Treat Your School with a Two Part Yearbook
2020 has been a long strenuous year. There’s plenty of memes out there that show just how much we are done with 2020. Many schools are using online learning full-time and many others are going back to…
How to Report on Community News in the Yearbook
Looking for ideas on how to fill the yearbook this year? Finding content for the yearbook is a common issue this 2020-2021 school year as schools are finding their world changing. But just because that club or…
How to Make the Yearbook More About the Lives of Students
There’s no doubt the school yearbook is all about the school, it’s culture, the staff and, of course, the students. But what is a yearbook about when social distancing and a pandemic has put clubs, sports activities…
Creative Ways to Celebrate Grads in the Yearbook
By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer Graduation day is arguably the most important moment of a senior’s entire school journey. We know just how big of a disappointment that is for the students, their families, and the…
Ideas for Non-Spring Distribution
By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer On the first day of graduation rehearsal, the seniors line up to get their yearbooks and have a signing party. It’s the last day of 6th grade and there’s an elementary…
3 Story Ideas to Stay Connected During COVID-19
By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer The yearbook will live on as the official record of the school for this year. When school returns to normal, how will the past few months be documented and remembered? The…
Back to Basics – Student Press Legal Rights & Responsibilities
By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer The 1st Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees freedom of the press, and student publications such as yearbooks have enjoyed the benefits of some of those freedoms. The 1969 Supreme Court…
