Publications
August
Yearbook order arrives at the school.Review printed copy to check for errors.Note errors to ensure they are not repeated.Notify customers of arrival.Notify community or arrival and availability.
September
Intro to class and computer policies and procedures.Distribution of yearbookSell any extra yearbooks from previous year.
Ladder setup, organization and assignments.Discuss Theme of yearbook.
Review of previous yearbook.
Choose editors
Discuss the design of the pages-text, fonts, layouts, ect.
Re-create a design to see if skills have been learned
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
October
Selling of the Yearbook
Calculate the price
Advertising of the Yearbook-posters, announcements, open house, newspaper, website
Collect Senior Photos and baby pictures
Fall Sports and Events(fall sports, senior photos and baby photos, spirit week, homecoming, band, volleyball, cross country
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
November
Selling of the Yearbook
Advertising of the Yearbook--parent letter to the students that didn't buy yet.
Collect Senior Photos and baby pictures.
Get pages ready for the underclassmen section(wait until picture retakes are completed)
Fall Sports and Events
Candid Photos-Student Life
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
Week 10-Finalize Yearbook Planner
Week 11-1st Yearbook Design Deadline(Fall Sports)
Week 12-Interview Skills Unit begins
Week 13-Interview Skills
December
Winter Sports and Events(basketball and wrestling)
Create the Senior Photo Section.
Work on the underclassmen section
Candid photos
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
Week 14-Interview Skills
Week 15-Walter Mitty Photography connection
January
Winter Sports and Events(basketball)
Finishing senior photo and baby section
Finishing the underclassmen section
Creating the cover of the yearbook(contest???)
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
Week 16-Advertising Letter/Yearbook Inventory Updates
Week 17-Advertising Details(update contacts)
Week 18-Review Yearbook Deadlines
Week 1-Winter Sports, Underclassmen, Senior pages begin
February
Winter Sports and Events
Students that are in charge of the specific sport-due dates are assigned according to the sporting event. Some we wait until districts, championships, ect.
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
Week 2-Begin Who's Who choices
Week 2-Who's Who Vote
Week 3-Who's Who tally
Week 3 Advertising Letter
Week 4-Who's Who Photo Shoots
March
Spring Sports and Events
Who's Who is Due
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
Winter Sports pages Due
Week 5-Winter Sports Deadlines
April
Spring Sports and Events
Work on Proofs as they come in.
Who's Who
Yearbook staff photos
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
May
Prom-put announcement on for pictures to be submitted.
Candids of all classes, lunches, advisory, ect.
Students can start to create ladder for upcoming year.
Put announcements on for juniors to get their senior photos taken over the summer to submit early for yearbook
Graduation--take candids and get some outside photos of the group.
Work on Proofs as they come in.
Candids
Editors--manage pages, assist all students, multi-task in the yearbook activities
June
Review all proofs for spelling errors and cut-offs
Approve all proofs
Send to publisher
Review kick backs from the publisher and keep resubmitting until all errors have been corrected.