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

CELEBRATE THAT YOU DID IT AND IT’S DONE! 2. TAKE THE EDITORS OUT TO DINNER Depending on the exact time you finish the book, take your editors out to dinner immediately after. This was impossible the year we finished at 3:30 in the morning! If you wait too long, everyone starts to go in different directions and it can be impossible to coordinate. We picked a restaurant that the editors love, and we celebrated together on the exact day we finished.

4. THANK THE STAFF WITH A PIZZA PARTY How can we celebrate without

pizza? Bring in the good stuff. Invite the principal, your favorite teachers and the custodians to celebrate with you.

Pizza Time! Celebrate making that final deadline with a staff pizza party. Nothing says yearbook like pizza.

5. EAT CAKE, COOKIES, CUPCAKES My last year advising, our Walsworth area manager brought us a huge, gorgeous, delicious chocolate cake. If your

area manager isn’t available, ask some of your yearbook parents to bake for you. Cookies. Cakes. Pies. You have earned this.

6. THANK YOUR SCHOOL STAFF

Celebrate together! The Decamhian editors celebrate with a meal together at a local restaurant. 3. APPLE CIDER TOAST Have a toast with the entire staff. When you start to celebrate, you need to remember the staff and all they have done on this journey. On the day after we sent in the final pages, I brought in sparkling cider in those cool green bottles that look like wine bottles. We even had those little plastic champagne glasses that we reuse every year for this occasion. Pour the cider. Raise your

Send them an email that lets them know they are appreciated. Soon after those final pages were whisking their way to the plant, I would send a version of this email to my school staff. It was a

great way to let the staff know what an important part they play in the creation of the book and to have them recognize your staff members in their classes. 7. RELAX. CATCH YOUR BREATH (FOR JUST A MINUTE) Most likely, the past several weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster ride. All the work that had to be completed since the first of February has been monumental. It’s OK to relax a little and get away from yearbook for a while. The best strategy would be to finish right before spring break, which will give everyone some much needed time away from it all.

glasses. Make speeches. Take lots of photos. Post them everywhere. You all have just accomplished something amazing and unforgettable.

Cheers! Be sure to celebrate all you have accomplished with everyone on staff.

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