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Hoots+Clicks AUTHOR: KRISTEN SCOTT At the club and middle school level, the challenge is amplified by limited staff training
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Kristen Scott advises The Vespa yearbook, Inkblot literary magazine and the time. Whether it be the shorter attention span of middle school students, a club staff with
fewer meeting times whose involvement waxes and wanes, or a staff structure with fewer
KBTV broadcast news team at Kealing Middle School in Austin, TX. With
PRODUCTION good humor and enthusiasm, she works to elevate the quality of journalism leadership and editorial positions, training time at the middle school and club level gets
condensed, leaving advisers feeling like the primary thing in short supply is them.
Linnea Fitzpatrick instruction at the middle school level. Ms. Scott’s students have been
recognized for their accomplishments earning NSPA Pacemakers and CSPA And while there is a wealth of information available to help train your staffs, finding the
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Crown awards, in addition to numerous individual awards at the state and time to use it all becomes one of the biggest challenges facing a new, middle school or
national levels. As an adviser, Ms. Scott has been recognized by JEA as a club adviser.
SPECIAL THANKS Rising Star and TAJE as a Pathfinder. Jostens YRBK Adviser Guide is a condensed resource specifically designed to pare
down the task of making a yearbook. Complete with overviews of yearbook elements
Mike McLean for providing EDITOR IN CHIEF: SARA SAUSKER and structure, it hits all the main concepts needed to make a successful publication. It also
images of yearbookers in Senior Manager of Customer Experience provides tools and suggestions for streamlining the organization and management required
action used throughout Sara Sausker oversees Jostens classroom materials and offerings. She uses to produce the school’s yearbook, tips that will save a new adviser’s sanity.
this book. her experience as a high school teacher and yearbook rep to inform her The YRBK Guide can be read straight through and taught in succession, or advisers may
passionate philosophy of student journalism. She believes that a journalism choose to personalize the experience based on the needs and demands of their program.
class can be one of the most valuable learning opportunities in high school
and loves helping build resources that will contribute to a thriving program. New advisers, take it slow. Trying to master it all in your first year can be overwhelming.
Sara has edited Jostens 7-Minute Starters and Start Right in Seven Weeks Instead, work to gather the basics and then pick one or two major areas to focus on,
Curricula, the Jostens Grow Your Know Educational Series and the Jostens building on your program a little more each year as both you and your staff improve.
Look Book. Sara speaks at local and national conventions. Club and middle school programs may find that there are more lessons and
ideas than can be taught in one year. Look for the Club Cues and In the Middle Icons
throughout the book for suggestions on how to prioritize and tailor the material to the
unique needs of club and middle school staffs.
INTRODUCTION Finally, this book includes a number of downloadable resources designed specifically for

students. These fast fact reference sheets were designed for advisers who need students
There’s one thing that a yearbook adviser knows, regardless of whether they’ve to be able to creatively problem solve, both in and out of the classroom.
been advising for ten years or two: yearbooks have a lot of moving parts, each
one with layers of technical information to be delivered. Finding time in the There are a number of additional resources included for advisers looking to scaffold
year to teach all of the curriculum required to make an outstanding publication material for individual students who have mastered the basics and are ready to develop
AND actually making the book itself proves challenging to even the most their skills further. These are ideal for programs with students who have a wide range of
seasoned adviser. interests, availability and skill levels, like middle school and club programs.
Since time is of the essence, let’s get right to it.
Yearbook production requires extensive knowledge in a number of areas:
design, photography, writing. It’s why students can take the class year after
year and still learn something new each time.

As an adviser, you will find that you, too, have the opportunity to learn and
grow year over year. If this is your first year advising, you will discover that
a journalism room is a dynamic place like nowhere else in a school—it is truly
a full-year, project-based experience. This means that traditional teaching
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