"COVID-19"

2020 has been a long strenuous year. There’s plenty of memes out there that show just how much we are done with 2020.  Many schools are using online learning full-time and many others are going back to in-person school half the time. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from 2020 it is that we love … Treat Your School with a Two Part Yearbook

Since early spring 2020, schools have responded creatively to the effects COVID-19 has had on life and schooling. These responses include continuing a yearbook despite performances, sports and other school activities being on hold, or not operating as normal. With everything communities nationwide have seen in 2020, having a yearbook to remember it all has … Guidelines for taking at-home student portraits

By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer Graduation day is arguably the most important moment of a senior’s entire school journey. We know just how big of a disappointment that is for the students, their families, and the staff who put their hard work and time into planning for everything to come together. That includes the … Creative Ways to Celebrate Grads in the Yearbook

3 Free Resources to Help Fill Your Yearbooks By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer How did your school cope with the virus? What was distance learning like? How did the students react? What creative ideas did your community come up with? In our previous blogs, we shared some ways our current advisers are covering the … 3 Free Resources to Help Fill Your Yearbooks

By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer With in-school marketing temporarily out of the picture, we’ve been exploring some alternative ways to remind families at your school to purchase or personalize their yearbooks. So we can’t use physical posters, flyers, postcards or lawn signs. What can we use?  With everyone at home, families are on their … Tools to Promote Your Yearbook to Families

By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer On the first day of graduation rehearsal, the seniors line up to get their yearbooks and have a signing party. It’s the last day of 6th grade and there’s an elementary picnic for the whole school to get their books and then they all wait in line for favorite … Ideas for Non-Spring Distribution

How 2 Advisers Are Handling COVID-19 Closures and Coverage By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer Unprecedented. Pandemic. Shelter-in-place. Social distancing. Coronavirus. The world is a scary place this spring, and not only do we as adults need to allay our students’ fears (as well as our own), but we need to provide a sense of … How 2 Advisers Are Handling COVID-19 Closures and Coverage

By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer The yearbook will live on as the official record of the school for this year. When school returns to normal, how will the past few months be documented and remembered? The suggestions we have heard range from “going to ignore it” to “we have to include it but not … 3 Story Ideas to Stay Connected During COVID-19

By Nicole Hammond, Professional Development Trainer Times are tough with many school closures in effect, but the yearbook must go on, and we’re here to help you work through the delivery process this season. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, we want to share the delivery options available to you, ensuring that you and … Delivery Options for Advisers this Season