How To ~ Use Sections to fill a Yearbook

To help organize the coverage of the many acitivities that happen in a school, a yearbook is roughly divided into six sections:

Students life ~ 20%

anything that affects the lives of the students at school. What affects a students doesn't just happen inside the walls of the school. Coverage of fashions, music, summer activities, part-time jobs, and issues of concern to students, as well as school-sponsored events.
The daily routine of school life, as well as after school and evening activities should be highlighted here.

Academics ~ 15%

there are a multitude of exciting things that happen in a classroom that are worth covering. What about

disecting a rat in science
mini-drama productions in French
Co2 car races in Tech
Egg drops in Leadership
what do you do to prepare for a test
destructive bridge testing in Tech
stock market investment in Math class

People ~ 30%

readership surveys show that this is the section of the book most students like best. They want to see themselves and their friends and this is where that happens. It's important to get every student's portrait because this is a historical record of who attended Shuswap during a given year.

Organizations ~ 15%

groups and clubs are featured here

Sports ~ 20%

this section should include group photos and a scoreboard for each team and a copy block that focuses on season highlights. The reader will want to know what made this particular season different from past seasons, and will want to feel the emotion and excitement of the events. Use powerful photographs and strong action-packed copy. Direct quotes will help add color to the coverage

Ads/Index

feature stories incorporated into both the ads and the index will make those pages more interesting and readable.