Mind the Gutter

Caroline Mattox knows a thing or two about yearbooks. Finishing her eighth book, Mattox has compiled a laundry list of advice for high schoolers that ranges from life advice to working with a new adviser. She also shares how an attitude can help form a yearbook theme. Want to learn more about Caroline? Check out Folio magazine here: https://yearbookdiscoveries.com/more-than-a-pica/

Caroline Mattox knows a thing or two about yearbooks. Finishing her eighth book, Mattox has compiled a laundry list of advice for high schoolers that ranges from life advice to working with a new adviser. She also shares how an attitude can help form a yearbook theme. Want to learn more about Caroline? Check out Folio magazine here: https://yearbookdiscoveries.com/more-than-a-pica/

On this episode, Nelson and Hayley chat with Sarah Kirskey, the adviser from Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Sarah shares her staff’s five-week planning, production and design cycle, which we love. She also discusses how to get the best solutions out of tough situations, looking locally for inspiration and why she loves journalism so much.

7:55—Difficult topics students want to cover

8:58—The purpose of what we are covering

10:07—Having intentional conversations about diversity

13:40—Catering stories to your theme

14:20—How Sarah teaches yearbook

16:10—The difficulty of theme

17:45—Looking toward local high schools for inspiration and advice

18:25—Learning moments

20:48—What she loves about journalism

24:55—How to build staff relationships

26:40—Staff structure and production schedule

28:00—Keeping design consistency with the production schedule

On this episode, Nelson and Hayley chat with Sarah Kirskey, the adviser from Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Sarah shares her staff’s five-week planning, production and design cycle, which we love. She also discusses how to get the best solutions out of tough situations, looking locally for inspiration and why she loves journalism so much.

7:55—Difficult topics students want to cover

8:58—The purpose of what we are covering

10:07—Having intentional conversations about diversity

13:40—Catering stories to your theme

14:20—How Sarah teaches yearbook

16:10—The difficulty of theme

17:45—Looking toward local high schools for inspiration and advice

18:25—Learning moments

20:48—What she loves about journalism

24:55—How to build staff relationships

26:40—Staff structure and production schedule

28:00—Keeping design consistency with the production schedule

Jayna Rumble is our newest #YBKCrush. The sixth-year adviser at Troy High School in Michigan gives her tips for recruitment, what she wants her new students to learn in the first 90 days and the age old question of what comes first: Theme or voice.

[6:26 ] Recruitment

[10:23] What to do during the first five weeks

[15:24 ] News angles for yearbook

[19:24] Using students to recruit for your staff

[22:31] Which comes first: Theme or voice

[25:55] Transferring the theme into content pages

[28:15] When Yearbook becomes more

[32:03] Doing tough interviews in the iPhone generation

[34:00] Learning moments from the first five years

Jayna Rumble is our newest #YBKCrush. The sixth-year adviser at Troy High School in Michigan gives her tips for recruitment, what she wants her new students to learn in the first 90 days and the age old question of what comes first: Theme or voice.

[6:26 ] Recruitment

[10:23] What to do during the first five weeks

[15:24 ] News angles for yearbook

[19:24] Using students to recruit for your staff

[22:31] Which comes first: Theme or voice

[25:55] Transferring the theme into content pages

[28:15] When Yearbook becomes more

[32:03] Doing tough interviews in the iPhone generation

[34:00] Learning moments from the first five years

In this conversation, Hayley and Nelson chat with Makena Busch adviser at Mead High School. Makena shares her expertise as a graphic designer and photographer to help staffs focus on getting dominant photography and pulling inspiration from Pinterest.

In this conversation, Hayley and Nelson chat with Makena Busch adviser at Mead High School. Makena shares her expertise as a graphic designer and photographer to help staffs focus on getting dominant photography and pulling inspiration from Pinterest.

This week’s guest on Mind the Gutter is Kathy Habiger. In our chat with her, we discuss adviser/rep relationships, creating a book that is student driven and her deadly journalism sins.

This week’s guest on Mind the Gutter is Kathy Habiger. In our chat with her, we discuss adviser/rep relationships, creating a book that is student driven and her deadly journalism sins.