Content Sections
Here are some of the sections you may want to include in your school yearbook:
- Student Life: All the different aspects of students’ lives, both during and after school.
- Academics: The daily lives of students pursuing their education. Include various photo sizes that show the big picture and the smaller details that make learning fun.
- Activities: All the different clubs and organizations that students are involved in. Include large group photos and fun candid photos to highlight the value of membership.
- Sports: Energetic action photos that capture a variety of people and games. Use copy and captions with the photos to document the stories and facts of the season.
Planning School Yearbook Coverage with a Ladder Diagram
A ladder diagram is a chart that helps you plan each of your yearbook spreads (two facing pages in a book). It’s a simple way to plan the subject and location of each page.
Follow these steps to plan your content with a ladder.
- Determine the number of pages in your yearbook.
- Allocate the number of pages needed for your opening (title pages, opening spread, etc.), divider pages and closing section.
- Calculate the number of pages needed for the “people” section.
- Add the pages needed for sports.
- Estimate the number of ad and index pages required.
- Distribute the remaining pages among the other sections of your yearbook.
- Count the number of pages for each section to check that coverage is fair and balanced.
Below are some common yearbook page types:
- Title Page: The first page in the yearbook. Title pages should include your school name, year, city, state, website address and any other important information.
- Portrait Pages: Contain school portraits and names of the people in your school.
- Activity Pages: Contain school photos and memories of school events, team sports and field trips.
- Divider Pages: The first page of each of your yearbook sections. These pages give your book an organized, unified appearance.
- Memorial Pages: Honor a person’s memory with a memorial page.
- Autograph Pages: The blank pages for student signatures and personal messages—they usually appear at the back of the book.
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