Yearbook Club
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Yearbook Meeting Schedule is Every Wednesday
If you are interested in joining the Yearbook Club, please email Ms. Osowiecki, Mrs. Dinunzio or any editor to receive the Google Classroom Code to join.
Join the Yearbook Club!
Join the Yearbook Club!
Yearbook club is a group of photographers, writers, and designers who are looking to be involved in the creation of the RHAM High School yearbook. Students work on various areas of the book and use their strengths to make the book even better than the year before.
Being part of yearbook production requires skills like organization, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration. These skills are important as they continue their public school years and work on group projects in the classroom, but they become increasingly more important as students enter post-secondary schools or the “real world”.
Students working on their yearbook will learn about things like photography, journalism, graphic design, and working with computers.
Yearbook Club Requirements
Yearbook Club Requirements
You don't have to be a great writer to be on the staff. We need photographers, artists, graphic designers, and business managers. We need great writers, too, so if you love to write and want to try something new, come join us.
Freshmen are welcome to apply too. We need you! This is not a senior-only yearbook. We want representatives from all the graduation classes to be a part of our community.
There are some after-school commitment requirements. If you are a staff member, you will have to attend after-school activities and work days throughout the year. It isn't a ton, but you will have to do some work outside our scheduled meeting time.
Yearbook is a full-year club, but if you participate in a club for part of the year and still want to join, we will make space for you. Please just communicate with the editors your commitment abilities.
The Yearbook requires students who are motivated and independent. Our deadlines matter. If you struggle to turn in your work on time, this may not be the club for you.
We are looking for dedicated students who are excited about RHAM and the things our students do. If you are passionate about your own place in the yearbook, join the club, so you can be a part of the process!
Benefits
Benefits
- Leadership Opportunities
The yearbook is a student-run publication. Students are in control as editors and leaders, allowing their peers to help them improve. Editors are chosen as early as 9th grade. Associate editors (9th and 10th grade typically) will move up to Managing Editors (10th-11th grade) and eventually to Editor-in-chief by senior year. Editors work together to delegate, plan, create, and edit pages, and ensure events are covered.
- It Gets You Involved
Joining the yearbook gets students involved on all levels – from socializing with students to attending school events, and actively participating in something that benefits the entire school body.
- Looks great in your portfolio
Being able to have the yearbook included in your portfolio gives you that much-needed edge when applying for a job or to a college. Getting into a college can be a very competitive business, and often good grades alone aren’t enough to get into the school that students are hoping for. Although this may sound good, don’t let it be the only reason you join the yearbook staff, you should join the staff because you want to, and you think you’re a good candidate.
- Provides Writing and Journalism Experience
When writing for the yearbook, students learn to interview peers and staff, write copy, meet deadlines, and build upon the fundamentals that they learned in English class.
- Provides Creative Experiences
Photography, Photoshopping, page layouts, yearbook themes, design ideas – putting together a yearbook from start to finish is full of tasks that get the creative juices flowing. It’s very rewarding for students to have the physical proof to show for all of that hard work they put in over the course of the year.
- Camaraderie
Everyone is on the same team in the classroom. All staff members have the same opportunities when it comes to attending events in order to write articles and take pictures. The returning staff members will always be there to help hone your skills by providing constructive criticism and answer your questions. It takes all types to make a great team. The Yearbook classroom is an accepting, friendly environment.
- The opportunity to get a free yearbook!
Meet Our 2024 Yearbook Advisors, Editors & Staff
Meet Our 2024 Yearbook Advisors, Editors & Staff
Yearbook Layout Advisor
Shelley Osowiecki
Yearbook Business Advisor
Carrie Dinunzio
Co-Editor-in chief
Talula Stomberg
12th Grade
Co-Editor-in-chief
Clara Grove
12th Grade
Managing Editor
Vivienne Stomberg
11th Grade
Managing Editor Emerson Melquist
12th Grade
Associate Editor
Isabelle Kreamer
12th Grade
Associate Editor Maddie Lundie
Associate Editor Reagan Stanford
Advertising Editor
Paige Rosa
What does each role do?
What does each role do?
Advisors
Advisors
Yearbook
Layout Adviser:
This is the director of the yearbook that provides direction but does not do the specific work. Typically, the design, photos, and copy are produced by the students. A yearbook adviser oversees selecting and training students for their roles, provides guidance and encouragement, develops a style guide and theme, manages deadlines, completes final reviews, works with Jostens for publishing, and signs off before printing.
Yearbook
Business Adviser:
This adviser develops the budget and supervises the yearbook sales campaign. This person also manages any fundraising activities and ensures bills are paid on time. They also coordinate with the photographers to ensure the students all get photographed. They work closely with the advertising manager to maintain updated budget and funding information.
Editors
Editors
Editor(s)-in-chief:
This role is responsible for the development of the content. Serving as a leader, this person will supervise the content coverage and story features while sometimes stepping in to do the work themselves, if need be.
The editor(s)-in-chief should be comfortable taking charge and coordinating assignments, yet motivational enough to inspire staff to complete jobs well and on time. This person provides a final check of pages before submitting to the adviser. All other editors report to them. We often have two people in this role because it is a very big job.
Managing Editor(s):
This person or person(s) is the leader of the design team and assists the editor-in-chief in the overall yearbook plan, including the design of the layout portions. This person coaches and suggests thoughtful changes to improve the overall flow and appearance of the yearbook, including verifying pages for consistency and style. The managing editor position is training to move to Editor-in-chief the following year.
Associate Editor(s):
This position works under the managing editor(s) to complete assigned spreads. This person submits photo and copy requests as needed and adds them to the layout by selecting the appropriate cropping and labeling. They also check pages for errors before submitting for editorial review. This position is typically offered to tenth graders and exceptional 9th graders who demonstrate a dedication to the yearbook. This is also a position that trains to move to the managing editor role in the following school year.
Staff
Staff
Provides ideas for coverage of events or copy to enhance photos and layouts. A yearbook writer uses journalistic standards to develop stories, including research and interviewing. They also help develop headlines and captions as requested following the style guide. Checking for spelling, grammar, and correctness is a must before submitting content to editors by the deadline.
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