Commemorating a school year through a book is the best way to preserve memories of events and activities during that year that are worth remembering. Middle school is special as it marks the first real transition into young adulthood. While middle school yearbooks are not as popular as high school yearbook, many schools have now hopped onto the bandwagon of publishing middle school yearbooks.
Generally, a lot of students find middle school awful, but it can also be the best fun time in your entire school life. Usually, there are many social issues with students, intimidation, bullies, and bad teachers. Through it all, keeping a positive attitude and hanging out with the right company is a sure way to make your middle school years a memorable experience worth preserving in a yearbook.
Creating One
When creating a middle school yearbook, start by deliberating about a suitable theme that embodies the school’s values. Find an idea that glorifies your school and work around that for a fitting theme.
Next is to decide on the writing type to be used in the book. If you’re basically going to use a report format that chronicles the major school events and activities of the year, then you should consider straight reporting type. However, many people like to use mood copy to express emotions backed up by graphics, quotes, and photos, among other things. So choose your writing type based on what you want to convey.
After settling on a writing style, you’re now going to work on the pictures and these can be a lot. Basically, pictures are sourced from any type of school activity, be it a sporting event, class activity, parties, or any other day-to-day activity. Many people like to incorporate childhood pictures so it’s really up to you whether to add them or not. Needless to say, pictures that might embarrass students or the school should be left out.
Worth mentioning is the color of the book. After all, color says a lot about the school and, in fact, it’s better to choose colors that are close to the school’s official colors. You can highlight the school emblem or logo using colors to add a touch of perfection. In the same regard, including a good slogan is a nice way to welcome viewers. There are so many slogan ideas if you’re creative.
Finally, throw in a couple of catch phrases or funny words from teachers and students. If you can’t remember any funny or catch phrases, you can use some classic yearbook quotes.
These few tips on creating middle school yearbooks should give you a good starting point for your yearbook project. Keep an open mind and incorporate as many new ideas as is feasible.
Generally, a lot of students find middle school awful, but it can also be the best fun time in your entire school life. Usually, there are many social issues with students, intimidation, bullies, and bad teachers. Through it all, keeping a positive attitude and hanging out with the right company is a sure way to make your middle school years a memorable experience worth preserving in a yearbook.
Creating One
When creating a middle school yearbook, start by deliberating about a suitable theme that embodies the school’s values. Find an idea that glorifies your school and work around that for a fitting theme.
Next is to decide on the writing type to be used in the book. If you’re basically going to use a report format that chronicles the major school events and activities of the year, then you should consider straight reporting type. However, many people like to use mood copy to express emotions backed up by graphics, quotes, and photos, among other things. So choose your writing type based on what you want to convey.
After settling on a writing style, you’re now going to work on the pictures and these can be a lot. Basically, pictures are sourced from any type of school activity, be it a sporting event, class activity, parties, or any other day-to-day activity. Many people like to incorporate childhood pictures so it’s really up to you whether to add them or not. Needless to say, pictures that might embarrass students or the school should be left out.
Worth mentioning is the color of the book. After all, color says a lot about the school and, in fact, it’s better to choose colors that are close to the school’s official colors. You can highlight the school emblem or logo using colors to add a touch of perfection. In the same regard, including a good slogan is a nice way to welcome viewers. There are so many slogan ideas if you’re creative.
Finally, throw in a couple of catch phrases or funny words from teachers and students. If you can’t remember any funny or catch phrases, you can use some classic yearbook quotes.
These few tips on creating middle school yearbooks should give you a good starting point for your yearbook project. Keep an open mind and incorporate as many new ideas as is feasible.
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