The Colophon - Balfour Yearbooks Blog

Yearbook adviser Colleen Wenger at Lancaster High School in Ohio recommends these 7 steps to presale next year’s yearbooks during your spring distribution party.

Producing a yearbook is the largest group project in the school and it often seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. This is especially true for the yearbook staff. Everyone has one

When the yearbook arrives, the first thing most people do is look for themselves. The index plays a vital role as a reader service and assists in locating

by Bernadine Judson, yearbook adviser Etiwanda High School, California

Juggling the demands of teaching, advising and parenting is daunting. What to do? Wave your magic wand. Voila! StudioWorks,

by Lauren O’Connor, yearbook adviser Norcross High School, Georgia

We are a democratic staff. Of course, we have editors who make some important decisions, but most things are decided by the class

by Holly Hartman, yearbook adviserMemorial High School, Houston, Texas

Good. Better. Best. It is a process. Discover what it takes to be the best.

by Amanda Cardoza, yearbook adviser Douglas MacArthur High School, San Antonio, Texas

In 1999 I was the co-editor-in-chief of my high school yearbook. My adviser, Charles Murray, set the best example

by Roseann Gish (adviser), seniors Victoria Hennes (editor) and Jeff Williams (editor) Shawnee Heights High School, Tecumseh, Kansas

Working on next year’s book before this year’s book is done sounds

by Katie Coronado, yearbook adviser Cypress Falls High School, Houston, Texas

The yearbook staff produces a valuable resource: a history book, a memory book and a reference book. The price is right.

By Amy Reece, yearbook adviser Spring Hill High School, Columbia, Tennessee

Keep your staff energized, motivated and productive with these strategies.

By Jen Bladen, yearbook adviser Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, California

We have a romantic notion of the solitary page designer, cut off from social contact, alone in his/her cubicle,