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…
Creating an Editorial Calendar
Yearbooks are about what happened this year to your student body and in the school in general. It’s a book that helps preserve the memories of your entire school of students for an entire year. While this…
Guidelines for taking at-home student portraits
Since early spring 2020, schools have responded creatively to the effects COVID-19 has had on life and schooling. These responses include continuing a yearbook despite performances, sports and other school activities being on hold, or not operating…
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…
Tools to Promote Your Yearbook to Families
By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer With in-school marketing temporarily out of the picture, we’ve been exploring some alternative ways to remind families at your school to purchase or personalize their yearbooks. So we can’t use physical…
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…
Delivery Options for Advisers this Season
By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer Times are tough with many school closures in effect, but the yearbook must go on, and we’re here to help you work through the delivery process this season. As the COVID-19…
