Many times, yearbook advisers struggle trying to identify their role on a yearbook staff. Most advisers feel that they are a club sponsor and should let the students decide everything, from font selection to ship week of the yearbook. As much as this can lead to student excitement, remember one thing… your role as an adviser is unlike any other sponsor or teacher. Your decision on how to manage your publication can make the difference between a successful yearbook …

It is getting close to the end of the school year, and yearbook staffs  have hit that stage of the school year where they are now finished with the yearbook. It is just a few weeks away from the final product being delivered and the distribution day.
It can be difficult finding things to keep the yearbook staff busy untill then, especially yearbook staff who don’t have their eyes on getting ready for next year’s book. But there are …

Important Information for All Yearbook Life Customers:
Here are a few things you should know about your school yearbook.
Yearbook Life reminds current customers that our agreement indicates that you if you  intended to submit your book by our Early Bird Deadline of March 15 and  you have not submitted your school yearbook yet, it is past due.
There is no penalty for submitting your book past that date, but we wanted to remind you that you must submit your book 8 weeks prior to …

Getting your yearbook is an exciting time as a student. You cannot wait to see what pictures of you and your friends made it into the yearbook. The second best part of having your yearbook is having all of your friends sign it. Sometimes ordering a yearbook can be a hassle. As a parent, you worry about sending your child to school with cash or a check to pay for their yearbook, with thoughts of them losing the money. …

Christmas and New Year celebrations are an exciting time for the whole family. For some, the period involves family gatherings and vacation traveling. This time of year gives the opportunity for the disperse family to get together and celebrate the achievements from the past year as to welcome new beginnings and future challenges. However, after the festive season, reality kicks back and the time to go back to school is not faraway anymore.
Everyone has had a much needed …

Your yearbook is the biggest business on your campus. Shouldn’t be marketing your yearbook one of the most important activities for your staff members? It requires much responsibility and gives staff members a taste of how a business runs in the real world. Even after putting in the effort, marketing the yearbook may be disappointing if students aren’t buying or it requires too much time.
If you are facing the challenge of trying to market your book so that …

Yearbook staff members are the essence of the project. Without a yearbook team, it would be impossible to create a school yearbook. Keep the yearbook staff motivated and feeling good about their work would be the key to produce an environment that will lead to a productive and efficient team, and also to obtain the best outcome.
Different people are motivated by different enticements. For yearbook, some staff members like prizes; most like food, or fun activities. With some, peer …

As your yearbook staff comes together and starts to brainstorm about school yearbook ideas. There are a few things everyone should know about developing and creating a school yearbook.
Here are some yearbook terms that all yearbook staffers should know brought to you by Yearbook Life:
Coverage: What you plan to cover in your yearbook such as events, topics, people, etc.
Yearbook Theme: The verbal and visual idea that ties this year’s book together
End sheet: The paper between …