Not just a face in the crowd: group pic tips

Most people would rather work on their taxes than handle group and team pictures for the yearbook. It can be tedious. Group shots are an important historical reference. Below are 10 things to

Celebrate your love for yearbook

In elementary school, there was always a Valentine’s Day party. Each student decorated a shoe box and exchanged cards. Everyone left with a stack of friendly love notes and a lot of candy.

Pacemaker Finalists wow judges with high-quality photojournalism

Fifteen Balfour schools were selected as National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Yearbook Pacemaker and Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Pacemaker finalists.

Your go-to social media guide

Tomball Memorial High School’s selfie campaign#TMHSSelfies

It’s now 2016 and there’s absolutely no reason why your yearbook should not be promoted on social media. If you and your staff are

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.

These students know how to create great yearbooks

Quill and Scroll announced the winners of its 2014 Yearbook Excellence Contest recognizing the best in high school yearbook publishing. Students from nine Balfour schools received awards for their

Awesome ideas for fine tuning the yearbook

This time of year typically comes with numerous pages of proofs to correct. It’s time for everyone on staff to pay attention to the details and help keep the book consistent from cover to cover.

Photo sharing app enhances yearbook coverage

Meet Image Share, a community photo app that your yearbook staff and school community will love. Image Share allows students, parents and faculty in the school community to contribute content for the

Increase sales with THE GREEN KIT

Do you need ideas for last-minute yearbook sales? Are you struggling to reach students who haven’t bought a yearbook? Check out the GREEN KIT, a detailed plan for targeting non-buyers.

Rathbun named JEA Distinguished Yearbook Adviser

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” In that case, Kristi Rathbun will live a good long time.

A picture perfect yearbook

As much as the yearbook staff enjoys a well-developed theme and beautiful page design, people buy the yearbook to look at the pictures.

Glacier Peak staff shares holiday traditions

The holiday season is a time for warmth and giving, a time to place the needs, wants and wishes of others before our own. Annie Green, the adviser at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish,

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