Yearbook Playbook

Photos by Carlos Giron and Stephanie Streicher

REFERENCES: • eBooks (download at walsworthyearbooks.com/ebooks ): - 101+ Great Yearbook Photos That Captured Our Attention (And Why) - Photojournalism: Telling Stories with Images - Using Your Smartphone to Capture Great Photos • Yearbook Suite curriculum (download or order at walsworthyearbooks.com/yearbooksuite ): - Coverage: The Heart of the Yearbook - Understanding Why Design Matters - Photojournalism: Telling Stories with Images Share these resources with your students to make sure all of your candid photos are quality images.

STAFF MANAGEMENT & CULTURE STAFF MOTIVATION

WORKSHOPS, CAMPS AND TRAININGS When it comes to motivating your staff, there is nothing more powerful than workshops, camps and/or trainings, especially if you get to leave campus for the occasion. Exposure to new ideas and what other schools are doing in yearbook will inspire your staff to take their publication to the next level. Interested in taking your book to the next level? Consider joining a state or national scholastic press organization for critiques/awards. Refer to New Adviser Field Guide for a complete list of state scholastic press organizations at walsworthyearbooks.com/yearbooksuite. • Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA): - cspa.columbia.edu/ • Journalism Education Association (JEA): - jea.org/wp/ • National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA): - studentpress.org/nspa/ • Quill and Scroll: - quillandscroll.org/

Yearbook Should Be Fun! Yearbook can be a lot of work, so we have to make it a lot of fun! Start by establishing traditions/celebrations. • Celebrate - birthdays, meeting deadlines, holidays • Yearbook banquets with individual awards and recognitions • Big Yearbookie/Lil’ Yearbookie - partner older/ experienced staffers with younger/newer staffers to make sure everyone is connected and included • Productive Procrastination - take breaks (every so often) to play a game and keep staff relaxed and alleviate creative blocks • Start class with a brain teaser or riddle to get students thinking creatively • Work days/nights - supply food and fun for those willing to spend extra time in the yearbook room • Make it competitive - turn normal yearbook events into competitions (i.e., selling business ads in teams for a day and awarding prizes to the winning team)