Let's Have Some Fun. The Yearbook Is Done!

• Parents • Your yearbook sales representative • Administrators • Janitors • Office staff 6. DETERMINE FOOD This decision is partially made when selecting the venue, but here are some ideas for food and how to carry them out.

• Cake and punch – Order a cake or cupcakes from a local grocer, or an ice cream cake from a grocer or ice cream shop. Or have parents bake sheet cakes. These can be simple and will look festive if bakers just put sprinkles on top. Serve soft drinks or check cookbooks or look online for punch recipes. • Snacks and candy – Veggie or meat/cheese trays, chips and dip, cheese and crackers, fun-size candy bars • Lunch – Order in from a fast-food chain such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or Chipotle. • Potluck meal – Have sign-up sheets for main courses, sides, drinks and desserts. • Catered meal – Order from a favorite local restaurant; see if a staff member or one of their parents works at a local place. • Restaurant – Pick one based on meal price.

Years ago, editors at Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida, began awarding trophy cups like this one during the staff’s year-end party. The decorated ice cream soda glasses are given to the winners in each category of yearbook work. “Normally the cups are filled with candy, but this one is four-and-a-half years old, so clearly they’re a valuable commodity,” Brit Taylor, adviser, said.

“We get all dressed up and have cake and punch, and the editors usually have a small gift for each staff member—maybe a staff photo in a hand-decorated frame or something like that. Then, the students have a big sleepover at someone’s house and then distribute the yearbook to the school the next day. It’s a 25-year tradition at our school,” says McCrossen of Blue Valley Northwest High School.

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