Deadlines coming up!

Hey guys! There are some important deadlines coming up and we need you to remember them!!! We will also be sending out an email a week before each deadline to remind you again :)

January 28th - Online sales Final page and book count due (email us at metroyearbooks@walsworth.com for this one!)

January 28th-  Namestamp lists submitted online (email your CSR for this one! Cheryl.Ball@walsworth.com or Dana.Davis@walsworth.com)

March 15th-  Itag list due (email your CSR!)

Customized Marketing at Walsworth

If you aren't taking advantage of our customized marketing, you're CRAZY!!!

Walsworth will create a PDF for you and your school that is customized from pictures of students to the price of your book. You can print them in color for free and put them all over the school. The number one spot right now is to put them next to the student sign out area in the main office. Parents and students signing out will see it and HOPEFULLY grab one when they leave to go home.

Talk to Whitney and me about this so we can get you started.

Walsworth Welcomes Mike Taylor!!!

Walsworth Publishing is very proud and excited to announce that Mike Taylor has joined our company in the role of Journalism Specialist/Key Accounts.

Mike most recently worked in a key accounts role with Balfour/Taylor Yearbooks, and has been a respected instructor at yearbook workshops and conventions all over the country.

Mike was an adviser for 13 years at Lecanto High School in Lecanto, Fla., and he guided his staffs to CSPA Crown and NSPA Pacemaker awards. He is, quite simply, a yearbook guru and we’re thrilled to have him on our team.

You can read more about why Mike made the decision to join Walsworth, the work he is going to be doing for us, and our commitment to yearbook in this article on our website.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions

How Do I order a Yearbook?

I was looking around at everyone's school websites and I noticed it was hard to find out how to purchase a yearbook. If I (your favorite yearbook rep) can't figure out how to buy a yearbook, how will your parents know?

Make sure you're using a very visible picture or link to yearbookforever.com. Go on to your members only website and click on marketing central. There you will find website banners, customized marketing and marketing resources.

Remember, if you can't find it, how will your parents find it?

Friendly Reminder-Proof Holds

Hey Guys! Remember, when you're gone for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring break you need to have your proofs held. This way they don't get sent to the school when you're not there. 

You can do this on your members only page under MANAGE PROOF DELIVERY.

Bond. James Bond? No, Yearbook Bond.

Yearbook is hard work. Your staff needs to work well together to get the job done right and on time. It is helpful if your staff can get to know each other so they can understand each others’ strengths and weaknesses.
Spending time together having fun or sharing serious thoughts can lead all staff members to a greater understanding of how they can best work together on this large yearbook project. As school gets rolling in September, consider these activities for bonding.

• Hold a “name that computer” contest for the computers. Once they are named, have the staff design name tags to post on the computers.
• Play with Play-Doh on National Play-Doh Day on Sept. 18. Let them play with a bit of it during a brainstorming session, or keep a few cans on hand for an instant break time. Please immediately pick up any dropped Play-Doh, especially if you have carpeting in your room.
• Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month is a good time to write short notes to these people on your staff, encouraging them for the upcoming year.
• September is Shameless Promotion Month. Have fun brainstorming ways to sell your yearbook this year, or let the school know how cool it is to be on staff. How about a video?
• Take some time for exercise during Line Dance Week Sept. 12-17. Learn a couple of line dances that the staff can get up and do when they need a break during a long work session, or even at the end of a weekly staff meeting.

Bonding can even occur over serious subjects. Here are two diverse topics, one is serious and one is solemn.

• National Love Your Files Week is Sept. 19-23. Discuss with your staff the importance of file management, so that spreads and images can be quickly located. While a good file management plan is important, the key component is that everyone uses it faithfully.
• This year is the 10^th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. While the date is important to all Americans, it is more meaningful to students directly affected in some way. Spend time letting students discuss how the event affected them. Then brainstorm coverage ideas.

There also are activities you can do all year to make staff feel good and give them a quick break. Schedule a Friday Fun activity to let them burn off some energy. Have a different staff member be responsible for planning the activity each week. Also remember to honor staff birthdays every month with a cake or cupcakes. Don’t forget to recognize summer birthdays in May.

Videos can be fun!

Hey Yearbookers!
Go to the Walsworth link below and check out what they wrote about Sherwood and their yearbook video.
Then, WATCH IT! :) and make your own special yearbook video!


http://www.walsworthyearbooks.com/blog/09002/sherwood-high-staff-gets-goofy-in-their-latest-yearbook-video/