with the “Six Ways to Make Writing in AP Style Easier for Your Staff” blog.
- Watch the Proofed to Perfection training video to learn techniques for big-picture story triage, detailed revision and ensuring accuracy.
- Pull the Proofed to Perfection poster out of your 2026 Planning Kit and challenge yourself to memorize the proofing and marking symbols for accurate editing.
Your precision protects the yearbook’s reputation. Keep balancing perfection with patience – you make the book shine.
🧭 If you’re an adviser Eagle Eye
You pride yourself on a clean, professional publication. You set high standards, and it shows.
- Print out a staff set of the Wait, Before You Submit checklist and have each student build it into their proofing workflow.
- Listen to or watch the “Is Your Staff Editing and Proofing Effectively?” podcast episode.
- Utilize the “Make Copy Shine by Editing” Yearbook Suite curriculum unit and student workbooks to ensure your team shares responsibility for quality.
- Facilitate staff roundtables as deadlines near so nothing slips through the cracks.
Your standards lift everyone higher. Keep modeling excellence without letting perfection slow your progress.
✨ Final thought
You bring order, accuracy and pride to the page. The yearbook will stand the test of time because of your careful eye, and that’s something to celebrate.
