HOW TO YBK

We are thankful for our yearbook family

We know you are working your turkey feathers off trying to teach all the children, cover every student and meet those deadlines. And we can imagine that your every feather is being plucked by all the demands of life in a post-COVID school situation. We really do appreciate everything you do for your students and your schools. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Here are a few more things we are thankful for, because we are yerds, after all:

MODS:

If you are having trouble filling spreads or keeping every staffer on task, they’re the answer. And, if you missed the mod celebration last week. Hit rewind and go to herff.ly/adviser-assistance for our email archive.

BUSINESS MANAGERS:

If you don’t have a staffer in charge of yearbook sales, ad sales and promotion, then today’s the day to give one (or two) of your staffers a new job title. Empower them to dedicate their lives to making sure every book is sold, every ad space is spoken for and the school community is aware of how awesome your yearbook program is. Send them to the Selling Your Book curriculum section to explore.

REFERENCE EDITORS:

Here’s another job for a student on staff who is hyper-organized but may not be the best writer or photographer. A reference editor makes sure you have every club and team included. They help schedule and run club picture day. They proof people pages and get homeroom teachers to help, too. They are indispensable. Their curriculum section is People and Index.

SUPPORT SYSTEMS:

It’s been a tough year, but we know we’ll make it through because we have great support systems. Take a minute to thank the awesome Herff Jones reps, customer service advisers and tech support advisers that you keep on speed-dial. They go above and beyond to help us all through all the struggles, large and small, of yearbook life.