Sometimes it can feel like you spend your entire life at school – from early morning sports practice to afternoon club meetings. But the truth is, a lot goes on off-campus, and your yearbook should reflect that. Students do a lot in their spare time, from volunteering to vacationing and everything in between. Because yearbooks … Beyond the Halls: Highlighting Student Activities Outside of School
You and your team work hard to produce content for the yearbook. Even after covering clubs, school activities, student opinions and more, there are always other ways to tell a more complete story of the year. Or maybe you’ve covered everything but have just a few more pages to fill. That’s why A Milestone Group … How to Tell the Whole Story with Your Yearbook
As an educator, or someone who works closely in the education sector, have you ever thought about school culture and why it is so important? The culture at your school can set the tone for the way a student reacts to and thrives in their environment. A positive school culture promotes dedicated students and teachers … What Can You Do to Promote School Culture Within Your Yearbook?
If a photo speaks a 1,000 words, then a video speaks 10,000. Consider these numbers: 78% of people watch online videos every week, and 55% view online videos every day. (HubSpot) Mobile video consumption rises by 100% every year. (Insivia) 6 out of 10 people would rather watch online videos than television. (Google) The printed … Using Video in the 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 in-person school half the time. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from 2020 it is that we love … Treat Your School with a Two Part 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 that sporting event or that school carnival is no longer happening doesn’t mean the yearbook is not needed. … How to Report on Community News in the Yearbook
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 and other activities on hold. Or when school classrooms and hallways are only at half capacity? Well, student … How to Make the Yearbook More About the Lives of Students
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 may almost seem like an impossible task, using an editorial calendar can make the impossible a reality. Finding … Creating an Editorial Calendar
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 staff who put their hard work and time into planning for everything to come together. That includes the … Creative Ways to Celebrate Grads in the Yearbook
3 Free Resources to Help Fill Your Yearbooks By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer How did your school cope with the virus? What was distance learning like? How did the students react? What creative ideas did your community come up with? In our previous blogs, we shared some ways our current advisers are covering the … 3 Free Resources to Help Fill Your Yearbooks