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

After the final deadline, every Fusion staff member reviews the entire book and nominates staff work for Best Spread, Best Photo, Best Story and a Best fill-in-the-blank category, which is usually journalistic, funny or shout-outs people who helped in some way. All nominations are printed on nice paper so they look great. Taylor says that at the year-end party, the nominations for each category are read, the trophies are awarded and everyone gets to keep their nominations. Beers, at Timber Creek High School, gives each student a gift bag with: • A framed group photo of the staff • Distribution day T-shirt • Graduation cords for the seniors • Letter jacket certificates for those who have lettered • Sparkly or fun candy of some sort • A patch of this year’s cover for their letter jacket 9. CLEAN UP If your celebration is in the school or at a park, make sure to have students designated to clean up the area – trash thrown away, decorations removed, floor swept. If janitors help clean up at the school, be sure to thank them appropriately. Several advisers weighed in with their celebration ideas for this eBook. Ask your yearbook sales representative what other local staffs do. Remember, the important outcomes of any event are to feel good about what has been accomplished and to have fun.

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