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2.2 CREATING A LADDER A well-organized ladder diagram allows you to look at the
entire project as a whole, then break it into manageable
chunks, distributing it to students and avoiding
redundancy. It also helps meet publisher deadlines.

A YEARBOOK IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING In general, the most direct way to begin a ladder is to
transfer the information from last year’s ladder, making
The work that goes into a single spread is intimidating, updates where necessary. Some editors create the
yearbook’s ladder as a team, although most advisers
let alone the amount of organization required to coordinate find it useful to abbreviate this process, giving their

the entire publication. That’s why it is essential to begin staffs a breakdown of the number of pages needed
within each section and allowing them to determine
all yearbook planning with a ladder, or the skeleton for the content within.
how the book will be organized. Provide students with a basic page structure (for

instance, sports will go on pages 20–40) and a list
Ladder 1_REV.pdf 1 4/9/15 11:29 AM
of the page topics needed within (for instance, within
SIGNATURE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE sports, tennis will go on pages 24–25). This focuses
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Multiple 1 Multiple 9 Multiple 17 instance, Captain’s Corner, Team Traditions, and photos
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Multiple 1 Multiple 9 Multiple 17 from matches). Deciding which stories of the year to tell
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Multiple 1 Multiple 9 Multiple 17 # of Dead Pages
Due/Deadli
Page Assigned to Content Boxes/Notes Details line Advisory ne Module Ideas Story Ideas
table of Strickland/Phi
SIGNATURE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE end sheet contents Dec 1 pps Dec 1
Multiple 3 Multiple 11 Multiple 19 1 Sophia title 3 P McCormick Feb 23 BUILDING A LADDER
Multiple 4 Multiple 12 Multiple 20 2-3 Parisa / Avantika opening OP template 3 Parks/Pena Feb 23
summer
2 Reams
opener
4-5 Sophia / Neha
Jan 15
Multiple 3 Multiple 11 Multiple 19 Going to germany Advisers can laminate the large paper ladder included
(german class) -
Multiple 4 Multiple 12 Multiple 20 6-7 ZZ / Isha summer SL SL travel-uncommon thing - type 1 2 N. Garcia Jan 15 spring
Jan 15
2 Henderson
travel-uncommon thing - type 2
summer
8-9 ZZ / Kyra
Multiple 3 Multiple 11 Multiple 19 10-11 Lucy / Avantika summer SL OP camps/austin 2 McClellan Jan 15 in their yearbook kit and place sticky notes as they plan
fall opener
12-13 Sophia / Neha
template - coming back to school
Jan 15
2 Pogue
Multiple 4 Multiple 12 Multiple 20 14-15 ZZ / Luella fall A EC solar eclipse/science 2 Tenorio Jan 15 the page content. They prioritize how and when events
fall
Volleyball
16-17
2 R McCormick
Jade / Alisha
Jan 15
Multiple 3 Multiple 11 Multiple 19 18-19 Parisa / Nina fall A in school events (mag showcase; 2 Gonzalez Jan 15 Bus crashes How people get to school and will be covered by using a different color marker or
back to school night; transportation;
go home from school
transition camp; monarch day)
Multiple 4 Multiple 12 Multiple 20 20-21 Jade / Jennifer fall SL Homecoming week/pep rally 2 berecek/Devall Jan 15 player injuries; two
Multiple 3 Multiple 11 Multiple 19 22-23 Lucy / Ashely fall EC/sports football/homecoming game 2 Hague Jan 15 Girls on football team sticky note for each deadline.
24-25
Jan 15
SL
ACL/pride parade/local stuff
fall
2 Natenberg
Pranathi / Olivia
26-27 Pranathi / Hailey fall A/clubs fine arts fall concerts (uil theatre) 2 Smith Jan 15
students enjoying fall
SIGNATURE Multiple 5 SIGNATURE Multiple 13 SIGNATURE Multiple 21 28-29 Pranathi / Megan fall SL SL Fall Fest 2 T. Hill Jan 15 fest/behind the scenes Deadlines and work assignments can be noted by
Sophia / Hazel
2 H Jones
Jan 15
halloween
30-31
fall
Multiple 6 Multiple 14 Multiple 22 32-33 Parisa / Sydney fall EC/clubs club sports 2 Nickeletti Jan 15
2 Kepner
field trips: wurst fest; big bend
A
34-35
fall
Parisa / Ava
Jan 15
Multiple 5 Multiple 13 Multiple 21 36-37 Jade / Abbey fall EC/clubs kealing thanksgiving; njhs 2 Bergman Jan 15 peoples' traditions adding the names of staffers to the sticky notes.
template - basketball image (see Ms.
Jade / Neha
OP
Scott)
38-39
3 Chapman
Feb 23
winter opener
Multiple 6 Multiple 14 Multiple 22 40-41 Kyra / Isha winter EC/sports boys soccer - 3 Bruch Feb 23 For best results, invite students to volunteer for their
3 Hart
Feb 23
girls basketball
42-43
winter
EC/sports
Sophia / Alicia
Multiple 5 Multiple 13 Multiple 21 44-45 ZZ / Sydney winter A ELA page / History (some sort of 3 Ewald Feb 23
other academic?)
Multiple 6 Multiple 14 Multiple 22 46-47 Pranathi / Nina winter SL holiday break/new years, snow; 3 Applegate Feb 23 spread assignments, so they are choosing their own
midterms
Multiple 5 Multiple 13 Multiple 21 48-49 ZZ / Luella winter EC/clubs various clubs 3 Tyson Feb 23 work, which in turn, serves as a natural motivator.
the sound of music - musical
3 Neill
50-51
winter
EC/clubs
Feb 23
Kyra / Jennifer
Multiple 6 Multiple 14 Multiple 22 52-53 Jade / Ashley winter EC/sports boys basketball 3 Z Jones Feb 23
Jade / Abbey
3 Penny
Feb 23
winter
54-55
girls soccer
EC/sports
Multiple 5 Multiple 13 Multiple 21 56-57 Sophia / Hazel winter A A math and science 3 Matson Feb 23 Once content has been organized, the ladder diagram
german trip/german exchange;
foreign language
3 Yasskin
Pranathi / Hailey
58-59
Feb 23
winter
template - spring opener (no photo
60-61 ZZ / Neha spring opener OP determined yet) 3 Flores wolsky Feb 23
SIGNATURE Multiple 7 SIGNATURE Multiple 15 SIGNATURE Multiple 23 62-63 Isa / Ava S spring SL trends 4 Ratcliffe Feb 23 is finalized. The information should be copied digitally
Kyra, Isha,
Multiple 8 Multiple 16 Multiple 24 64-65 Sydney spring AC art mural / fine arts/ inkblot 4 Chambers Mar 23 and shared with the staff. Usually this is done in your
Pranathi, Abbey,
Multiple 7 Multiple 15 Multiple 23 66-67 Hazel spring EC/sports spring sports (tennis, lacrosse, track) 4 Carolan Mar 23 Jostens creation program, but it can also be done in an
68-69
ZZ, Luella, Nina
4 Fletcher
spring
safety/future/field trips
SL
Mar 23
fighting demons
spring
Mar 23
EC/clubs
70-71
4 Hendrex
Isa, Ava, Hailey
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Multiple 7 Multiple 15 Multiple 23 editable spreadsheet like Google Sheets, or a project
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