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Yearbook Coverage Ideas

In order to help you come up with page content ideas, we have developed this chart to assist you in story and coverage ideas. Page content is divided into most common sections in a high school yearbook listed below. STUDENT LIFE: Activities that usually involve...

Student Portraits and the PSPA CD

Student portraits play a huge role in your yearbook. In most circumstances, portraits make up 25% to 30% of the yearbook. Planning for the school photo day is critical because you will want to be sure to include every student and have each portrait be the best...

Determining Your Yearbook Coverage

Determining what is on every page of your yearbook can be a challenge when you first begin the process. What you can include in your yearbook is determined by when you want your yearbook to arrive. If you want to receive your yearbook before graduation (Spring...

Four Reason Why Online Yearbooks are a Bad Idea

1. Keep in mind a virtual yearbook is saved on an outside vendors server. Only 10% of web businesses last more than one year. What happens when the server disappears along with the vendor? That's right, your yearbook disappears. All that money and time down the...

Yearbook Endsheets

Endsheets are the thick paper that is attached to both the inside of the cover and the printed pages of the yearbook. You will notice that this hard paper is usually left blank in a choice of color or white for autographs from the student body, or it is designed in...

Two New Pictavo Demo Videos are Available!

The new Pictavo Tutorial Video and Community Webinar is now online. View the videos online 24/7 by visiting our HELP CENTER! The 2012-2013 Welcome to Pictavo” video is 33 minutes in length and is great for demonstrating the power of Pictavo. It is designed for new...

Four Reasons Why You Don’t Want A DVD Yearbook

1. Since a yearbook and/or a DVD’s sole purpose is to let your students preserve memories for years to come, a DVD will be obsolete in only a few years. It’s virtually impossible to listen to an 8-Trak Tape, a vinyl record or Cassette Player today. The VHS recorder...

It’s January! What Should I Be Doing?

Welcome back from winter break! Now it's time to get back to work! If you plan on submitting your book to us this spring, here are some reminders of what you should be thinking about now: 1. Have you gotten your PSPA portrait CD from your school's photographer? 2....

Press Release – The High Cost of High School Yearbooks

For Immediate Release: RE: HIGHSCHOOL YEARBOOK PRICING CONCERNS Tracie Boudreaux, a Houston, TX based community activist and concerned parent was interested in purchasing a yearbook for her son at a Houston area high school but much to her surprise the yearbook...

Options for Your Yearbook

There are five major parts of a yearbook that can have a significant impact on your budget. They are as follows: • Endsheet Specifications • Type of Paper • Binding of Pages • Special Inserts • Add-On Options/Features What you choose in each of the areas listed above...