Jim Jordan's 40 Things To Do After The Yearbook Is Done

FALL PLANNING 40. PLAN TO ATTEND A FALL WORKSHOP Start planning to attend one of Walsworth’s Elite Weekends in the fall. Most yearbook companies offer some kind of fall workshop to help you sharpen your skills and develop your theme. Walsworth Yearbooks offers five regional, three-day Elite Weekend workshops where an adviser and select staff members gather to design layouts and deepen your theme concept. Several national award-winning advisers will teach sessions and work with your staff one-on-one to help your book move to the next level. 41. PLAN TO ATTEND A FALL CONVENTION Start planning to attend a fall national convention. It can take weeks to get approval through your district and raise money so more can attend, so get started in the spring. Fall conventions are another great way to build your program. You can get a higher level of inspiration and training. Your students will see in new ways what an important task they have undertaken in creating a yearbook. They can demonstrate their skills in national writing and design contests. They can meet with experts in the Walsworth convention booth to get suggestions for ways to improve their theme, coverage and designs.

Elite Weekend. Walsworth Yearbooks provides Elite Weekend workshops in five locations around the country to help staffs bond together, develop their themes, design layouts, and receive feedback from yearbook experts from around the country.

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