Recruiting Yearbook Staffs

“ Everyone who takes Intro is eligible for yearbook or newspaper unless they really messed up — failing grade, major attendance issues, plagiarism/ fabrication offense. There is no official selection process. Students simply tell their guidance counselor which staff they want to work for and sign up for that class.” Steve Hanf

Adviser, First Flight High School Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

“ We have a multi-page application kids MUST complete with teacher recommendations. We often have 80-plus kids register for the class, so applications also weed out the kids. The ones who really want it apply.” Marne Hade Adviser, Northwest High School Jackson, Michigan

“ As far as how to present this to students, I always referred to yearbook as a ‘work hard, play hard’ environment. We only get to have as much fun in yearbook as we do BECAUSE we work so hard all the time. I also explain to them that this isn’t just signing up for a class, but we want people who view this as their job. They need to take it seriously and realize that people are paying their hard-earned money to have their work, and that their work will be seen by hundreds and even thousands, so it is not something to take lightly.” Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Walsworth Yearbooks Sales Representative and former award-winning yearbook adviser

Photo by Brooklyn Hilmes

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