Gaylene Mabry

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CSPA names 9 Balfour yearbooks 2023 Crown recipients

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced their Gold and Silver Crown yearbook winners Friday, March 17.

You can enjoy Spring Break – here’s how!

Spring Break! Time to sit on the beach, book in hand, and soak up the sun. Not so fast. For yearbook advisers, Spring Break is either your deadline or a to-the-finish line panic attack.

Headlines that pack a punch!

As the most significant verbal aspect of the design, headlines have a powerful impact on the look and feel of a yearbook spread. They provide a starting point for the reader, set the tone for the

Get the attention of the last-minute yearbook buyers

As the school year marches on, it is more important than ever to grow your yearbook sales. Determining who hasn’t bought a yearbook and targeting those students will help you reach your sales goal.

Some Days Are Diamonds; Some Stone: Stress/Mental Health Management

Let’s face it, life is stressful. And life for a yearbook adviser can double or triple that stress level. If we don’t manage our stress and take care of ourselves, someone else may end up taking care

Boost sales and coverage with your yearbook’s index

February is one of the busiest months for yearbook production and deadlines. It is also a great time to run an index as a sales and coverage tool.

Share a little love on Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s the perfect time to take a little yearbook break and share a lot of love with your staff.February 14th is a good excuse to show affection and thankfulness

Things that make you go ‘oops!’

A yearbook is a historical document that will last a lifetime and beyond. So everything you’re putting on the pages will always be there...including the mistakes. Here’s how you can take extra

What are we missing…..oh yeah, academics!

Think about it. The average high school student spends 5.8 hours in class each school day. Another 35 minutes at lunch and 15 minutes for class changes round out the rest of the school day. So if 89%

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